Used Honda Ontario

Why are Honda vehicles so highly regarded by American drivers? Certainly, their excellent reputation for reliability and quality is a major factor. But it also has to do with the overall driving and owning experience. Read any Honda review and you’ll likely notice common themes such as thoughtful design, a friendly nature, better-than-average fuel economy and attention to safety.

Japan-based Honda Motor Company was founded in 1948 by Soichiro Honda. The company got its start making motorbikes. Japan had been rendered cash poor and petrol-starved after World War II, and its citizens were hurting for an inexpensive, fuel-efficient mode of transportation. So Honda’s first motorcycles mated engines with bicycles to create a motorbike that was cheap to make, and cheap to operate.

Honda’s bikes quickly evolved into conveyances far more sophisticated than mere motors stuck into bicycle frames. In the latter part of that decade, Honda introduced the ultra-successful C100 Super Cub. The bike was remarkably easy to operate and featured a crossbar-free frame that made it popular with women; it went on to become the first Honda motorbike sold in the U.S.

By the early 1960s, the Honda had built its first automobiles for sale in Japan, but it wasn’t until 1973, with the introduction of the Civic, that Honda captured just what Americans were looking for. With larger dimensions than Honda’s previous models the Civic’s fuel efficiency and affordability made it Honda’s first American success story. By 1976, the Civic had been joined by the Accord, which quickly became a favorite as well.

By the 1980s, Honda’s success and its reputation as a maker of reliable cars and motorcycles continued to grow. It began building Accords in the U.S. in 1982 and by 1989 had earned the distinction of making America’s most popular car. This was also the decade in which Honda created Acura as a way to sell more upscale and luxurious vehicles. Into the 1990s, Honda continued to innovate through such technologies as VTEC variable valve timing, aluminum body construction, improved safety features and new gasoline/electric hybrid powertrains.

Today, Honda’s lineup runs the gamut, with fuel-sipping hybrids, spacious minivans, reliable family sedans, rugged SUVs and even a pickup. The manufacturer is a standard-bearer in many segments; models like the Civic and the Accord are considered benchmarks in their respective classes.

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