A full 500 horses is what makes this 2014 Honda Civic a true sleeper. In other words, something that wouldn't get embarrassed by an Italian exotic in a straight line.

The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah is at it again, this time having loads of fun behind the wheel of this 2014 Civic sedan, a car that looks just about stock from the outside, but is anything but stock where it matters.

With Audi long one and Porsche on its way out, fans of endurance prototype racing may be disappointed in following the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the broader FIA World Endurance Championship next season. But while things are winding down in Europe, they're just starting to heat up in America.

The Prototype class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next season will be hotly contested by the likes of Acura (which is returning to the fore with Team Penske next season) and Cadillac (surely keen to defend its titles). But they'll both be watching be watching out for Mazda Team Joest.

Lexus has revealed pricing and specifications for the 2018 NX300 and NX300h, bringing new suspension tuning, sharper styling, more standard safety and a front-wheel drive option for F Sport buyers.

The NX engine lineup remains unchanged for 2018. The NX300 (formerly NX200t) is still powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo making 175kW and 350Nm, hooked up to a six-speed automatic gearbox.

Australian pricing and specifications for the updated 2018 Lexus CT200h range have been announced this week, with the company’s smallest model now kicking off at $40,900 before on-road costs (+$2150).

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors reportedly plans to inject more than 600 billion yen ($5.35 billion) in capital spending and research and development over the next three years through fiscal 2019 in a bid to turn around its business after recent scandals.

The Nikkei newspaper said the new plan calls for spending 5 percent of annual sales on equipment and the same proportion on R&D. Funds will be used by the company for the development of electrified vehicles such as the new e-Evolution concept and for production in China and Indonesia. Mitsubishi Motors will release the specifics of the new medium-term plan on Wednesday, the business daily said. ($1 = 112.1600 yen) Reporting by Sumeet Gaikwad

A revision to the 2017 Lexus IS hasearned the sedan a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Lexus reinforced the IS front end as part of last year’s refresh, but was unable to score higher than Acceptable in the small-overlap front test. A second revision in June 2017 has improved the score to Good, leading to the IIHS top safety honors. See for yourself, here’s video of the crash test:

The 2018 Honda CR-V, America's best-selling SUV over the past 20 years1, went on sale today at dealerships nationwide. The 2018 model year CR-V starts at a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $24,1502 for the LX (2WD) with the range-topping Touring (AWD) at $34,0502. With its premium design, big versatility and fun-to-drive persona, CR-V has collected numerous accolades including the J.D. Power "2017 U.S. APEAL Study Award", the "2017 Best New Car for Teens" by U.S. News & World Report and earned the "Must Test Drive" Award by Autotrader.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – INFINITI owners in the U.S. can now use simple voice commands to conveniently control vehicle features such as unlocking, locking, remote-start and more. Leveraging the power of increasingly connected homes, INFINITI has tapped into already-available features within INFINITI InTouch™ Services and INFINITI Connection® to integrate the new Amazon Alexa Skills on many of its new and existing vehicles.

This new connected feature is a great convenience that allows owners who may be walking in the door with their hands full of groceries—or those who simply forgot—to ask Alexa to lock their car doors. It is also a nice feature for owners in colder climates who, this winter, will be able to warm up their vehicles without leaving the house.   

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The upcoming 2017 Tokyo Motor Show will be host to a lot of unique vehicle debuts. Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and other Japanese automakers are set to show up with an arsenal of eye-popping designs that will definitely get everyone talking.

Honda is working on getting its sporty image back with cars like the NSX and Civic Type R, but if it were up to Honda Australia director Stephen Collins, the automaker would not be stopping there. 

In a recent interview with CarAdvice, Collins said Honda really wants to dial up the sporty image of its brand, a fact evidenced by the arrival of the NSX and Type R, but said if “anything else becomes available, we'd really be chasing that pretty hard." He didn’t go into detail as to what to what type of sports car the company may be eyeing, only saying that if “another type of sports car that becomes available to us, say if it was a convertible or something that could come in at around $30,000  that would be very desirable for us."

Previous photos of Liberty Walk’s Honda NSX failed to do the Japanese supercar justice. These images, however, perfectly highlight the car and all of its significant styling modifications.

Liberty Walk created its NSX with some help from Forgiato Wheels and even though the project is tame by the tuning company’s standards, this NSX is worlds apart from a standard one.