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Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, 17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. [1] In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.
Soichiro Honda ordered the 5,000 badges already produced to be destroyed, including prying off the emblems applied to 309 cars already (US-spec Integra, Legend, and NSX models). [26] Acura's current marketing slogan is "Precision Crafted Performance." [27] [28] Recent models include Technology, Advance, Type-S, SH-AWD and A-Spec trim levels.
Honda S660. The Honda Beat is a kei car produced by the Japanese company Honda from May 1991 until February 1996. It is a two-seater roadster with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. The last car to be approved by Soichiro Honda before he died in 1991, in total around 33,600 were made, with roughly two-thirds of these built in the first ...
The Honda RA302 was a Formula One racing car produced by Honda Racing, and introduced by Honda Racing France [1] during the 1968 Formula One season. [1] The car was built based on an order by Soichiro Honda to develop an air-cooled Formula One engine. [2] The magnesium-skinned car was entered in the Formula One race alongside the water-cooled ...
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 本田技研工業株式会社, Hepburn: Honda Giken Kōgyō Kabushiki gaisha, lit. ' Honda Institute of Technology and Industry Joint-Stock Company ', IPA: ⓘ; / ˈ h ɒ n d ə /) is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and battery-powered equipment, founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda and headquartered ...
Hirotoshi Honda (本田 博俊, Honda Hirotoshi, born 11 April 1942 in Hamamatsu, Japan) is a Japanese business magnate, engineer and the founder of Mugen Motorsports. He is the son of Soichiro Honda , founder of the Honda Motor Company.
The Honda CR250M had a two-stroke 29 horsepower engine, and weighed in at 229 pounds (104 kg). [2][3] Designed by Soichiro Miyakoshi, the prototype production machine began testing in Japan in 1971, and on California motocross tracks in 1972. [4] The CR250M was Honda's first two-stroke production race bike, the first competition dirt bike that ...
The Honda S360 is a prototype sports car with a 360 cc (22 cu in) engine developed by Honda. [1] It was one of the first automobiles created by the company known for their motorcycles. The S360 was unveiled on 5 June 1962 during the 11th Nation Honda Meeting General Assembly held at Suzuka Circuit, but was never put into production.