It was hardly three decades ago that the majority of American car shoppers believed that if you bought a car from a foreign automaker, it should be built in the country from which it originated. It's true - when Honda first moved their production to Marysville, Ohio in 1982, car shoppers continued to check VIN numbers, preferring to buy the ones with VINs that started with "J," which indicated the car was built in Japan...

Before long, two vehicles that depend on an outlet for power will roll into the Rick Roush Honda showroom. Yup, both the Honda Fit EV and Honda Accord Plug-in will be here before you know it! You probably have a lot of questions about these vehicles, and you can rest assured that the team here will be bringing you lots of tips and advice about making the switch to a plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle...

Gearboxes in the Honda lineup vary. It doesn't matter if you choose the 2012 Civic with a six-speed manual transmission, or the Honda Insight, equipped with a fuel-efficient Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), or even the Honda CR-Z with a hybrid powertrain and six-speed manual transmission. No matter which Honda model you drive, you'll enjoy the kind of performance, dependability and fuel-efficiency that are the automaker is famous for.

This also means that if...

In its first iteration, the Crosstour was merely a crossover variant of the ever-popular Honda Accord. In fact, it was called just that, the Accord Crosstour. The thing was, it was so popular, Honda dropped 'Accord' from the name and let the Crosstour name carry it forward. As we move forward into the 2013 model year, we're more excited than ever to see where Honda takes this model next.

And we won't have...

Why choose the Honda Odyssey over any other minivan? Well, to start with, it's built right here in the United States, boasts best-in-class fuel-economy (28 mpg), it's earned top safety marks from both the IIHS and NHTSA, and, for the sixth time, it's been won a MotorWeek Driver's Choice Award.

The Odyssey first earned this award back in 1999, again in 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2011. The Odyssey isn't the...

Regardless of Honda's confidence in their new EV technology, they're not about to send it out to dealerships across the country without some solid feedback about its real-world implications. Three major organizations have recently stepped up to test the Honda Fit EV, so when it does roll into the Rick Roush Honda showroom, you can be sure that the technology is the best yet.

The first group to volunteer their time to...

Many of the people we see here at Rick Roush Honda are looking for a car for their family. Something that is comfortable for long road trips, has cargo space for all of the sports gear and trips to the beach in the summer, and above all else, will keep everybody safe. But what they're not looking for is a minivan. What's an auto dealer to do? Well, show them the 2012 Honda Pilot, of course.

Seating for eight; exceptional styling and design...

How much do you know about the lineup of hybrids currently available from Honda? Sure, you've heard of the Honda Civic Hybrid, 2012 CR-Z, and of course, the original Honda Insight , but how much do you know about them?

We'll tell you a bit more about them in a minute, but first we'd like to congratulate Honda for selling their 800,000^th hybrid-electric vehicle as of the end of 2011. As...

Drivers in Japan have been cruising around in mini-vehicles for years. Thanks to government incentives, fuel-efficient powertrains and easy to maneuver body styles, they've been a top choice for car buyers in metropolitan areas since not long after World War II. They're a part of the "kei class" or "light automobile" class, and this year Honda is debuting one of the most spacious kei cars to ever hit the streets.

Due to strict regulations...

What is that you'd like to do in this lifetime? Most of us have major milestones to look forward to: getting married, buying a house, having kids, for some it's opening up their own business or even working really hard to save up for retirement. But, here's the thing - there's other stuff in there too, isn't there? Most people have a list of dreams stashed away, like traveling Europe, road...