The newly restyled and upgraded Honda CR-V has just been voted CUV of the year by Motor Trend, one of the automotive industry's most prestigious publications. After a few missteps over the last few years, many publications have been hard on Honda lately, so this is a big victory for the automaker. Regardless, Honda continues to sit at the top of many bestseller lists, because of the Civic, Accord and now the CR-V. A panel of nine judges determined the winner of the CUV of the year award. They applauded the improvements of the new design and aesthetics, but were most enthused by the CR-V's engineering. "This feels like a Honda should, with light steering, great feedback, and competent handling chops. It’s way more fun than any compact crossover ought to be," noted one judge.

Honda is revising its Pilot for 2023 and today it previewed what’s coming with a first image ahead of the official reveal. We don’t yet know when that reveal will come, or even other details about the model, other than that it will feature a TrailSport version. That’s what’s seen, from a distance, in the new image.

We test drove the 2022 Honda Pilot in Touring trim, this as we continue to await the inevitable redesign of an SUV whose aging is now impossible to ignore. The fact that, with a few exceptions, its main rivals are taking quick turns getting renewed makes this a bit of a rush for Honda.

Thanks to photos taken in Japan, we may have just learned how powerful the new 2023 Honda Civic Type R is. When the model was unveiled last week, Honda only said it would be more powerful than the current model.