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If you're looking for a Honda service center to handle all of your maintenance and repair needs in the greater Boise area, we welcome you to join us here at Larry H. Miller Honda Boise to experience what auto servicing is supposed to be like! We strive to provide all of our customers with the fastest and most convenient servicing experience possible, allowing you to get back to your busy lifestyle behind the wheel of a vehicle you can trust to perform at the highest level possible for many more miles to come.

The sheer number of Honda CR-Vs seen in parking lots, and family driveways across the country pretty much says all that you need to know about the competent, efficient, and reliable compact crossover. For 2017, however, Honda has rebuilt its compact CUV offering from the ground up with a refreshed design, new platform, and added sophistication.

The eyes of tuners and performance enthusiasts turned to Las Vegas this past week for the annual SEMA show, an event that usually brings no shortage of great prototypes and one-off concepts to the fore. Among the prototypes was something special: the Honda Civic Type R Concept, which made its American debut for the first time.

You might have noticed a new family SUV on the road lately bearing a Honda badge. If that's made you tilt your head in curiosity, we'll tell you what it is. It's the 2016 Pilot. Recently redesigned for its third generation, this family hauler does more than ever before to make the family-oriented journeys easier and more fun for driver and passengers alike.

The recently-updated Honda Accord continues to make impressive inroads with drivers in its fortieth year on the market and its thirtieth of being listed on Car and Driver's 10Best list. But today, we're here to celebrate its anniversary. Debuting in 1976, the Accord was integral to the brand's American operations, and continues to be a high seller to this day.

When we think of our favorite Japanese automaker, we think about all the innovations they've brought to the world; from cars, to airplanes, to motorcycles, to robots, to personal mobility technologies, and more. Of course, like many other creative minds, this sort of innovation can be brought on by two simple words: What if?

Our favorite Japanese automaker makes some truly excellent vehicles for drivers of all types, but did you know that they're also developing technologies away from the roads? Honda has been researching Walking Assist Technologies since 1999 and they've come leaps and bounds since then with two pieces of equipment made to assist those with mobility problems.

"Toshiaki Mikoshiba is the president & CEO of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM), president & CEO of Honda North America, Inc. (HNA) and a senior managing officer and COO of North American Regional Operations for Honda Motor Co., Ltd....Mikoshiba joined Honda in 1980 and began his career with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. After serving in several automobile sales positions in Japan, Mikoshiba was assigned as a sales trainee at American Honda, serving in automobile field sales from 1985-1987."

A few short months ago, Honda's CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, announced that by the year 2030, two-thirds of new sales would be in electrified vehicles. "At the core of electrification in the future," he said, would be the plug-in hybrid.

Plug-in hybrids differ from conventional hybrids, and from battery-electric vehicles. A plug-in hybrid charges from an electrical outlet or charging station, and can run on electricity alone. It can make journeys longer than its electric range by engaging a gas engine to work in support of the electric motor.

In other words, it is both very efficient, and very

Photos have shown prototypes of the 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback, yet another edition of the ever-popular line of commuter cars. This is a welcome return to another kind of Civic, as the U.S. hasn't seen new hatchback versions since 2005. The Civic Hatchback is widely available in Europe, but now it's making its return to the States, and the concept is strong, sharp and dynamic throughout. Come on over to our Boise, ID Honda dealership today and find out when the new Civic Hatchback will arrive here.