A concession needed to be made to reach the podium, and in 1982, Honda introduced the NS500 with a two-stroke engine. Gradually, the NS500s replaced the NR500s, becoming vastly more successful. When ...

The Italian luxury sportscar manufacturer recently filed a patent for a new prototype that could notably influence engine ...

It failed with the NR500, and it went back to the other participants ... So while the competition of the time used two-stroke engines, Honda decided to march to the beat of its own drum.

To this day, Honda isn't sure if its oval-piston NR500 engine was cutting-edge technology or a foolish idea. Hopefully it works out better for Ferrari. Become an AutoGuide insider. Get the latest ...

Honda developed a four-stroke motorbike engine back in 1979 to make a return to the World Motorcycle GP series with the NR500. When speaking to colleagues recalling that project, Honda engineer ...