Making contributions across America.

Honda’s Auto Development Center associates work together to create the best products and technologies that deliver new value to Honda and Acura customers.

Facilities

  • Ohio Center:
    Raymond, Ohio

    The Ohio Center plays a key role in the development of automobiles and powersports products produced exclusively in North America for domestic and export markets. Work at this state-of-the-art facility emphasizes product engineering, prototype development and testing. Associates interface with suppliers and provide technical assistance to our manufacturing teams while enjoying the center’s close proximity to manufacturing facilities and the Transportation Research Center.

  • Denver Office:
    Denver, Colorado

    The site for the Denver Office was chosen because it is almost exactly one mile above sea level. Established in 1979, this office is involved with engine and emission development as well as supporting the development of other vehicle systems impacted by the challenges high altitude, cold temperatures and mountainous terrain can present.

Current Products

Full Development

  • Honda Passport

    Honda Passport

  • Acura RDX

    Acura RDX

  • Honda Ridgeline

    Honda Ridgeline

  • Acura MDX

    Acura MDX

  • Honda Odyssey

    Honda Odyssey

  • HF120 Jet Engine

    HF120 Jet Engine

  • Honda HRN Lawn Mower

    Honda HRN Lawn Mower

  • Honda HRX Lawn Mower

    Honda HRX Lawn Mower

  • Honda Pioneer 1000-5 LE

    Honda Pioneer 1000-5 LE

  • Honda Talon 1000X-4

    Honda Talon 1000X-4

Safety

Honda’s Auto Development Center has one of the world’s highest resolution crash test barriers at its Advanced Safety Research Center located at the Ohio Center. It also includes the world’s first pitching crash test simulation sled. Our associates’ dedication to safety is unmatched and starts with research. The associates in this facility are responsible for developing and testing nearly all safety systems on Honda’s U.S.-developed vehicles.

Keeping our associates safe is just as important as keeping our customers safe. Honda’s Auto Development Center has received awards from the Union County Safety Council and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for achieving a record-setting amount of man-hours worked without a lost time injury. Honda’s Auto Development Center is also consistently less than 1/3 of the R&D industry average for recordable injuries.

Safety
2014 Honda Odyssey Small Overlap Test from IIHS

2014 Odyssey – IIHS Top Safety Pick+
The 2014 Honda Odyssey is the first minivan to earn the highest possible rating of Top Safety Pick+ in 2013, which includes an overall good rating in the stringent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) small overlap frontal crash test. The research done at the Ohio Center’s Advanced Safety Research Center paved the way for these industry-leading results with more expected in the future.

2014 Acura MDX Small Overlap Test from IIHS

2014 Acura MDXIIHS Top Safety Pick+
The 2014 Acura MDX has earned the highest possible rating of Top Safety Pick+ in 2013, which includes an overall good rating in the stringent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) small overlap frontal crash test. The research done at the Ohio Center’s Advanced Safety Research Center paved the way for these industry-leading results with more expected in the future.

The 2012 Acura TL was one of the two vehicles to be the first in the industry to earn a GOOD rating from the IIHS in its stringent new frontal small overlap collision test.

The 2001 Honda Civic Coupe was one of the first of two vehicles in the industry to earn a 5-star crash safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Real Impact Honda Leads Industry-First Development of Visualization Technology, Advancing the Study of Crash Test Simulations

Real Impact Crash-Simulation Visualization Technology –
This visualization software was co-developed by Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, LLC and 3DXCITE, and enables engineers to more easily study the results of a crash simulation, test different design approaches and implement design changes with greater speed and efficiency.

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