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Pantone Is Wrong, Honda Dax Is Clearly The Color of the Year

When you think of Honda, what color(s) do you picture? Chances are excellent that Honda Red is top of mind, possibly followed hot on its heels by the Honda Racing Corporation tricolor. Those are totally valid; the company has, after all, spent literal decades training us to associate those colors with its branding. Plentiful vehicle launches have featured one of those two colorways, as well. I mean, why have brand colors if you aren't going to use them?

In a moto landscape that I (and others) feel could frequently stand to be more colorful, I have some good news for you for 2026, particularly if you're in Europe. While it probably won't surprise you to learn that no major mechanical changes have been brought to the 2026 MY Honda Monkey, Dax, or Super Cub, the good news on the minimoto front is that color is back, baby. 

Especially on the Dax. Now, it's had some pretty great colors since its reintroduction; that much is true. That bright, sparkly blue? Chef's kiss. No notes; I love how it looks, top to bottom. 

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