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The absolute best, most reliable, and all around excellent cars ever produced. Honda has a well-established reputation for being the most reliable car producer in the world, recognized by Consumer Reports magazine, with Toyota in second. These cars, when maintained, will outlive everything. Multiple engine and body upgrades are available at many places. Call it bias, but I would argue that the Honda Accord is the best car ever made, simply because of its longevity, its v-tec engine, its driver comfort and passenger room, handling, transmission, universiality, and ease of engine and performance upgrades.
" I have a Honda Accord, with 142,000 miles and its still kickin'"
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A front-wheel-drive sports compact car that was manufactured by Honda between 1983 and 1991, it's an endangered species because most have been totaled due to idiot ricers. A prime unmolested example can fetch up to seven thousand dollars.
Gregory decided to mutilate his Honda CRX by putting a bodykit on it.
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Despite having a later start (due to having risen from the ashes of WWII) than other marques, Honda has enjoyed a rich racing history in many venues.
Teaming with Frank Williams in the 1980's Formula One arena, they took both the Constructors' and Drivers' World Championships on multiple occasions, at one time taking both in the same year. The 1987 season saw Honda power take a 1-2-3-4 finish at the British Grand Prix, which set the stage for pushing Ford and its Cosworth series of V8 engines off of racing's most prestigious motorsports podium for keeps.
On an interesting note, Honda took a Formula One victory in a car featuring their own chassis and V12 engine in 1965, nearly two years before any American car and engine combination could claim the same.
Honda's performance in all levels of motorcycle racing (250cc, 500cc, 1000cc, SuperBike, the list goes on) can only be described as legendary.
The latest hit on American cars attempting to keep up has been at the Indianapolis 500. The 2006 running of this race saw Chevrolet giving up completely and not supporting one single team, fearing that Honda would completely thrash its Chevy V8 (an Ilmor 256 design). The 2006 race saw a perfect reliability record by all of the Honda-powered cars, with all race finishers being powered by Honda. Any DNF's were usually caused by driver error and crashing (with that Honda engine still running hard).
That cowardly decision by Chevrolet Racing to simply give up proved to be a huge PR failure for General Motors.
Two guys watching ESPN at the local sports bar:
Race Fan: "Man, that Honda-powered Formula One car just blistered out a 1.7 second 0-60 time. A great example of Honda Racing making its mark."
Neck-boy: "My 2002 Chevy Camaro can do that!"
Race Fan: "Oh, really...by the way, where is your Chevy?"
Neck-boy: "Back at home. I'm all greasy from crawling under it every week because it breaks down all the time...but Chevy's rule! YEAH! Mine's a cherry with only 24,000 miles on it!"
Race Fan: "Sure. Only 24 thou'? Wow, it must break down a lot. Hey, you need a ride home in my Honda Civic? Granted it's a bone-stock 1993 with 287,000 miles on it with the original motor, but it still runs great."
Neck-boy: "Uh, no thanks. I'd rather walk the 7 miles to my house in this 106-degree heat and risk a heat stroke rather than be seen in your intelligently designed, financially-smart and incredibly reliable foreign car. Nothin' personal, but my friends would make fun of me...you know, peer pressure."
Race Fan: "Suit yourself. Hey, why is your Camaro a 2002? Can't you get a newer one?"
Neck-boy "No, GM quit producing them after the 2002 model year because nobody was buying them."
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A brilliant little sports car with the highest naturally-aspirated displacement-to-horsepower ratio on the market. Hated by morons who fail to realize there are people with different interests, and torque isn't everything. The car produces 240 hp from a naturally-aspirated inline-four (and 152 ft-lbs. of torque with a surprisingly flat torque curve throughout the RPM range, which is quite a lot considering it weighs 2,800 lbs), which is mated to what is arguably the best and most clean-shifting 6-speed transmission on the market. The car has excellent handling due to the fact that it comes with a limited-slip differential and that it was designed from the beginning with an X-frame chassis as a convertible, so it is stiff, as well as light enough, to embarrass much more expensive sports cars on the track.
You need to realize that it's not all about muscle cars vs. whatever the fuck. We're all car enthusiasts, so we're all fighting the same battle: Us versus the law. Fuck your petty little arguments about torque and whatnot, if a car is fast, it's fast. The purpose of a Honda S2000 is to be a high-revving sports car, the purpose of a Mustang GT is to go quickly from point A to point B (in a straight line of course). So shut the fuck up, go out, and drive.
P.S. - I hate ricers.
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A Honda/Acura forum where about 25 serious enthusiasts offer useful advice and approximately 500 people call each other gay.
Put on your flame suit... some ricer is asking about widebody kits, and you know how those Honda-Tech kids get when you mention the phrase "body kit"!
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A wonderfully fuel efficent car that is commonly modified by teenagers who have no idea as to what a Civic was built for, with its 31/38mpg (2005 EX 5spd MT), room for five, understated styling and a fair amount of get up and go (for a commuter) it makes a perfect commuter car.
My old '88 Honda Civic had 385,000 miles on the original engine before I broke down and purchased an 05
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The Honda S2000 is a 2-seater roadster that has either a 2.0L or 2.2L F##c-series DOHC VTEC, both of which are making 240hp. It's a pretty light car that is known for it's fun-to-drive qualities due to amazingly handling and response and also the sweet steering and shifter feel. These things, and consider the 9000rpm engine, you very quickly realize how sweet of a sports car this is!
When I drive my Honda S2000, I can't stop grinning from ear to ear!
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