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Curbside Classics Archives
Asian Brands 1990s Archive
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![Honda Civic EX sedan, image from the brochure. Honda products in the American market had generally been so class-leading through the ’80s and ’90s, that when updates arrived the question […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Untitled-1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1996 Honda Civic Coupe EX – Giving People What They Want")
Vintage R&T Review: 1996 Honda Civic Coupe EX – Giving People What They Want
Posted on August 26, 2024 | 8 CommentsHonda Civic EX sedan, image from the brochure. Honda products in the American market had generally been so class-leading through the ’80s and ’90s, that when updates arrived the question […] -
![(first posted 2/29/2018) Think about a bowl of hot oatmeal for a moment. It’s easy, affordable, good for you, gives you what you need and can be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CD1197-Accord-Sedan-Main-Image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: 1998 Honda Accord – Blandtastic!")
Vintage Reviews: 1998 Honda Accord – Blandtastic!
Posted on February 26, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 2/29/2018) Think about a bowl of hot oatmeal for a moment. It’s easy, affordable, good for you, gives you what you need and can be […] -
![(first posted 8/16/2017) Don’t let the headline fool you. The “Porsche” in this case doesn’t come from Stuttgart, but rather the bayous of South Louisiana. But this post […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/300ZX-main-image.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews & Commentary: 1990 Nissan 300ZX Turbo – “Porsche Likes Luxury”")
Vintage Reviews & Commentary: 1990 Nissan 300ZX Turbo – “Porsche Likes Luxury”
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/16/2017) Don’t let the headline fool you. The “Porsche” in this case doesn’t come from Stuttgart, but rather the bayous of South Louisiana. But this post […] -
![(first posted 10/24/2017) I was searching my parents’ house the other day to find the most treasured mementos from my childhood – my collection of every issue […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/autocar-two-page.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Reviews: The Best [1994] Car In The World")
Vintage Reviews: The Best [1994] Car In The World
Posted on October 24, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 10/24/2017) I was searching my parents’ house the other day to find the most treasured mementos from my childhood – my collection of every issue […] -
![I live in a small town, surrounded by mostly other small towns. The kinds of places that not too long ago would have been the butts of jokes and shaggy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1995pajerofront.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – There’s Always Something Interesting in a Small Town: 1995 Pajero Wide Exceed 5-Door Turbo Diesel")
Curbside Classic – There’s Always Something Interesting in a Small Town: 1995 Pajero Wide Exceed 5-Door Turbo Diesel
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 21 CommentsI live in a small town, surrounded by mostly other small towns. The kinds of places that not too long ago would have been the butts of jokes and shaggy […] -
![It was impossible to miss this little morsel as it sat in the morning sun, its bright colours certainly making it stand out and providing a good test for my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/D-hijet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2001 Daihatsu Hijet – Italian in a Flowery Kimono")
Curbside Capsule: 2001 Daihatsu Hijet – Italian in a Flowery Kimono
Posted on August 21, 2023 | 8 CommentsIt was impossible to miss this little morsel as it sat in the morning sun, its bright colours certainly making it stand out and providing a good test for my […] -
![The Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/corona-top.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”")
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1967 Toyota Corona Coupe – “The Ultra-Practical Corona In A Handsome Coupe Form”
Posted on January 6, 2022 | 23 CommentsThe Toyota Corona was the breakthrough car for the firm as well as the whole Japanese car industry hoping to capitalize on the huge American market. It offered a combination […] -
Vintage R&T Road Test: 1980 Honda Civic GL1500
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 41 CommentsR&T’s test for the ever-improving Civic. -
![The SVX was a leap too far for Subaru. But during the great “Bubble Era” in Japan, when they were going to take over the world, creating something as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SVX-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1991 Subaru SVX – “$28,000 For A Subaru?”")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1991 Subaru SVX – “$28,000 For A Subaru?”
Posted on June 14, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe SVX was a leap too far for Subaru. But during the great “Bubble Era” in Japan, when they were going to take over the world, creating something as […] -
![The transition from RWD to FWD was one that stymied Detroit in a number of ways. But the Japanese seemed to have had no problem at all, as typified in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mazda-1983-626-front-e1502163764480-630x319-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Mazda 626 – Mazda Joins The FWD Club, Very Successfully")
Vintage R&T Review: 1983 Mazda 626 – Mazda Joins The FWD Club, Very Successfully
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 33 CommentsThe transition from RWD to FWD was one that stymied Detroit in a number of ways. But the Japanese seemed to have had no problem at all, as typified in […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Toyota-RAV4-Two-Door-Softtop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota RAV4 AWD Two-Door Softtop")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota RAV4 AWD Two-Door Softtop
Posted on October 22, 2020 | 17 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Nissan-Frontier-SE-V6-4x4-King-Cab.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Frontier 4×4 SE-V6 King Cab")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Frontier 4×4 SE-V6 King Cab
Posted on October 15, 2020 | 15 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Honda-Accord-EX-V6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6
Posted on September 24, 2020 | 19 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Honda-CR-V-EX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda CR-V EX AWD")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda CR-V EX AWD
Posted on September 22, 2020 | 18 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […] -
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Infiniti-Q45.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti Q45")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti Q45
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 12 CommentsAnother in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]
