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honda Archive
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![Early hybrids are a strange world. The 1st generation Prius (1997-2003) was the trailblazer, but it looked unremarkable. Its blobby and uninspiring 4-door body seemed designed to hide its innovative […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20221211_105743_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Honda Insight (ZE1) – Slippery When Dry")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Honda Insight (ZE1) – Slippery When Dry
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 11 CommentsEarly hybrids are a strange world. The 1st generation Prius (1997-2003) was the trailblazer, but it looked unremarkable. Its blobby and uninspiring 4-door body seemed designed to hide its innovative […] -
![This was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rGNdQkgK-EAA62-ga9w-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI")
COAL #10: ’90 Honda Civic SI
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 23 CommentsThis was another one of the few cars that we bought new. In many ways, it was my favorite of all the cars that I have ever owned. It was […] -
![(first posted 7/7/2017) My daughter is working out of town this summer and only gets home every couple of weeks. When her car needed some service work […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1998HondaCivic06-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Driving Impression: 1998 Honda Civic LX – My Two Weeks With A Curbside Classic")
CC Driving Impression: 1998 Honda Civic LX – My Two Weeks With A Curbside Classic
Posted on July 7, 2023 | 73 Comments(first posted 7/7/2017) My daughter is working out of town this summer and only gets home every couple of weeks. When her car needed some service work […] -
![(first posted 4/10/2017) I want a fun little car just to drive to work. Especially now: I just started a new job, as Director of Engineering for a software startup, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_9571.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Civic CRX Si – A Little Zip On The Commute")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Civic CRX Si – A Little Zip On The Commute
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 4/10/2017) I want a fun little car just to drive to work. Especially now: I just started a new job, as Director of Engineering for a software startup, […] -
![Last week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1996-Odyssey-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex")
COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex
Posted on January 1, 2023 | 44 CommentsLast week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […] -
![It was the summer of 2006 and we had a car-problem. We had two aging Fords with V8 engines and gasoline had cracked $4 a gallon. Several months earlier we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2007HondaFit02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Chapter 24, And Now For Something Completely Different")
COAL: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Chapter 24, And Now For Something Completely Different
Posted on December 25, 2022 | 66 CommentsIt was the summer of 2006 and we had a car-problem. We had two aging Fords with V8 engines and gasoline had cracked $4 a gallon. Several months earlier we […] -
![In December of 1988 I got a call from a law school classmate. Karl and his wife wanted to have me over for dinner one evening. “Oh, would it be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1988-Accord01-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Honda Accord LX – Chapter 13, How I Married A Keeper Twice In One Day")
COAL: 1988 Honda Accord LX – Chapter 13, How I Married A Keeper Twice In One Day
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 52 CommentsIn December of 1988 I got a call from a law school classmate. Karl and his wife wanted to have me over for dinner one evening. “Oh, would it be […] -
![Slowdown can be a time for reflection. As the Japanese economy cooled by the 90’s and recession took grip, industry and populace were left to wonder, what happened? Where did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/51708827032_fcf9effd57_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Honda Civic – The CVCC In The Words Of Honda Engineers")
Curbside Classic: Honda Civic – The CVCC In The Words Of Honda Engineers
Posted on June 8, 2022 | 27 CommentsSlowdown can be a time for reflection. As the Japanese economy cooled by the 90’s and recession took grip, industry and populace were left to wonder, what happened? Where did […] -
![(first posted 10/8/2013) By 1995, it was crystal clear that Chrysler’s minivan was a runaway success. Both of Mopar’s main domestic rivals had taken (at least) one swing at building […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1996HondaOdyssey02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Honda Odyssey EX: How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 4)")
Curbside Classic: 1995 Honda Odyssey EX: How Hard Can It Be to Make a Minivan? (Part 4)
Posted on May 18, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 10/8/2013) By 1995, it was crystal clear that Chrysler’s minivan was a runaway success. Both of Mopar’s main domestic rivals had taken (at least) one swing at building […] -
![(Some driving and some sightseeing) It was winter in Madrid and as we walked towards the supermarket she took me to look at the car, a Rover 200 handed down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-01-16-at-11.11.51-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Rover 200 Series – Fading Empires")
COAL: 1990 Rover 200 Series – Fading Empires
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 16 Comments(Some driving and some sightseeing) It was winter in Madrid and as we walked towards the supermarket she took me to look at the car, a Rover 200 handed down […] -
![(first posted 3/14/2011) If it wasn’t enough to build The Most Revolutionary Small Car In America (1973 Civic) And The Most Influential Modern Car In America, (1976 Accord), in 1982, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/caacc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1983 Honda Accord – Honda Revolutionizes The US Industry, Again")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Honda Accord – Honda Revolutionizes The US Industry, Again
Posted on March 5, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/14/2011) If it wasn’t enough to build The Most Revolutionary Small Car In America (1973 Civic) And The Most Influential Modern Car In America, (1976 Accord), in 1982, […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2016) When I first spotted the rear view of this Honda Z UM-4 I thought it was some sort of electric vehicle I had not yet heard […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2000-Honda-Z-Um-4-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This?")
Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This?
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 1/19/2016) When I first spotted the rear view of this Honda Z UM-4 I thought it was some sort of electric vehicle I had not yet heard […] -
![Never buy a first-year car… Wait until the problems are ironed out… New model, new problems… That may be the conventional wisdom when it comes to some cars, but not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1984 Honda Civic CRX 1.5 – One Of The First CRXs In The U.S. Is One Of The Last To Remain")
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Honda Civic CRX 1.5 – One Of The First CRXs In The U.S. Is One Of The Last To Remain
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 17 CommentsNever buy a first-year car… Wait until the problems are ironed out… New model, new problems… That may be the conventional wisdom when it comes to some cars, but not […] -
![(first posted 8/19/2015) You’ll be entirely forgiven if this car escapes your memory – it sometimes does mine, and I’m admittedly a huge Acura enthusiast. Introduced at a time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0566.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Acura 3.0 CL – Too Well-Rounded?")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Acura 3.0 CL – Too Well-Rounded?
Posted on August 19, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 8/19/2015) You’ll be entirely forgiven if this car escapes your memory – it sometimes does mine, and I’m admittedly a huge Acura enthusiast. Introduced at a time […] -
![(first posted 10/12/2012) The 1980s ushered in a seismic shift in the U.S. automobile market. The trend that had for generations carried Detroit ever higher–longer, lower and more powerful–no […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1989AcuraIntegra01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Integra LS – A Hot Hatch For The Civic Minded")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Integra LS – A Hot Hatch For The Civic Minded
Posted on July 26, 2021 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/12/2012) The 1980s ushered in a seismic shift in the U.S. automobile market. The trend that had for generations carried Detroit ever higher–longer, lower and more powerful–no […]
