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honda Archive
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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 […] -
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, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Review: 2020 Honda CR-V Touring AWD – Everybody Has A CR-V
Posted on December 7, 2020 | 50 CommentsThe Honda CR-V, now well into its fifth generation, is one of those vehicles that if you don’t own one yourself, you almost assuredly know someone else that currently does. […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1990 Acura Legend Coupe – A Very Welcome Reminder Of Acura’s Peak Year
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 26 CommentsPerhaps not everyone will agree but 1990 to me will always be one of Acura’s best years, and perhaps the best, full stop. Consider that it was the first year […] -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Honda Accord – Modern Architecture
Posted on November 3, 2020 | 105 Comments(first posted 9/15/2011) The traditional automotive architecture: front engine; rear wheel drive. It was once as ubiquitous as brick buildings are in some parts of the country. The 1976 […] -
Curbside Newsstand: General Motors, Honda Announce North American Alliance
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 26 CommentsAutomakers around the globe are planning to embark on substantial electrification programs. As a result, a number of partnerships, alliances, tie-ups, and agreements have taken place recently between companies that […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Honda XL175 – A Perfect Project If You Need To Self-Isolate
Posted on March 22, 2020 | 22 CommentsLike many of us these days, I’ve been trying to minimize my interactions with others, keeping my distance when it’s unavoidable, and using this non-productive time to catch up on […] -
Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities
Posted on February 17, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […] -
Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 7: Honda Treads Water As Sedan Sales Evaporate; American Honda Up 0.2%
Posted on January 15, 2020 | 20 CommentsSedans aren’t helping many automakers right now. That’s certainly true for Honda. The Civic remained flat for the year and the Accord slipped by about 8%. At Acura, things were […] -
COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Kid’s Car and Beater Challenger
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 13 CommentsOur current fleet at this time consisted of a Mazda 2, Ford F150 and a MG B. This a wide vehicle variety but we had two itches that it did […] -
COAL: 1985 Honda Accord LX – My First Grown Up Car
Posted on November 30, 2019 | 14 CommentsI graduated college in October 1985, and moved back to California for my first “real” job. As the Skylark I owned was sold on graduation day in Phoenix, I arrived […]
![COAL: 1990 Rover 200 Series – Fading Empires (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-01-16-at-11.11.51-PM.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Honda Accord – Honda Revolutionizes The US Industry, Again (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/caacc.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 2000 Honda Z UM-4 — Umm … What Is This? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2000-Honda-Z-Um-4-1.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1984 Honda Civic CRX 1.5 – One Of The First CRXs In The U.S. Is One Of The Last To Remain 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6950.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1999 Acura 3.0 CL – Too Well-Rounded? (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0566.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1989 Acura Integra LS – A Hot Hatch For The Civic Minded (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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1989AcuraIntegra01.jpg)
![Curbside Review: 2020 Honda CR-V Touring AWD – Everybody Has A CR-V The Honda CR-V, now well into its fifth generation, is one of those vehicles that if you don’t own one yourself, you almost assuredly know someone else that currently does. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_7471-3.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1990 Acura Legend Coupe – A Very Welcome Reminder Of Acura’s Peak Year Perhaps not everyone will agree but 1990 to me will always be one of Acura’s best years, and perhaps the best, full stop. Consider that it was the first year […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7538.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1976 Honda Accord – Modern Architecture (first posted 9/15/2011) The traditional automotive architecture: front engine; rear wheel drive. It was once as ubiquitous as brick buildings are in some parts of the country. The 1976 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-59-118-800.jpg)
![Curbside Newsstand: General Motors, Honda Announce North American Alliance Automakers around the globe are planning to embark on substantial electrification programs. As a result, a number of partnerships, alliances, tie-ups, and agreements have taken place recently between companies that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20180402_124752-tile.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1973 Honda XL175 – A Perfect Project If You Need To Self-Isolate Like many of us these days, I’ve been trying to minimize my interactions with others, keeping my distance when it’s unavoidable, and using this non-productive time to catch up on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_9841.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1983-1987 Honda Prelude – New Priorities (first posted 2/12/2014) Until a few weeks ago, when temperatures were in the negative single digits, it had been well over a year since I’d encountered a second-generation Honda Prelude. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lute-e1391980843730.jpg)
![Curbside Newsstand: 2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 7: Honda Treads Water As Sedan Sales Evaporate; American Honda Up 0.2% Sedans aren’t helping many automakers right now. That’s certainly true for Honda. The Civic remained flat for the year and the Accord slipped by about 8%. At Acura, things were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_151758.jpg)
![COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Kid’s Car and Beater Challenger Our current fleet at this time consisted of a Mazda 2, Ford F150 and a MG B. This a wide vehicle variety but we had two itches that it did […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170826_145658.jpg)
![COAL: 1985 Honda Accord LX – My First Grown Up Car I graduated college in October 1985, and moved back to California for my first “real” job. As the Skylark I owned was sold on graduation day in Phoenix, I arrived […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Accord-pix-2e.jpg)


