Category: Honda

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Honda Prelude was Honda’s front-wheel-drive speciality coupé from 1978 to 2001. Across five generations it served as a showcase for ideas that later spread through the range, including anti-lock braking, mechanical and electronic four-wheel steering, double-wishbone suspension and high-output VTEC engines. Quick answer: the third-generation 1987 Prelude introduced Honda’s steering-angle-responsive…

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Honda Accord Type R CH1 is the high-performance version of the European sixth-generation Accord. Built in Swindon and launched for Europe in 1999, it combined a 212PS 2.2-litre H22A7 VTEC engine with a close-ratio five-speed gearbox, limited-slip differential and a substantially revised saloon chassis. Quick answer: the CH1 Accord Type…

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Honda Integra Type R DC5 is the second-generation Integra Type R, launched in Japan in 2001. It replaced the DC2’s 1.8-litre B-series engine with a 220PS 2.0-litre K20A, added a close-ratio six-speed gearbox and combined greater body rigidity with Brembo front brakes and a helical limited-slip differential. Quick answer: the…

UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The Honda Civic Type R EK9 is the first Civic to carry the Type R badge. Sold in Japan from 1997, it combined the compact sixth-generation Civic hatchback with a 185PS B16B engine, close-ratio five-speed gearbox, helical limited-slip differential and a lighter, stiffer shell. Quick answer: the EK9 was a Japanese-market…