Yes, before the Civic, Honda's cars were quite underpowered and undersized by American standards. The S600 was pretty well respected, but it was a bit of an oddball car.
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Originally posted by 4CYLPOWER92 View PostThe early toyota's (I believe late 60's) used to blow a rod through the block because they were not designed for sustained high speeds (resulting in high RPM's) on American freeways. (This info I read in a newspaper artical from the first dealership to sell Toyota's here stateside)
I don't think Honda had anything decent in the U.S. before the debut of the Civic. What was it, the 600 or something like that?
As for Toyota, those were also relatively limited volume wise, and within a few years, they were making hundreds of thousands of perfectly reliable cars. Their initial misjudgement was more related to the conditions of operation than any inherent lack of ability.
Originally posted by deevergote View PostYes, before the Civic, Honda's cars were quite underpowered and undersized by American standards. The S600 was pretty well respected, but it was a bit of an oddball car.
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