We featured an ugly SRT-4 powered Dodge Caravan a few days ago and this next car looks like the perfect alternative if your prefer sushi instead of mac n cheese. It started life as a basic family hauler Isuzu Oasis, which in case you didn’t know is a rebadged Honda Odyssey sold in the US […]
Our next feature is a Honda Civic Si EF hatch with a JDM ZC non-VTEC swap, 5-speed, Rota Slipstreams, Skunk2 coils, wild Honda Primo-style vinyl, and the kind of lightweight analog fun that modern cars forgot how to do. It is going to be loud, hot, and bumpy…and you’ll love every minute of it. Find […]
This next car comes as a seller submission from longtime DT regular Cory, who writes: I bought a high miles, but very clean 2004 Acura TSX 6 speed so I am listing the Accord. It is a breeze to maintain and work on. The TSX is more or less same car. The 7th generation North […]
Someone has some explaining to do with this next car…because I’m super confused. The Forester used a Subaru Flat-4 engine configuration from the factory that puts the engine in front of the transmission, which is fine when you are only stacking 2-cylinders lengthwise, but put a Honda K24 inline-4 into the same spot and things […]
This next car got my hopes up. When you see a 90s Honda Accord with less than 100K miles on the odometer and an asking price that isn’t too riduclous, you get excited, right up till you take a look at the inside. Argg, slushbox. With a similar-era Toyota or Chevy Pickup, it’s not as […]
DT’s next feature is a Honda Acty kei truck that has been converted into a tiny hard-sided camper—basically a Japanese utility vehicle wearing a fiberglass teardrop backpack. The rear hatch opens into a proper little galley with single-burner stove, sink, cabinetry, countertop, and portable refrigerator. It looks more finished than many full-size van conversions assembled […]
The stock Subaru 360 was a tiny rear-engine Japanese kei car with an air-cooled two-stroke twin making lawn-equipment horsepower. This one has left that world permanently, launched into orbit with the help of a Honda 954RR motorcycle engine, likely from a CBR954RR Fireblade. The giant fender flares, wide wheels, big wing, black hood/roof, and red […]
Our next feature is an EG-generation Honda Civic coupe, the 1992 to 1995 Civic body style that became one of the defining compact tuner platforms of the 1990s. The EX was the next best thing compared to Si coupe trim: 5-speed manual, power equipment, sunroof, A/C, cruise control, and a cool VTEC single-cam engine. The […]
The Honda Orthia is basically a JDM compact wagon built from Civic/Integra-era Honda bones, sold in Japan from the mid-1990s into the early 2000s. It’s name might sound like an orthopedic shoe brand, but the blue paint, grey interior, roof rails, and wagon body make it peak “practical Japanese domestic market oddball” without being cartoonish. […]
Before the HR-V became a normal crossover for normal people doing normal crossover things, it was this: a tall, weird, Honda fun box from Japan with a D16 4-banger, five doors, and just enough ride height to feel adventurous without pretending it wants to climb a mountain. It was never offered for sale in the […]