Gassavers & Matt get some love from autobloggreen.com

[cfg83]

Matt -

Originally Posted by Matt Timion

Little known fact... the Del Sol IS the CRX. Outside of the USA the Del Sol is known as the CRX.

Oh yeah, I remember that. My point is that from a practicality standpoint, the Del Sol was never a CRX. I could fit a 5 piece drum set in a CRX. Was the Del Sol ever offered in an HF version? And the love it/hate it shape of the CRX was lost when the Del Sol came along.

The Del Sol was a great car, but is wasn't a CRX (even though it was, ).

CarloSW2

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theclencher -

Originally Posted by theclencher

I was distraught when the Del Sol came out. It looked to me like the folks at Honda had completely lost their minds, replacing a model I lusted after with one I loathed.

The *only* thing about the Del Sol that I liked was the nose. A CRX with that nose would have been cool. I remember reading that the drivetrain had become softer and less fun than the CRX as well. I mean, the 911 (squashed VW beetle) became a signature design for Porsche. Why not the CRX for Honda ?

*sigh*

CarloSW2

[Matt Timion]

Originally Posted by cfg83

theclencher -



The *only* thing about the Del Sol that I liked was the nose. A CRX with that nose would have been cool. I remember reading that the drivetrain had become softer and less fun than the CRX as well. I mean, the 911 (squashed VW beetle) became a signature design for Porsche. Why not the CRX for Honda ?

*sigh*

CarloSW2

I do believe that Honda is planning on making a new CRX.... at least that is the rumor

[GasSavers_DaX]

I personally thought the Del Sol was a rip on the Porsche 914. If you look at many of the body lines, they are at least similar, with the Sol's being more swoopy. Another similarity between the Sol and the 914 is the (rumored) initial plan of making the car a mid-rear. Open up a Del Sol trunk...it's surprisingly roomy...roomy enough for a power train. I totally support the conspiracy theory that early on this car was designed to be a mid-rear and at some point much later in the design process, they decided to change it to a FWD setup.

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Matt -

Originally Posted by Matt Timion

I do believe that Honda is planning on making a new CRX.... at least that is the rumor

Wow. Let, see, I've been waiting 15 years to hear that. I better start trolling for concept car/spy photos on the net.

CarloSW2