#Honda V6

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What are your thoughts on the Rover Sterling cars that were sold in the US?

Sterling Cars, 1987-1991. The Rover 800 series was an executive-class car that had been co-developed with Honda, the Japanese version becoming the first generation Honda/Acura Legend. Because Rover's earlier entry to the US, with the SD1 had been a disaster that had damaged the reputation of the Rover brand in the US it was decided to market the 800 in the US using a new brand, Sterling (the Rover Sterling was the flagship 800 model for European markets). US versions of the 800 used Honda's V6 in 2.5 and, from 1988, 2.7 litre form. Sterling sales in the US were initially quite strong however early cars developed build quality and reliability problems. There were also corrosion issues and Sterling fell to the bottom of J.D. Power surveys while its sibling, the Acura Legend, topped them (in 1988). Sales dropped off quickly from a peak of 14,000 cars in 1987. The Rover Group persevered with the Sterling project for several more years and though the quality issues were addressed the reputational damage was done and finally Sterling Cars withdrew from the US market in 1991. The Rover 800 Coupé was developed as part of the second generation 800 range specifically for the US market though it was never sold there.

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Which cars are most bisexual?

Ever get the chilling feeling that you made a grave mistake long ago and you are about to reap what you sowed?

In short, I hit some of my friends up to ask for help. In random alphabetical order:

@jettacar suggested the fourth gen Nissan Quest:

"It's like, no one really bought these. They aren't particularly common. But also, there's no one type of person that buys a car like this. Rationality would have you believe only families are buying this, because it's a giant minivan - but i can't immediately think of another car with a wider variety of types of people that own them right now (excluding cars that just sell incredibly well)"

Unfortunately, that made the conversation derail into minivan talk.

Up next, @rabidragon suggested the Fiat Multipla, due to its peculiar seating arrangement of two rows of three seats:

"3 seats in the front for you and your man and your woman".

Indeed, the peculiar thing about the Multipla is its row of three full-sized seats in front (many old cars had a front bench with some having three lap belts, but the Three Individual Front Seats club is as exclusive as it is devoid of prestige) and the many peculiarities that it caused, like off-center pretty much everything (mirror included) because the driver is further to the side than usual and where most of the centered things go there's now a passenger who would like to be.

But the even more peculiar thing about the Multipla is how spectacularly ugly it is. It's one of the few cars I've ever actually seen that manages to be full-on ugly not just outside but inside. Click on any list of ugliest cars in the world and if it doesn't contain the Multipla I can promise you that list was created by a machine that has since been physically shot. And if you're thinking "Well, it's not bad enough to warrant that hyperbole" - you are looking at the second generation. This is the pretty one. I put the first one and its interior at the end of the post under a read more because I genuinely did not want to be responsible for you seeing it.

I noted that Honda's FR-V managed the same seating layout with downright smart looks inside and out...

...and unfortunately that made the conversation derail into engine swap regulation loopholes.

Finally, @chevyventure suggested multiple. In (roughly) his words:

First generation Mazda 3 "It's a hatchback, good for many different uses - and Mazda is a little silly, charming and off the beaten path (if you were getting a Japanese hatchback you'd probably get a Toyota or a Honda) with a cute lil' smile like a Miata"

1988 Volvo 240 Wagon "Volvos are frequent hand me downs from family like all the cool childhood trauma the LGBTQs get"

[Editor's Note: bro.]

Renault Clio "It's peak hotness while also being cute in its own way, not necessarily preferring a masculine or feminine audience. I've never seen an ad for a Clio before, but if my assumptions about the car market are correct my guess is the normal one is kinda marketed towards women"

[Editor's note: So, I wanted to check that, so I just looked up "Renault Clio ad". These were the first two ads I found.

So yeah. I feel it qualifies.]

Unfortunately, talking about the Clio made the conversation derail into TWR's involvement in- oh wait, you're not gonna know about that Clio variant, are you.

So, many racing series can only be entered with racecars based on some production car - which is great for manufacturers, because they get to advertise their brand and one of their models simultaneously! But since there are rules on how much of the base car can be changed and how much of it must be retained, the stricter they are the more what you want as a base for your racecar is something high performance. So when you want to go racing with a dinky little thing like, say, first car to ever use plastic bumpers and only car to ever be called Renault Le Car in America Renault 5...

...what you are going to want to do is what, among many others, Toyota did with the Yaris GR and Lancia did with the Delta: the homologation special. Basically, you make a special version of the car with the characteristics you'd want in racing, sell enough to clear the rules's bar for "production car" (or at least, convince the officials you've done that), and go racing with that. So Renault did that to the 5 and hit up one Marcello Gandini to redesign it around the changes. You know, Marcello Gandini, guy most famous for designing mid-engined Ferrari-slayers:

Which makes sense, because the Renault 5 Turbo was a mid-engined Ferrari slayer. It was faster than the top-of-the-line Ferrari both in acceleration and in cornering speed. This thing.

(sidenote: The Interior. end of sidenote)

Well, twenty years on, some legend at Renault thought "You know what? We were onto something with that. Let's do that again but HARDER." Presumably, into the headquarters of Tom Walkinshaw Racing, a racing team that developed for Aston Martin, F1 teams, and made Jaguar's Fastest Production Car Ever record holder, and of course a fuckton of the most exciting racecars around, showed up uninvited that Renault madman saying "Y'all wanna work on something REAL prestigious?" before chucking them the keys to a second generation Clio and walking off with a "Don't thank me".

The result was the Clio V6, most notable for HAVING A FUCKING V6 WHERE THE BACKSEATS WERE. This car is genuinely incredible. Like, you see it and you go "Ooh ahh, the Clio V6!" and you look inside to see, you know, the huge V6 compartment thing and you see the interior and you realize this thing cost good sportscar money and when you got in it was a fucking Clio.

Mental stuff- wait shit this post was about bisexual cars wasn't it? How did the conversation derail like this? I swear this never happens. Well, I guess it's time for my pick.

Personally, chatting with Mr. Venture about hatchbacks, I realized that I cannot think of a more "girls car" than a Fiat 500 Cabriolet (which actually is called 500C) and cannot think of a more "boys car" than a Fiat 500 Abarth (which actually is called Abarth 500)...

...so how about the Fiat 500 Cabriolet Abarth?

It actually isn't called that but I think you could piece that together. As though a spoiler on a canvas roof wasn't weird enough, it contains the third brake light, probably making this the only car out there in which it can change position during use. Although I assure you, you're not gonna be thinking about that when driving it. Thing's a RIOT.

But honestly, that wasn't what I started off wanting to answer. So, last but most definitely not least, I candidate my first, gut-reaction answer: the NA Mazda Miata.

See, to me bisexuality (and pansexuality, but awareness of the nuances between them is so low they may as well be picked over flag preference) is someone appreciating all the beauty in the world, seeing no point in gatekeeping themselves out of half of it. And is that not what a spider is about? Is it not about saying "this world we're in is so full of beauty, who would rather blind themselves to half of it?". And look at the damn thing. It's bursting with exactly the kind of joie de vivre one would associate with such sentiment. It oozes enthusiastic curiosity. OwO what's this?: The Car.

Also, just look at this picture.

It can drift. IT CAN WINK. IT CAN WINK MID-DRIFT. I mean, what more than this degree of flirtatious playfulness can you possibly need to be convinced?

Links in blue are posts of mine explaining the words in question - if you liked this post, you might like those!

...

...are they gone? I think they're gone.

The Multipla pictures are down here. Go on then if you're gonna, you sick fuck.

If you have dealt with traumatic tumor-related experiences and seeing that dashboard caused you genuine discomfort, well, do not say I didn't warn you.

[anhedoniashoujo]

If someone is up my ass it's a truck, if someone cuts me off it's a nissan, if someone wants to race me it's a toyota or another honda.

Feel free to specify which model of car it is! For example, Honda CRVs: none of them know how to fucking drive >:( Meanwhile, all Nissans are my enemies by principle

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Honda Passport TrailSport Elite 2026 #honda #hondapassport #TrailSport #photoscar

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[새 차] 스타일 손질하고 편의 사항 개선한 혼다 2025년형 뉴 오딧세이

#혼다 #혼다오딧세이 혼다코리아가 2025년형 뉴 오딧세이를 출시했습니다. 북미 시장을 겨냥한 혼다 대표 미니밴의 5세대 두 번째 부분변경 모델로, 겉모습이 달라지고 실내 편의 사항이 개선된 것이 특징입니다.

혼다코리아가 미니밴 오딧세이를 부분변경한 2025년형 뉴 오딧세이(2025 New Odyssey)를 공식 출시했습니다. 혼다 오딧세이는 미국 중심의 북미 시장을 위해 개발되고 미국 현지의 혼다 앨라배마 공장에서 생산되고 있는 미국형 미니밴입니다. 1994년에 처음 선보인 뒤로 최근까지 300만 대 남짓 판매될 정도로 북미 시장에서 큰 인기를 얻었습니다. 우리나라에는 4세대 모델이 2012년 11월에 처음 공식 수입 판매되기 시작했고, 이번에 우리나라에 들어오는 것은 2017년에 나온 5세대 모델의 두 번째 부분변경 모델입니다. 2025년형 뉴 오딧세이는 실내외 스타일이 부분적으로 바뀌고 편의 사항이 개선된 것이 특징입니다. 국내에 판매되는 트림은 전과 마찬가지로 최상위…

[cruxiu]

La próxima generación del Honda Ridgeline fue desclasificada mucho antes de su presentación. En la Red aparecieron imágenes de la camioneta, que recibirá un diseño al estilo del renovado Honda Passport

La parte delantera del Ridgeline contará con una parrilla negra, un parachoques plateado y ganchos de remolque rojos. Bajo el capó, se espera un V6 de 3.0 litros con un sistema híbrido suave

El debut del modelo está programado para el año 2026

Следующее поколение Honda Ridgeline рассекретили задолго до презентации. В Сети появились изображения пикапа, который получит дизайн в стиле обновлённого Honda Passport

Передняя часть Ridgeline будет оснащена чёрной решёткой радиатора, серебристым бампером и красными буксировочными крюками. Под капотом ожидается 3,0-литровый V6 с мягкой гибридной системой

Дебют модели намечен на 2026 год

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Review: 2024 Honda Ridgeline Trailsport

Need a pickup, but not a monster truck, and also want comfort, not a bucking bronco ride? Honda's Ridgeline is calling your name.

Ridgeline, a family mid-size pickup where comfort finally meets utility …. Need yourself a pickup truck, but not one that weighs nearly three tons, is a garage and a half long, gets maybe 15 mpg, and costs way north of $50,000? Honda’s Ridgeline Trailsport is a solid choice for buyers who enjoy the quiet and comfort of a sedan, aren’t Powerball winners and need a pickup to haul the family while…

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Honda HP-X, 1984, by Pininfarina. The concept car that inspired the Honda NS-X has been restored 40 years on from its presentation at the Turin Motor Show. Honda will exhibit the rebuilt HP-X at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance later in August. Though the concept was a static prototype Honda envisioned the concept with a mid-mounted naturally-aspirated 2.0-litre 24-valve V6 from Honda’s Formula 2 program 

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would not be surprised if my gf turned out to secretly be identifying-cars-in-posts

[mr-arcturus]

What's the drivetrain and engine combo on the VUE?

Learning a manual in a hatchback can be fun. I grabbed a 08 Mazda 3 that's a manual and I have a blast with it?

I hate buying cars so much.

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Le Honda Baja Passport 2025 arrive sur le marché avec une promesse claire : allier robustesse et modernité pour tous. #honda #hondabaja #photoscar

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[새 차] 혼다 파일럿 블랙 에디션 - 실내외 세부 요소 검은색 치장하고 빨간색 강조 요소 더해 꾸며

#혼다파일럿 혼다코리아가 8인승 대형 SUV 파일럿을 검은색을 주제로 꾸민 파일럿 블랙 에디션을 공식 출시했습니다. 일반 모델보다 100만 원 비싸고, 검은색과 대비를 이루는 빨간색 요소들과 실내외의 'BLACK EDITION' 엠블럼이 돋보입니다.

혼다코리아가 8인승 대형 SUV 파일럿을 특별하게 꾸민 파일럿 블랙 에디션을 2024년 9월 4일에 공식 출시했습니다. 파일럿 블랙 에디션은 2023년 8월부터 국내 판매를 시작한 4세대 파일럿을 바탕으로, 실내외 세부 요소를 검은색으로 치장하고 빨간색 강조 요소를 더해 꾸민 것이 특징입니다. 외부는 앞부분 블랙 그릴 바에 블랙 에디션 전용 엠블럼을 달았고, 앞뒤 범퍼 아래를 검은색으로 칠했습니다. 또한, 도어 아래쪽 가니시, 도어 미러 및 몰딩 등 크롬 및 일반 모델에서 알루미늄 색 장식이 들어가는 부분을 대부분 검은색으로 칠했습니다. 차체 뒤쪽에 붙는 엠블럼도 마찬가지고요. 내부는 스티어링 휠 가니쉬, 헤드레스트를 검은색으로 통일했고, 1열 헤드레스트 및 1열 플로어 매트에 블랙 에디션 로고를…

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Today's episode of ‘The Yakai’ airs today at 21:50 P.M. on japanese time and 14.50 P.M. on european time on "TBS".

The theme of the episode is "A first intimate look into the lives of Ohashi Miho and her husband as they move to New York! / A conversation about the hardworking women's breakfast situation!"

Ohashi Miho ... The first intimate look at a couple's life in New York City!

Hiroshi Nagano... A big hit! Travelling up the stairs for breakfast - part 2!

Kumamoto Pro Wrestling... What is a messy but delicious breakfast?

Shinobu Terajima's breakfast is also featured in the studio! Plus, some gourmet sweets!

Hosted by Sakurai Sho and Hiroyuki Ariyoshi.

Assistant hosts-Actress Mayuko Kawakita and actress and TV presenter Manatsu Akimoto (Ex-Nogizaka46).

Studio guests-Miho Oohashi, Timelesz (Fuma Kikuchi, Sho Shori, Sho Matsushima, Takuto Teranishi, Yoshitaka Hara, Masaki Hashimoto, Shuto Inomata and Taiki Shinozuka. ), comedians Hiroaki Ogi (OgiYahagi), Shinobu Hasegawa (Sissonne), Niyama (Sayaka), actress Shinobu Terajima, singer Hiroshi Nagano (Ex-V6), model, print idol Yuko Ogura, figure skater Sarah Honda.

Comedian Kumamoto Wrestling and culinary expert Tinami Hamauchi.