silver zm3
February 28th, 2008, 09:25 AM
Photography by Julia LaPalme
Two decades ago, one couldn't utter the words "front-wheel drive" and "sport coupe" without generating a few snickers from the auto snobs.
There was some justification for these chuckles. Back then, coupes like the one Honda built on the Accord platform were simply line extenders-two-door variants of monster-selling family sedans. Sure, with an added wing, upsized 15-inch alloys, and a five-speed manual transmission, they appeared a bit sportier. But with a maximum of only 120 horsepower available from the "big-block" 2.0-liter four-cylinder, the Honda Accord Coupe was clearly more poseur than racer. A peppy alternative to the family sedan? Absolutely. But a real sport coupe? Never in a million years.
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Two decades ago, one couldn't utter the words "front-wheel drive" and "sport coupe" without generating a few snickers from the auto snobs.
There was some justification for these chuckles. Back then, coupes like the one Honda built on the Accord platform were simply line extenders-two-door variants of monster-selling family sedans. Sure, with an added wing, upsized 15-inch alloys, and a five-speed manual transmission, they appeared a bit sportier. But with a maximum of only 120 horsepower available from the "big-block" 2.0-liter four-cylinder, the Honda Accord Coupe was clearly more poseur than racer. A peppy alternative to the family sedan? Absolutely. But a real sport coupe? Never in a million years.
http://i31.tinypic.com/m8idqc.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2n8zjps.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/15mgqyc.jpg