Are there any weird versions of regular cars that you want?

"Zohaibman72" (zohaibman72) 03/21/2014 at 17:46 • Filed to: JDM, EDM, Forbidden Fruit, Honda, Accord

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I was looking at the Acura Vigor on Wikipedia, and ended up getting to the 3rd Gen Accord, and then I saw this.

This is an Accord Aerodeck, a Shooting Break version of the 3rd Gen Accord only in Europe and Japan. I want it. I don't know why, but I want to lower it. It want to stick a roll cage in it. I want to give it more power.

Are there any other-country versions of regular cars that you want?

jkm7680 > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:48

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Damn, I want one now. Civic Type-R, the Japanese model from the 90's probably.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:49

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Does this count? A weird version of a regular car I want TO BURN UNTIL IT HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO NOTHINGNESS -

Zohaibman72 > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/21/2014 at 17:51

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It counts because you technically 'want it'. Wanting for something to burn in hell is still wanting. Also I'm on your side. Honda, y u do dis.

Zohaibman72 > jkm7680 03/21/2014 at 17:51

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Type R not coming to the US is not fair. Focus ST, Mazdaspeed 3, GTI, etc. need some more competition!

For Sweden > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:53

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I wouldn't turn down an Accord hatch, even though I still mistake them for AE-86s.

D > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:56

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I'd like a 3dr Mazda 2.

Zohaibman72 > For Sweden 03/21/2014 at 17:56

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Reminds me of the Archer episode with the FWD AE86. Everyone was debating on wether it was an Accord, or an oversight by the animators.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:57

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Actually, come to think of it Honda is pretty notorious for doing this kind of stuff. Euro Accords are pretty nice (basically the Acura TSX), Japan had a few different models...and then there are all the Type R models we don't get including the Integra of recent years. And the JDM S2000 turns things up a bit too.

crowmolly > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:57

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Not from another country but very much different than a regular Vega.

Zohaibman72 > D 03/21/2014 at 17:57

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That exists!? holy shit. They should've made a Mazdaspeed 2 to compete against the Fiesta ST and Polo GTI

jkm7680 > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:57

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Yeah, the Japanese haven't made a serious offering.

The Civic Si is here, but it's out of that league.

Zohaibman72 > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/21/2014 at 17:58

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Honda thinks everyone in the US wants accords. They really need to look at the 'used jdm tite yo civics' that teenagers buy, perfect later-in-life Type-R buyers.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 17:58

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My actual response, there's this -

The regular Z3 convertible (even in M form) or coupe I don't really care for..but the M Coupe is such a hoot and oh so sexy.

Zohaibman72 > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/21/2014 at 17:59

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Where do you live? These used to be quite common when i was like 5ish years old.

Textured Soy Protein > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/21/2014 at 18:01

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I actually rather like the Crosstour in spite of its...unfortunate styling.

It drives nice, has tons of room inside since it's a stretched Accord with a taller roof, and a giant trunk.

With some assistance in the looks department it can be at least improved. Neither of these cars is stunning, but they look better than stock for sure.

It's never going to be beautiful but these are a step in the right direction. Lower ride height, blacked out grille (and blacked out window trim on the black car).

Too bad Honda decided that instead of cleaning up the looks with a lower ride height and less chrome, they should add a bunch more chrome and cladding to truckify it some. Because this is now the current, even-uglier version:

Gah!

Zohaibman72 > jkm7680 03/21/2014 at 18:03

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The Civic Si is Honda's sad excuse to an American Type R. The Civic Si Sedan ('06-'11) models are really nice though.

I personally love this gen Civic (the car i drive the most), but they should have made the japanese Type R for this gen come to North America. The JDM Civic is even sold in Canada as an Acura, it should have been a trim!

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 18:07

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I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area...I want to live in whatever heaven you call home, where M Coupes are quite common!

There's actually a decent number of them out here, but I wouldn't call them "common". Here's a M Coupe pace car, and a whole bunch of them I snapped some pictures of at Dorkfest last summer (they did a few laps of Laguna Seca the same day I was attending a track day driving school event as part of Oktoberfest) -

D > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 18:08

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Yeah—overseas. Agreed on the Speed2; people actually buy hot hatches so it's economically feasible and I'm sure Mazda has some motor that would be just fine in the 2.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 18:09

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I'm more surprised they didn't bring the sedan over... (Yes, the Mazda2 sedan exists. Yes, it is fail.)

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Textured Soy Protein 03/21/2014 at 18:10

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Damn, those do look pretty good...you can't possibly blame me for not having looked up pictures of modified Crosstours before though :)

Sn210 > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 18:12

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W8 Passat wagon anyone?

Zohaibman72 > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/21/2014 at 18:12

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Whenever I went to Toronto, I saw them alot. Rich people tend to have them, then the Z4 came out, and people forgot this car exists. My dad owns a Z4 he got from his brother, who had a Z3 before it. This was mostly during my childhood though, I remember loving the Z3, I had so many hotwheels.

Team6.1 > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 18:13

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RS2000 Evolution. If we say the RS2000 is "regular" there were only 20 evo specs of the 200 built to meet Group B qualifications (and this also assumes I'm not allowed to have the Group B spec)

Zohaibman72 > Sn210 03/21/2014 at 18:13

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there is a passat wagon? I've only ever seen Jetta wagons. Then again Passats themselves are rare here.

Team6.1 > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/21/2014 at 18:14

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Oh yes. These. Would love one as a track/auto X car

davedave1111 > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 18:21

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Oh, an Aerodeck. Love them, and the Volvo 480.

Very similar looks, but the Volvo got the better rear end:

Almost none left here now, sadly.

Zohaibman72 > davedave1111 03/21/2014 at 18:23

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datass

RazoE > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 19:06

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that accord didn't have pop ups in some european countries

promoted by the color red > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 19:11

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Subaru Legacy RS Type-RA. The WRX's grandfather had a hand-assembled boxer turbo , standard Momo steering wheel and shift knob, and other precious performance bits needed for homologation. They only made a few hundred.

Sn210 > Zohaibman72 03/21/2014 at 19:15

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Yeah man, and this one has a W8 engine and a 5-speed manual!

Dogapult > Sn210 03/21/2014 at 19:54

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you could get it with the trifecta of awesome, AWD, W8, and Manual!

SRTPT > D 03/24/2014 at 21:11

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I would agree with that. Or a 3dr Fiesta(I haven't seen one on the street, I could be wrong about it not being in the US.)

SRTPT > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/24/2014 at 21:13

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Two of these in my neighborhood, damn sexy cars..

D > SRTPT 03/24/2014 at 23:28

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Yeah, none of those in the US either.

DataGuru > For Sweden 03/25/2014 at 15:35

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This was my third car (after a Chrysler LeBaron and then an '81 Honda Accord Coupe). This one was an absolute trooper. Being 17/18 at the time I beat it mercilessly and it never failed. It ate clutches due to my unskilled left foot, but always got me home.