Blast from the past: we drive the tiny, talented Honda CRX from 1985. What a joyful coupé!
► Two doors, 860kg, oodles of style
This brings several benefits: the CRX wraps around you when driving and you can nip into gaps in traffic that bigger, bulkier moderns would baulk at. More importantly, the lack of mass brings a pleasingly light kerbweight of just 860kg, with all the commensurate benefits to performance, handling and economy.
A prominent tacho is redlined at 7000rpm, hinting at the high-revving histrionics to come. The basic cabin controls are simply laid out, with few surprises. Window winding and mirror adjustment are by mechanical levers. Power was competitive for the era, producing 133bhp at a lofty 6800rpm with torque peaking at a weedier 103lb ft at 5500rpm. Drive is sent to the front wheels, via a five-speed manual transmission. For comparison, a VW Golf Mk2 of similar vintage was making 137bhp and 124lb ft, but weighed 960kg.
That thin steering wheel writhes in your palms, with a rather loose, woolley feel. You feel like BA Baracus from, the period all-American action drama, constantly sawing at the helm despite no immediate change in direction. This is not steering that hardwires you into the action.
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