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  1. Join Date
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    I'm just curious. Would this vehicle be sold locally by Honda? I just saw one exactly the same as this one parked in front of National Bookstore QA.



    Looks interesting. Well it looked more like a toaster on wheels to me. Could also pass as the SUV cousin of the Suzuki APV. I wonder how this vehicle would fare.

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    Nakita ko din yata yan sa skwelahan ng anak ko sa CSA.

    The best sa mga single yan since 4-seater lang. Mechanically the same as the CR-V but a tad heavier.

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    Honda ought to bring them in, pero I don't think they can sell enough to justify selling it at an affordable price.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    I also saw one parked beside the McDonald's at U.N. ave. The vehicle is sporting diplomatic plates.

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    Now this one is a real exception (unlike the fugly Pilot and Ridgeline).

    Problem is if it would be expensive if ever HCPI decided to bring them in straight from North American continent.

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    #6
    how phenomenally ugly. hehe

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    well cute

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    sabi nga nila dahil hindi available locally kaya nagiging exclusive...

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    #9
    Review From Car and Driver Feb'06.

    First Place - Scion xB
    Second Place - Chrysler PT Cruiser GT
    Third Place - Chevrolet HHR LT
    Fourth Place - Honda Element EX-P

    Highs: Brink’s-truck styling for the masses, immensely flexible cargo space, happy Honda powertrain.

    Lows: French doors create more problems than they solve, much wind noise, off-putting driving position.

    The Verdict: Honda colors outside the lines and off the page.

    Quote Originally Posted by CAR AND DRIVER, FEB'06
    On paper, this looks like the perfect transporter. And for a select bunch of users, it’s a slam dunk. But others will likely find more annoyance than joy in Honda’s innovations.

    Forget everything you know about SUVs, because Honda certainly did. The Element has French doors on each side. They swing away from the center, leaving a wide-open entrance with no pillar down the middle. The floor is as flat as Nebraska. The rear opening is divided between an upper hatch lid and lower tailgate; both are short and swing easily. We like tailgates; they drop down, pickup style, and reach out to support heavy objects when you’re loading. All the seats fold rearward to horizontal. When each rear seat is in repose, you can unlatch one side of it from the floor and swing the seat up against the body side, opening up a huge space for, oh, have you taken the kitchen range for a ride lately?

    The rear seats can also be removed. This is all quite splendid, and we gave the Element top marks for cargo versatility.

    But maybe you just want to drop a few kids at ballet and then be quickly on your way. First, unfasten your shoulder belt; it attaches to the rear door, restricting its swing. Then open your door; the rear won’t open until the front unlatches from it. But wait! Of course you’re letting the kids out on the curb side, so you must unlatch your belt so you can reach across to open the front-passenger door. But you can’t reach that far so you must get out and walk around. Simple tasks often become complicated in the Element.

    Thinking of folding all those seats flat to make a bed? Since decent seats never have flat cushions and backrests, expect a prairie-dog town of humps and lumps.

    Also, the rear is limited to two passengers. All the seat tricks combine to eliminate the center position.

    But, boy, can you haul stuff. With the rears removed, we fit in 57 of the beer cases we use to measure space, 14 more than the next-best PT Cruiser sans seats. In the pipe-swallowing test, the Honda and the Chevy were, essentially, tied; the actual numbers say the HHR won by a half-inch at 126.5.

    The Element is by far the tallest and widest of the group—and the heaviest. It seems huge compared with the others. And the driving position is as odd as the styling. You sit down into it, with the beltline up around your chin like a turtleneck sweater. The wheel reclines in the bus position. The roof is high enough for antler room overhead. As we said, just the right user—Bullwinkle, maybe?— will find perfection here.

    The engine and the four-speed automatic operate with the usual Honda discipline.
    The Element nips the Scion by 0.1 second in the sprint to 60 mph, arriving in 9.5 seconds. Those two also are more jarring over rough roads than the Detroiters. Given the Element’s squarish exterior, no one should be surprised that it roars with wind noise at freeway speeds.

    Think of this Honda as a transportation answer looking for just the right question.

Honda Element