Honda is known for its standout conventional vehicles: the Civic, the Accord, the CR-V, and so forth. Generally speaking, a Honda can be expected to be bulletproof reliable, fun to drive, and perfectly inoffensive.
But Honda also has a refreshing tendency to get weird. Sometimes, the company make bold design choices and try seriously off-beat styles. Even if you look at their “normal” cars, you can pick out oddball tendencies and choices (ever notice those CR-V mustache taillights?).
Below are six of Honda’s weirdest cars that, even with years of hindsight to digest them, still don’t make much sense.
Honda Del Sol (1993-1997)
HondaHonda has two very well-regarded affordable speed machines in its history: the CRX and the S2000. The Civic Del Sol (later just the Del Sol) came in between: it was a targa-top front-wheel-drive Civic that sort-of fought the Miata.
Still, it gets a nod of appreciation for a feature that was only available in European and Asian markets, the TransTop. With the push of a button, the trunk would raise itself, extend mechanical arms to extract the top and store it within a special compartment.
