I confess. When I saw my first Honda Element some years back I thought it was one of the most ugly looking autos in the world. Then I saw the Scion xA and Scion xB, so I quickly relegated the Element to 3rd place. I confess that my earlier feelings about the Element have changed, probably because I see so many of them on the road these days and perhaps because I see its usefulness. Whatever, the Honda Part is a novel looking automobile and it is a lot less freakish than what you or I may think.
Freedom from convention. that's the proverb on Honda's site when it comes to labeling the Element. In some ways, this selling slogan is true. Who says that any auto has to comply with what you expect? True, past radical models failed miserably. The Ford Edsel and VW Thing are 2 that come to mind. Yet, the times are different and a truly "rad" look is in. Real in, if you know what I mean.
The Element does have a practical side to it. Even though it is in the shape of a breadbox and provided with two large doorways as well as 2 smaller doorways [reminds me of the Saturn ION], the 4WD LX Part has just about what any driver needs for just under USD$20K: ABS; theft deterrent; air conditioning; cruise control; power windows, doors, mirrors, and locks; and a AM/FM/CD windows, doorways, mirrors, and a clock. Standard powertrain include a feisty 2354cc I4 mated to a 5 speed manual transmission; a four speed automatic is optional but considering that this car is geared toward young people you can pretty much count on the manny tranny winning drivers out over the automatic.
Many of the components for the Element are borrowed from the Civic to give it more of a car like ride, while keeping its truck like appearance. Open all four doors at the same time and the the Civic to "suicide doors" that were standard on the 1960s era Lincoln Continentals as well as the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Honda was likely thinking that this design would make it easier for passengers to retrieve all of their gear without on the rear hatch and crawling in. Indeed, everything in the Element is easily accessible and the vehicle was designed for the outdoorsman.
Prices make it less complicated for the base 2wd model and climb to just over $21,500 for the fully equipped 4wd version. Compared to the Element is priced very competitively and opens up a niche of buyers that Honda hopes to exploit.
Whatever you for the Element's looks the vehicle is an attention getter. Judging by the sales, it is a hit with the young crowd.
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Freedom from convention. that's the proverb on Honda's site when it comes to labeling the Element. In some ways, this selling slogan is true. Who says that any auto has to comply with what you expect? True, past radical models failed miserably. The Ford Edsel and VW Thing are 2 that come to mind. Yet, the times are different and a truly "rad" look is in. Real in, if you know what I mean.
The Element does have a practical side to it. Even though it is in the shape of a breadbox and provided with two large doorways as well as 2 smaller doorways [reminds me of the Saturn ION], the 4WD LX Part has just about what any driver needs for just under USD$20K: ABS; theft deterrent; air conditioning; cruise control; power windows, doors, mirrors, and locks; and a AM/FM/CD windows, doorways, mirrors, and a clock. Standard powertrain include a feisty 2354cc I4 mated to a 5 speed manual transmission; a four speed automatic is optional but considering that this car is geared toward young people you can pretty much count on the manny tranny winning drivers out over the automatic.
Many of the components for the Element are borrowed from the Civic to give it more of a car like ride, while keeping its truck like appearance. Open all four doors at the same time and the the Civic to "suicide doors" that were standard on the 1960s era Lincoln Continentals as well as the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Honda was likely thinking that this design would make it easier for passengers to retrieve all of their gear without on the rear hatch and crawling in. Indeed, everything in the Element is easily accessible and the vehicle was designed for the outdoorsman.
Prices make it less complicated for the base 2wd model and climb to just over $21,500 for the fully equipped 4wd version. Compared to the Element is priced very competitively and opens up a niche of buyers that Honda hopes to exploit.
Whatever you for the Element's looks the vehicle is an attention getter. Judging by the sales, it is a hit with the young crowd.
Do you know which cars are super fast and are among the fastest cars in the world? Visit thesupercars.org to view all the fast and exotic cars. Also take a look at used cars Honda CRX.
