Honda's small sports car known as the Mini NSX

For a veteran Honda fan, the name Beat will be familiar. The classic K-car never left Japan, but that didn't stop everyone from loving it. So Honda caused quite a stir when it announced that its successor, the S660, would also be available for sale overseas, but not, unsurprisingly, at home. What makes the S660 so exciting is its predecessor, the Honda Beat.

In 1991, the "Heisei Sankei ABC" appeared in the Japanese auto industry, namely Mazda AZ-1, Honda harga beat and Suzuki Cappuccino. As the B between A and C, the Honda Beat can be said to have A strong personality. The Honda Beat, which went into production in 1991, was also the last car Soichiro approved and oversaw development of, so it still has some historical significance from him.

In the interior configuration, Honda takes the minimalist style to the extreme. The dashboard is easy to read, there are no extras, and almost everything advertises this as a car for the pure driving enthusiast.

Many people refer to the Beat as the Mini-NSX, which is true because the design philosophy of the Beat is similar: the positioning of the two-door, two-seat sports car, the layout of the center and rear drive, and even the waistline on the side of the car. Even Waseda University has also carried out the appearance of the BEAT NSX modification, it can be said that the emergence of BEAT, so that people can experience the feeling of driving Ferrari in Japan at a low price, so it is not too much to say that he is a pro-people version of the Mini-NSX.

The Honda Beat was a two-door, mid-rear drive roadster that looked a bit like the then-5th generation Civic, featuring a design that lacked a tank cover. In addition, the exterior developed by the Italian designer and the design of the open-top soft top it is full of exotic atmosphere. Because the BEAT was positioned as a K-car sports Car (a bit like the S660 now), the weight, height and width of the Car were limited, so the BEAT Car weighed only 760kg and the height of the Car was only 1,170mm. However, such small parameters have brought unique advantages, small and smart BEAT in driving experience like kart as direct.

In Japan, where K-Car engines are limited to 660cc, many carmakers are using turbines to boost horsepower. But Honda, which has a preference for natural intake engines, won't use turbo engines. Beat is powered by a 660cc 3-cylinder natural intake engine codenamed E07A. Honda's technical expertise gives the engine a red zone of 8,500 RPM, but the engine's output is limited to 64hp to qualify for K-Car regulations. But the lightweight body, coupled with a five-speed manual transmission, doesn't feel underpowered when it's actually running.

Beat seems to remind people that K-Car can still be played like this, and I have to say that Honda really failed his fans. As a popular compact sports car, the Beat produced 33,892 units between May 1991 and 1998, far exceeding the 4,392 units sold by Mazda Autozam AZ-1 and almost double the number sold by the original NSX. This means you can find it at a reasonable price at almost any used car dealer in Japan. Honda, the most popular three-box in the Heisei ABC Trio, delivered its expected successor, the S660. It is both a continuation of the classic and perhaps the beginning of another saga. By the way, cicilan mobil murah is also an important way.

On CarSensor, a Japanese website selling ancient cars, you can find the Honda Beat. 525,000 yen is less than 32,000 yuan or so, which can be said to be quite cost-effective. However, it is a pity that Chinese car fans still have no access to such classic cars, after all, the policy does not allow the import of used cars from abroad. But if you're in Japan and you love the NSX but don't have a wallet, you might want to give this Mini-NSX a try.