A few period roadtests here:
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Honda even made N360 Automatics & I know an immaculate N600 Auto 'round here & followed it on an 100+ km club run where he averaged some absurd mileage (70+mpg?)
At least 360 manual gearbox would keep you busy screaming through the gears to feel faster than it was... but as an auto....
Should have added that obviously the 600's have no hope of approaching the parts availability of the classic European small cars like Mini, 500, 2cv etc that were all built for 20+ years with many closely related successors/variants.
N600 selling in most markets for 4? years at most with no closely related successors (The 1973 360 life that replaced the N360 was VERY different mechanically & drivetrain layout), before Honda abandoned mini cars in '75 even as it dominated the segment in Japan, to concentrate upon bigger things like the Civic.
Strangely we missed out on z600 only getting z360.
Though I presume you might also have had N600 Deluxe available with Tachometer, carpets, reclining seats, sport-style plastic-wood s/wheel & wood dash paneling.
N-series seem better rust wise than Z coupes, whose plastic rear hatch/window surround often crack & 'duck-tail' dip in roof rear and roof-top weld seam can hold water to let water in to rust out entire rear of the car, as if close double skin of tiny area immediately behind rear wheels wasn't bad enough.
Cowl area under bonnet also flat on both to promote water/leaf trap.
www.honda600coupe.com/Manuals,_bulletins,_advertisements.html
Honda even made N360 Automatics & I know an immaculate N600 Auto 'round here & followed it on an 100+ km club run where he averaged some absurd mileage (70+mpg?)
At least 360 manual gearbox would keep you busy screaming through the gears to feel faster than it was... but as an auto....
Should have added that obviously the 600's have no hope of approaching the parts availability of the classic European small cars like Mini, 500, 2cv etc that were all built for 20+ years with many closely related successors/variants.
N600 selling in most markets for 4? years at most with no closely related successors (The 1973 360 life that replaced the N360 was VERY different mechanically & drivetrain layout), before Honda abandoned mini cars in '75 even as it dominated the segment in Japan, to concentrate upon bigger things like the Civic.
Strangely we missed out on z600 only getting z360.
Though I presume you might also have had N600 Deluxe available with Tachometer, carpets, reclining seats, sport-style plastic-wood s/wheel & wood dash paneling.
N-series seem better rust wise than Z coupes, whose plastic rear hatch/window surround often crack & 'duck-tail' dip in roof rear and roof-top weld seam can hold water to let water in to rust out entire rear of the car, as if close double skin of tiny area immediately behind rear wheels wasn't bad enough.
Cowl area under bonnet also flat on both to promote water/leaf trap.