what's was the point for honda?
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Jul 6 2006, 07:10 PM
Is that author associated with S2ki?
I mean like, there has got to be a bunch of guys willing to put something like that, and it could be sent out to those who are paying members of this site, with tips and info on TSB's, popular parts, tuning tips, etc. etc.
Oh wait isn't that what those Hyper Rev things are.
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From: Colorado Springs
Originally Posted by TRDLiquidSilver,Jul 6 2006, 09:04 AM
even at work people wonder why i got rid of the IS when they rode in my S.
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Originally Posted by chicken8,Jul 6 2006, 05:18 PM
the S and the NSX are the flagship models for honda. every company has a flagship model and the reason is it helps the sales of the cars in the lower range. because people think. gee honda is a company that makes such nice cars, i'd like a car made by honda but can't afford the flagships or its not suitable to me. so i'll get a accord or a civic.
every good car company has flagship models. the ones who don't are usually the ones that people reckon are "crap" car manufacturers, like daewoo, daihatsu etc.
every good car company has flagship models. the ones who don't are usually the ones that people reckon are "crap" car manufacturers, like daewoo, daihatsu etc.
That said, I agree that the S2000 and the NSX are "halo" cars.
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Originally Posted by dyhppy,Jul 6 2006, 07:34 AM
first of all, im not complaining in the least. i am an owner and LOVE every minute of it. but all those warm and fuzzy sentiments about honda doing it for the love and the pleasure of the enthusiast sounds naive. honda does f1 stuff because of advertising, not to mention that have many sponsors.
While I agree from a business case, it doesn't make sense; it's very possible that a privately held company will eat the cost to deliver a product they're passionate about.
There also is a business case for it in that every car company likes to have a car to draw customers into the dealership. Of course, Honda doesn't really need this, but the S2000 may help in that regard.
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I'll accept the possibility that Honda as a corporation is not making money on the S2000, or at least has not made back all of its original development costs.
But if so, all I can say is "thank you!" to those nice people who buy Civics, Accords, Preludes, Odysseys, Pilots, CRV's, RL/TL's, RSX/TSX/RDX/MDX's, etc., so that the engineers can indulge their dreams by building the S2000--for us.
Thanks, Honda.
But if so, all I can say is "thank you!" to those nice people who buy Civics, Accords, Preludes, Odysseys, Pilots, CRV's, RL/TL's, RSX/TSX/RDX/MDX's, etc., so that the engineers can indulge their dreams by building the S2000--for us.
Thanks, Honda.
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Some quotes from an article in Bloomberg magazine about Honda:
"The idea of putting styling and marketing on an equal footing with engineering hasn't quite gotten through at Honda." John Wormald, Autopolis.
"Honda has a sustainable competitive advantage because its engineers are excited and interested in what they do." Norihito Kanai, Meiji Dresdner Asset Management.
"Honda and Toyota need each other, even as they're grinding competitors into the dust. Without Honda, Toyota would be too conservative, and without Toyota, Honda would be too crazy." James Womack, Lean Enterprise Institute.
"The idea of putting styling and marketing on an equal footing with engineering hasn't quite gotten through at Honda." John Wormald, Autopolis.
"Honda has a sustainable competitive advantage because its engineers are excited and interested in what they do." Norihito Kanai, Meiji Dresdner Asset Management.
"Honda and Toyota need each other, even as they're grinding competitors into the dust. Without Honda, Toyota would be too conservative, and without Toyota, Honda would be too crazy." James Womack, Lean Enterprise Institute.