I didn't say that Honda never produced innovations, I asked what Honda has today that represents technology beyond the competition (available as a commerical product). You're living in the past, man! As for things like surround sound, that was a Bose product with Honda OEM'ed, along with Infiniti, Cadillac and others. I have it in my RL - it is great, but it isn't unique to Honda.
You poo-poo things that Honda doesn't have like a good auto transmission or electronic suspension but then tout stuff like Bluetooth. You're too funny - and incorrect, as it was Mercedes who first brought BT to the car market. And, BTW, it isn't that Honda is one gear behind, they are 3 gears behind Lexus, 2 gears behind BMW, Audi and Infiniti, and 1 gear behind just about everyone else. Again, as the owner of the RL, which is probably Honda's most advanced current product (yes, no?), it definitely needs more gears. Given the torque curve, 1st gear is too tall and acceleration from a dead stop is slow (even my wife complains) and fuel economy is poor - it can definitely benefit from a 2nd overdrive gear.
I can't figure out why so many Honda fans seems to feel the need to bash other makes/models. You bash the ZR1 saying "The only thing they spent money on was the carbon fiber clear coat." Uhhh - how about the carbon fiber itself? Money was clearly spent on that. How about the carbon/ceramic composite brakes from Brembo? Money was clearly spent on that. The retail price for that braking system is about $40k. The Brembo's on my NSX were nearly $10k - I can easily see how the system on the ZR1 is $40k. How about the dry sump oil system? As a guy who's had two NSX engines die from oil starvation on the track, I can appreciate the benefit of that.
If you love Honda and Honda products - great. Enjoy. I just don't see the need to bash others when Honda products clearly have their own faults and shortcomings.
JMO.
Agree with every single thing you said 100%. I am not sure why some people on the site feel the need to trash everything that isn't made by Honda.
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