As a long time Honda owner, I appreciate their solid construction and long life on the road.
Of course I would like to see some improvements and I have made a few myself. An easy change would be in the air cleaner from a paper filter to a washable foam filter would save the owner money and provide an improved engine performance. While saving weight by eliminating sound deadening materials is a worthy goal, I think the average consumer would gladly pay the difference to be able to drive in relative quiet. The trend to wider wheel rims seems to ignore the reality that wider rims means a harder ride with little benefit to handling.
In the wishes category, there are a few attainable improvements which would take an appreciable cost and time to develop but could mean considerable improvement. One change would be an A-post of less than 3.5 inch thickness. This would make the pillar virtually invisible, aiding the driver to see 'through' the blind spot. Modern strength materials could be used while not impacting the required safety crash needs.
A better suspension system would utilize an advanced torsion bar arrangement, freeing up usable storage space and also provide a smoother ride. The benefits of a smoother ride include less wear and tear on moving components and better tire wear. The main component would involve the use of torsion bars connected to a diagonally opposed wheel connection. The energy generated by wheel hop would be dissipated through heat in the torsion bars instead of bouncing the chassis up and down.
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