civic 1.8vti vtec 5door hatch?

[Sheaf]

In the mk 2 200/400 it was a joint design by Rover/Honda - both learning off each other, when it came to the bubble 200 mk3 and 400 it was a whole Honda design.

So why did honda design the bubble 200 then?
What's the honda equivelent?
How come honda didn't get to make a coupe, 3dr hatch, estate or saloon concerto then?

How come they stopped using honda engines in about 96 then if they were still friendly using the honda chassis?

[bgunn]

So why did honda design the bubble 200 then?

They didn't.

What's the honda equivelent?

There isn't - certainly not in terms of engineering.

How come honda didn't get to make a coupe, 3dr hatch, estate or saloon concerto then?

Because they had no interest in making one - it was a purely British exercise in order to maximise profit potential by making a range of models..

How come they stopped using honda engines in about 96 then if they were still friendly using the honda chassis?

Contract terms - don't forget BMW bought Rover in '94 - as far as Honda were concerned, any active partnership had come to an end from that moment onwards - but they had to honour any outstanding contracts. Of course - buying in Honda engines was costing Rover a packet too - so they switched to their own units (which were ready by then; the KV6 to replace the C27 in the 800, the 1.6/1.8 K16 etc)

Brian.

[aspri11a]

Don't race him, put him in the passenger seat, take him out to some B roads, and give him a scare!!!