Honda Pickup Truck
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
"Mike Dennis" <mapson@woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Historically speaking, Honda enters new markets with a niche vehicle, then
> comes out with a mainstream product after recouping their initial R&D and
> Marketing $$. A recent example was the original Odyssey which was too
small
> and low volume for the minivan market. Once that broke even, you got the
> real Odyssey we have today. The CRV & Pilot followed the same model.
>
For that matter, so did the very first Civic back in the 1970's.
-CB
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks. If you
want a 'real' pickup, wait a few months for the all new 2004
F150. Now that's a truck.
mike hunt
Jeff Tamblyn wrote:
>
> why should Honda build a "real" pickup? Most truck buyers are posers,
> anyway.
Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks. If you
want a 'real' pickup, wait a few months for the all new 2004
F150. Now that's a truck.
mike hunt
Jeff Tamblyn wrote:
>
> why should Honda build a "real" pickup? Most truck buyers are posers,
> anyway.
#33
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks. If you
want a 'real' pickup, wait a few months for the all new 2004
F150. Now that's a truck.
mike hunt
Jeff Tamblyn wrote:
>
> why should Honda build a "real" pickup? Most truck buyers are posers,
> anyway.
Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks. If you
want a 'real' pickup, wait a few months for the all new 2004
F150. Now that's a truck.
mike hunt
Jeff Tamblyn wrote:
>
> why should Honda build a "real" pickup? Most truck buyers are posers,
> anyway.
#34
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
Would that be a 1/3 ton truck, perhaps?
mike hunt
Matthew Hunt wrote:
>
> In article <y_dYa.54904$cF.19668@rwcrnsc53>,
> SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > it makes sense, for a company like GM, ford. or even toyota, which is used
> > to engineering ladder-framed vehicles, and has some proven RWD engine/tranny
> > combos.
>
> Hmmm.... proven RWD engine/tranny combos, eh? Maybe Honda should produce
> the first full-size pickup truck with a 9,000 rpm redline and close-ratio
> six-speed!
mike hunt
Matthew Hunt wrote:
>
> In article <y_dYa.54904$cF.19668@rwcrnsc53>,
> SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > it makes sense, for a company like GM, ford. or even toyota, which is used
> > to engineering ladder-framed vehicles, and has some proven RWD engine/tranny
> > combos.
>
> Hmmm.... proven RWD engine/tranny combos, eh? Maybe Honda should produce
> the first full-size pickup truck with a 9,000 rpm redline and close-ratio
> six-speed!
#35
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
Would that be a 1/3 ton truck, perhaps?
mike hunt
Matthew Hunt wrote:
>
> In article <y_dYa.54904$cF.19668@rwcrnsc53>,
> SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > it makes sense, for a company like GM, ford. or even toyota, which is used
> > to engineering ladder-framed vehicles, and has some proven RWD engine/tranny
> > combos.
>
> Hmmm.... proven RWD engine/tranny combos, eh? Maybe Honda should produce
> the first full-size pickup truck with a 9,000 rpm redline and close-ratio
> six-speed!
mike hunt
Matthew Hunt wrote:
>
> In article <y_dYa.54904$cF.19668@rwcrnsc53>,
> SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > it makes sense, for a company like GM, ford. or even toyota, which is used
> > to engineering ladder-framed vehicles, and has some proven RWD engine/tranny
> > combos.
>
> Hmmm.... proven RWD engine/tranny combos, eh? Maybe Honda should produce
> the first full-size pickup truck with a 9,000 rpm redline and close-ratio
> six-speed!
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
"Matthew Hunt" <mph@wopr.caltech.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <y_dYa.54904$cF.19668@rwcrnsc53>,
> SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > it makes sense, for a company like GM, ford. or even toyota, which is
used
> > to engineering ladder-framed vehicles, and has some proven RWD
engine/tranny
> > combos.
>
> Hmmm.... proven RWD engine/tranny combos, eh? Maybe Honda should produce
> the first full-size pickup truck with a 9,000 rpm redline and close-ratio
> six-speed!
and 150 ft/lbs of torque? honda needs to design a big honkin v8, THEN have a
run at the truck market.
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
"Matthew Hunt" <mph@wopr.caltech.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <y_dYa.54904$cF.19668@rwcrnsc53>,
> SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > it makes sense, for a company like GM, ford. or even toyota, which is
used
> > to engineering ladder-framed vehicles, and has some proven RWD
engine/tranny
> > combos.
>
> Hmmm.... proven RWD engine/tranny combos, eh? Maybe Honda should produce
> the first full-size pickup truck with a 9,000 rpm redline and close-ratio
> six-speed!
and 150 ft/lbs of torque? honda needs to design a big honkin v8, THEN have a
run at the truck market.
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IleneDover2@mailcity.com wrote:
> Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid answer).
> Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid answer).
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IleneDover2@mailcity.com wrote:
> Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid answer).
> Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid answer).
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Re: Honda Pickup Truck
"Gus" <GusPod@XXX.optonline.net> wrote in message
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> IleneDover2@mailcity.com wrote:
> > Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> > Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> > catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
>
> Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid
answer).
Say who? ("Gus" is not a valid answer)
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"Gus" <GusPod@XXX.optonline.net> wrote in message
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> IleneDover2@mailcity.com wrote:
> > Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> > Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> > catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
>
> Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid
answer).
Say who? ("Gus" is not a valid answer)
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<MajorDomo@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> The EPA seems to think it is, they have it classified as
> a light truck in the 2003 CAFE guide book.
>
>
>
>
> mike hunt
Irrelevant. Gus hasn't classified as such.
> Gus wrote:
> >
> > IleneDover2@mailcity.com wrote:
> > > Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> > > Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> > > catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
> >
> > Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid
answer).
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<MajorDomo@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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> The EPA seems to think it is, they have it classified as
> a light truck in the 2003 CAFE guide book.
>
>
>
>
> mike hunt
Irrelevant. Gus hasn't classified as such.
> Gus wrote:
> >
> > IleneDover2@mailcity.com wrote:
> > > Because that is were the market is in the US today, not cars.
> > > Toyota is way ahead of Honda in that regard and Honda better
> > > catch up. Even Porsche MB and BMW are building trucks.
> >
> > Exactly which trucks is Porsche building ("Cayenne" is not a valid
answer).
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