"Del Sol" means "Of the Sun" in Spanish, and when Honda replaced the beloved little Civic CR-X two seater hatchback, it was with a two seater coupe that had a lift-off targa panel for a roof to let the sun shine in on those perfect summer driving days, as well as a power-retractable rear window for the full in-the-breeze driving experience.
It gave up a bit of pure sports car performance to the MX-5 roadster from Mazda, but the cockpit could be sealed up to make year-'round foul weather commuting a more pleasant experience.
The base version of the Civic-based two seater, the del Sol S, had front discs and rear drums, 13" steel wheels, and a 1.5L SOHC 16V four cylinder making 102 SAE net horsepower.
In a Car and Driver comparison test of '93 two-seater droptops, the del Sol Si finished behind the Mazda MX-5 Miata and ahead of the Mercury Capri XR2 and Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce. It did the sprint to sixty in 8.9 seconds and managed a 16.9 quarter at 82 mph. It circled the skidpad at 0.81g and stopped from 70 in 204 feet. Price as tested was $16,460, which comes to about $37k when adjusted for inflation.
The one in the photos was snapped in October of 2025 using a Nikon D2H and a 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom lens.
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