Test drive Honda Stream 2003 - 2006 Minivan

Healthy imbalance

What kind of car is this? First of all, it is a purebred Honda. An expressive and essentially the right car, almost family, which could become compactiven. But he did not, and thereby turned out to be excellent. First of all from others.


To understand how the same everything around, you need to face something out of the ordinary. With something that brings a certain confusion in around what is happening, breaks the usual stereotypes and allows you to look at the world from a different angle. Realizing the fact of the existence of a certain abnormal unusualness, you should slightly (strongly) admire (horrify) and then tightly and firmly assimilate that all the same is the most correct. And calm down on this.

 

Take, for example, a platypus. No, no, do not be afraid for him after recognizing his unique originality, we will immediately release the unfortunate creature to freedom. Ah! He pecked, infection! Pshol away! No, have you seen this? What a strange creation either an animal or a bird. And how it starts to lay down the eggs at all, it is not clear what. And they also say that aliens do not exist! Yes, the animal world is mysterious and diverse

 

And not only the animal, by the way. And in the automotive world there are enough of their plaintos. For example, Honda Stream is also an extremely non -standard phenomenon. Not a platypus, of course, but at least a marsupial bear. What is this station wagon? Then it is not clear why he has such a short and sloping hood. Or maybe this is compactway? Also not: compactiven should be at least high. True, there is still such a term as UPV station wagon of increased capacity. This is closer to the truth, although not to the very point. It will be correct to say that Honda Stream is Honda Stream. That is, out of the ordinary car.
 
Of course, the Japanese have no longer a show off. They made a car on the basis of a common sivik, which is difficult to unambiguously attribute to a certain class.
 
Already a rather rare phenomenon of the multi-vaccineer golf class is ennobled by the seal of a healthy show-off. And in an updated form it became even more noticeable. The headaches of headlights towering over a developed frying bumper look like a protest against practical utilitarianism. Yes, and in profile the car looks unusual. The swift silhouette of the machine looks mainly due to the clearly low roof. And the fact that the overall height is greatly reduced, you see, barely finding himself in the back seats: the head almost takes out the ceiling. No, so compactives are not done! Stream is exactly as original than ordinary Van, how much and less practical. However, this does not mean at all that the Japanese ruined a good idea of \u200b\u200brealization, no! Simply and treat the car somewhat differently. You need to accept it like that and see the pluses in its minuses. Moreover, this car is simply in bulk in bulk.
 
The main of the advantages is the number of sites for sitting, of which six pieces can be counted on stream. That is, two in each row. By the way, until the recent modernization of Stream was seven -seater, but after restyling, the middle sofa was cut into two exactly the same sidons. The reserved seat was turned into St. With the exception of the very last row, where, with at least the minimum human love of adults, it is undesirable, the rest of the places are convenient both in the city and on the long journey. A very good review opens from the driver's seat in any of the parts of the world, which greatly facilitates movement in the city.

 

Generally good to ride Stream! And not at all dumb. Although, initially, it seemed that the machine gun selector in the beard is inconvenient. However, I tried and take my words back. The most that! And the rest of Stream turned out to be his boyfriend. He is honest, and it has it. He does not try to make a right family out of himself, and therefore allows you and you and liberties. The engine is magnificent. The machine is beautiful. Their combination is perfect. The motor spins perfectly and sounds, and the box sorts the transmission without any falsehood so plays Largo Appassionato Beethoven's pianist virtuoso. Delight and feast of spirit. All. I will not say anything else, for superfluous.

 

What kind of car is this? First of all, it is a purebred Honda. An expressive and essentially the right car, almost family, which could become compactiven. But he did not, and thereby turned out to be excellent. First of all from others.
 
Autography
Honda Stream
Winner of the Japanese competition car 2001
Predecessor
no
Platform
Civic VII
Premiere
october 2000
Modernization
december 2003
Body
5-door station wagon
Engines
1.7-2.0 l (125-156 l.
Production
Japan
Expected replacement
2006
 
During the test, the car is insured by Rosno.
 

Photo: Vsevolod Konovalov, Roman Ostanin

Text: Kirill Brevdo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Wheel magazine [No. 85/2004]