Reviewers strongly agree on its handling and fun to drive, but split on performance and value.
Performancesplit
“Straight line performance is pretty underwhelming. It makes good torque, but there's really no top end to speak of.” ▶ 4:41 Zygrene “it also has the highest as tested price. And it's also the slowest.” ▶ 16:28 Edmunds “200 horsepower is only disappointing if you planned on driving this car only in straight lines.” ▶ 0:34 Brian Makse Handlingstrong consensus
“The chassis is having an actual conversation with you, and most cars at this price will simply deliver you a monotonous monologue.” ▶ 6:59 Brian Makse “Honestly, the chassis of this car is a highlight.” ▶ 7:31 Zygrene “It handles amazing.” ▶ 13:00 Motormouth Fun to drivestrong consensus
“Honda buried a driver's tool inside of what looks like a gimmick, and every reviewer seems to have written it off as just fake gears.” ▶ 2:49 Brian Makse “I just wish this car had another 100 horsepower and a better top end.” ▶ 6:18 Zygrene “it's still fun enough that when you do find yourself on a mountain or canyon road, you're going to have a good time behind the wheel.” ▶ 17:59 Edmunds Daily drivabilityconsensus
“if I needed to sit in these seats for more than a couple of hours, the Honda is the clear choice.” ▶ 13:03 Edmunds “Honestly, it's super refined. Let's put it into uh comfort mode. Take it out of S+. We're in full electric now. And yeah, it's extremely quiet, extremely comfortable.” ▶ 8:43 Zygrene “if you're looking for a stylish car that you can use on an everyday basis, I think an automatic or in this case, no transmission... is actually a better solution.” ▶ 8:25 TFLnow Valuesplit
“it has not only the highest base price of this entire group, it also has the highest as tested price.” ▶ 16:24 Edmunds “For that kind of money, there are options in the marketplace.” ▶ 10:31 Motormouth “I think for $44,000 to be the only guy or gal on your block to actually park one of these in your garage... I think that's a really good value proposition.” ▶ 25:19 TFLnow Where reviewers split · Performance1 say · liveable“2-liter Atkinson cycle I4 with 200 horsepower and 232 pound-feet of torque.”MotorWeek ▶ 2 say · critical“Straight line performance is pretty underwhelming. It makes good torque, but there's really no top end to speak of.”Zygrene ▶ Where reviewers split · Value1 say · liveable“I think for $44,000 to be the only guy or gal on your block to actually park one of these in your garage... I think that's a really good value proposition.”TFLnow ▶ 1 say · critical“For that kind of money, there are options in the marketplace.”Motormouth ▶ 
