FWD, Civic

[Matthew Born <MBorn@ALI-ABA.ORG>]

Scott, didn't the Fiat 128 precede the Civic? I would think the 128 
qualifies as well outside the realm of "oddball or niche" cars. Well, 
it did then. It would be seriously oddball today.

Matthew Born


>>>1.  While Sir Alec Issigonis' Mini (another choice) was in 1959 the 
first car to use the transverse FWD layout, Honda's use of it in the 
1973 Civic-the first by a company outside of the British Phlegmsucking 
Leyland oligarchy of dunces-moved it out of the realm of oddball or 
niche cars (such as Saab, Audi, and Lancia) and into the global 
market.