Cheap fun in the sun Honda decided to go head to head with the wildly successful Mazda Miata when it introduced the Civic del Sol for the 1993 model year and is the subject of this week’s spot. Priced at $15,695 and featuring a removable targa top, five-speed manual, and a high-winding VTEC engine, it was ready to take on the budget roadster market. Trim levels in its first year were limited to the S and Si models powered by SOHC Honda D-series 4-cylinder engines.
