Publication: Motor Fan
Format: “Bubble Index” Road Test
Date: April 1971
Authors: Osamu Mochizuki, Katsuzo Kageyama, Shigeki Asaoka, Yasuhei Oguchi, Reiko Ikuuchi, Kensuke Ishizu, Masahide Sano

A Small Luxury Car

How effectively can a 5-speed gearbox be utilized within the constraints of a kei car?

This question set the tone for this test as a whole. So—what was the reality?

How Effective Is the 5-Speed Transmission?

Of the five models in the Honda Z Dynamic Series, the “Z-GS”–the last to be introduced–went on sale on January 25. Its bold styling is fundamentally the same as that of the four models already released (ACT, PRO, TS, and GT).