1991 Honda Beat

THIS… is a 1991 Honda Beat, finished in red with a black interior.

• This Beat is a Japanese-market, right-hand drive kei roadster that’s titled in Washington. It’s equipped with a metric instrument cluster, and its odometer indicates approximately 73,700 kilometers, which represents about 45,800 miles.
• Factory equipment includes a manual soft top, air conditioning, power windows, and a cassette and CD player.
• Modifications reported by the seller include 13-inch front and 14-inch rear Watanabe RS wheels, an aftermarket exhaust system, an aftermarket front bumper, a white exterior stripe, aftermarket mirrors, aftermarket roll bar hoops, leather upholstery, an aftermarket shift knob, an aftermarket steering wheel, and a Denso ETC (electronic toll collection) system, among others listed below.
• Produced from 1991 to 1996, Honda’s Beat was one of the holy trinity of Bubble Era Kei sports cars, along with the Autozam AZ-1 and Suzuki Cappuccino. In true Honda fashion, it eschewed the turbos favored by its competitors, instead relying on individual throttle bodies for instant response and a spine-tingling mechanical soundtrack, especially approaching the 8,500 rpm redline. The final car green-lighted by Soichiro Honda, the Beat also remains one of the most memorable machines developed under his eponymous empire.
• Power comes from a 656cc inline-3, rated at about 63 horsepower and 44 lb-ft of torque. It spins the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual transmission.