Honda Street

Honda Street: which version to buy

The Honda Street to buy is the 2 generation, restyling 0.7 MT with 44 hp and RWD if you want the lowest kerb weight per horsepower in the catalogue (860 kg / 44 hp = 19.5 kg/hp). If you need AWD, the same restyling’s 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD is the strongest all-wheel version, but it is also the heaviest Street in the data at 920 kg.

The Honda Street to buy is the 2 generation, restyling 0.7 MT with 44 hp and RWD if you want the lowest kerb weight per horsepower in the catalogue (860 kg / 44 hp = 19.5 kg/hp). If you need AWD, the same restyling’s 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD is the strongest all-wheel version, but it is also the heaviest Street in the data at 920 kg. If you only need a light city Microvan and will accept less power, the pre-restyle 2 generation 0.6 MT 34 hp RWD is the lightest Honda Street at 790 kg. Every Honda Street in this catalogue is a Microvan, Gasoline, Inline 3 cylinders, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No. 0–100, top speed, mpg, CO2, eco class, gross weight and wheel size are not measured on every version, so the choice is made on power, torque, kerb weight, drive and gearbox.

Honda Street generations: what actually changed

The Honda Street has 2 generations in the data, and the restyling sits inside the second generation, not as a third one.

2 generation ran 1988-05-01 to 1993-09-30, body Microvan, 6 versions. Three of them are 0.6 (547 cc, 34 hp / 25 kW at 5500 rpm, 44 Nm at 5000 rpm, fuel 95, bore × stroke 62.5 × 59.5). The other three are 0.7 (656 cc, 38 hp / 28 kW at 5300 rpm). The step from 547 cc to 656 cc is +109 cc (+19.9% displacement) for +4 hp (+11.8%) and +9 or +10 Nm depending on the 0.7 MT. Fuel on the 0.7 versions is 92, not 95. All six 2 generation engines are Carburetor, engine location Central.

2 generation, restyling ran 1993-10-01 to 1999-06-30 as a generation window; every listed restyling version itself is dated 1993-10-01 to 1998-09-30. Body remains Microvan, still 6 versions, all 0.7 / 656 cc. The restyling drops the 0.6 / 34 hp line. It keeps the 38 hp Carburetor trio and adds a 44 hp / 32 kW at 5500 rpm, 58 Nm at 5100 rpm line with Distributed injection (multi-point). That is +6 hp (+15.8%) and +4 Nm versus the 38 hp / 54 Nm restyling engines. One restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD is the only Street with engine location Front, transverse; every other Street is Central.

Ground clearance is 195 mm on every version. Fuel tank is 37 litres on every version. Front brakes are Disc, rear Drum. Front suspension Independent, spring, rear Dependent, spring. Compression ratio is 9.8 on every engine. Boost is No on every engine.

Honda Street specs: every version named as in the data

Same names are split by power, drive, injection and (where it differs) torque.

2 generation, restyling (1993-10-01 – 1998-09-30 for these versions)

2 generation (1988-05-01 – 1993-09-30)

Engine layout is Inline 3 on all twelve versions. Engine location is Central on eleven versions and Front, transverse on the restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD.

Honda Street horsepower and power per litre

Specific output (hp per litre) is arithmetic on the given displacement and power.

• Restyling 0.7 MT / 0.7 AT 44 hp: 44 / 0.656 = 67.1 hp/L. Highest in the Honda Street catalogue.
• 2 generation 0.6 MT / 0.6 AT 34 hp: 34 / 0.547 = 62.2 hp/L. Second densest, even though absolute power is lowest.
• Restyling and 2 generation 0.7 38 hp engines: 38 / 0.656 = 57.9 hp/L. Lowest specific output.

So the 0.6 is not “weak for its size”: it is more powerful per litre than every 38 hp 0.7. The restyling 44 hp engine is the one that actually raises specific output. Peak power rpm moves from 5300 on the 38 hp 0.7 to 5500 on both the 34 hp 0.6 and the 44 hp 0.7. Peak torque rpm is 4500 on the 38 hp 0.7 (53 or 54 Nm), 5000 on the 0.6 (44 Nm), and 5100 on the 44 hp restyling (58 Nm). The 44 hp engine therefore makes both more torque and that torque later in the rev range than the 38 hp 0.7.

The only torque mismatch inside one name is 2 generation 0.7 MT 38 hp: RWD is listed at 53 Nm, AWD at 54 Nm. Restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp is 54 Nm on both RWD and AWD.

Honda Street weight: kg per horsepower

Kerb weight per hp (lower is better on paper):

2 generation, restyling

• 0.7 MT 44 hp RWD: 860 / 44 = 19.5 kg/hp — best in the catalogue.
• 0.7 AT 44 hp RWD: 880 / 44 = 20.0 kg/hp.
• 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD: 920 / 44 = 20.9 kg/hp.
• 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD: 810 / 38 = 21.3 kg/hp.
• 0.7 AT 38 hp RWD: 830 / 38 = 21.8 kg/hp.
• 0.7 MT 38 hp AWD: 860 / 38 = 22.6 kg/hp.

2 generation

• 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD (53 Nm): 810 / 38 = 21.3 kg/hp.
• 0.7 AT 38 hp RWD: 830 / 38 = 21.8 kg/hp.
• 0.7 MT 38 hp AWD: 850 / 38 = 22.4 kg/hp.
• 0.6 MT 34 hp RWD: 790 / 34 = 23.2 kg/hp.
• 0.6 AT 34 hp RWD: 810 / 34 = 23.8 kg/hp.
• 0.6 MT 34 hp AWD: 830 / 34 = 24.4 kg/hp — worst kg/hp in the catalogue.

Lightest Honda Street: 2 generation 0.6 MT 34 hp RWD at 790 kg. Heaviest: restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD at 920 kg. That is +130 kg from lightest to heaviest, +16.5%.

AWD cost in kerb weight (same generation, same power, Manual):

• Restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp: AWD 860 minus RWD 810 = +50 kg.
• Restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp: AWD 920 minus RWD 860 = +60 kg.
• 2 generation 0.6 MT 34 hp: AWD 830 minus RWD 790 = +40 kg.
• 2 generation 0.7 MT 38 hp: AWD 850 minus RWD 810 = +40 kg.

Automatic cost versus Manual (same power, RWD):

• Restyling 0.7 AT 38 hp 830 kg versus 0.7 MT 38 hp 810 kg = +20 kg.
• Restyling 0.7 AT 44 hp 880 kg versus 0.7 MT 44 hp 860 kg = +20 kg.
• 2 generation 0.6 AT 34 hp 810 kg versus 0.6 MT 34 hp 790 kg = +20 kg.
• 2 generation 0.7 AT 38 hp 830 kg versus 0.7 MT 38 hp 810 kg = +20 kg.

Every Automatic is 3 gears; every Manual is 5 gears. There is no Automatic AWD in the data: if you want AWD, the gearbox is Manual.

Gross mass is not measured on all versions. Wheel size is not measured on all versions.

Honda Street mpg, 0–100 and performance

For every version, 0–100 is not measured, top speed is not measured, city / highway / combined consumption is not measured, CO2 is not measured, eco class is not measured. Honda Street mpg cannot be ranked from this catalogue. The tank is 37 litres on all twelve versions, so range cannot be compared either.

What can be compared is the power and mass that would drive those unmeasured figures. The restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp RWD combines the highest power (44 hp) with a mid kerb weight (860 kg). The restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD is 50 kg lighter than that 44 hp RWD but 6 hp and 4 Nm down. The 2 generation 0.6 MT RWD is 70 kg lighter than the restyling 44 hp RWD but 10 hp and 14 Nm down.

Honda Street dimensions and clearance

Length is not measured. Ground clearance is 195 mm on every Honda Street in both 2 generation and 2 generation, restyling, so clearance does not decide the purchase. Body type does not either: all are Microvan.

Which Honda Street version to choose

Buy restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp RWD if you want the best power-to-weight in the data. 44 hp, 58 Nm, Distributed injection (multi-point), Manual 5, RWD, 860 kg, 19.5 kg/hp, 67.1 hp/L. That is +6 hp and +4 Nm versus any 38 hp Street, and +10 hp / +14 Nm versus any 0.6. You give up 50 kg versus the restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD (810 kg) and 70 kg versus the lightest 0.6 MT RWD.

Buy restyling 0.7 AT 44 hp if you want that engine with Automatic. Same 44 hp / 58 Nm / multi-point injection, Automatic 3, RWD, 880 kg. Versus the 44 hp Manual, you pay +20 kg and drop from 5 gears to 3. Versus the restyling 0.7 AT 38 hp (830 kg, Carburetor), you gain 6 hp and 4 Nm for +50 kg.

Buy restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD if you need AWD and will take the heaviest Street. 44 hp, 58 Nm, Front, transverse, AWD, 920 kg, 20.9 kg/hp. Versus the 44 hp RWD Manual, AWD costs +60 kg. Versus the restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp AWD (860 kg, Carburetor, Central), you gain 6 hp / 4 Nm and +60 kg, and you are the only version with Front, transverse instead of Central. There is no 44 hp Automatic AWD.

Buy restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD if you want the lightest restyling Street. 38 hp, 54 Nm, Carburetor, 810 kg. Same kerb weight as 2 generation 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD, with 54 Nm instead of 53 Nm. You give up the 44 hp engine.

Buy restyling 0.7 AT 38 hp if you want Automatic without the 44 hp engine. 830 kg, same as 2 generation 0.7 AT. No power gain versus the older 0.7 AT; the restyling’s extra value on this name is calendar years 1993-10-01–1998-09-30 versus 1988-05-01–1993-09-30.

Buy restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp AWD only if you need AWD and will not take the 44 hp AWD. 860 kg, +50 kg versus the 38 hp RWD Manual, −60 kg versus the 44 hp AWD. Engine stays Central and Carburetor.

Buy 2 generation 0.6 MT 34 hp RWD if minimum kerb weight is the only target. 790 kg, fuel 95, 547 cc, 62.2 hp/L but 23.2 kg/hp. It is 10 hp and 14 Nm below the restyling 44 hp RWD.

Buy 2 generation 0.6 AT 34 hp if you want Automatic on the 0.6. 810 kg, +20 kg versus 0.6 MT RWD.

Buy 2 generation 0.6 MT 34 hp AWD only for AWD on the 0.6. 830 kg, worst 24.4 kg/hp. Same kerb weight as 2 generation 0.7 AT 38 hp, which has +4 hp and +10 Nm but is RWD and Automatic.

Buy 2 generation 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD (53 Nm) if you want 656 cc before the restyling without AWD. 810 kg, same weight as restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp RWD, 1 Nm less torque.

Buy 2 generation 0.7 MT 38 hp AWD if you want AWD before October 1993. 850 kg, 10 kg lighter than restyling 0.7 MT 38 hp AWD (860 kg), 70 kg lighter than restyling 0.7 MT 44 hp AWD. Power stays 38 hp.

Buy 2 generation 0.7 AT 38 hp if you want Automatic 0.7 before the restyling. Specs match restyling 0.7 AT 38 hp: 38 hp, 54 Nm, 830 kg, RWD.

Honda Street engine choice in one line

There are three engines by output: 34 hp / 547 cc / Carburetor / fuel 95; 38 hp / 656 cc / Carburetor / fuel 92; 44 hp / 656 cc / Distributed injection (multi-point) / fuel 92. The 44 hp engine exists only in 2 generation, restyling. The 34 hp engine exists only in 2 generation. AWD is always Manual. Automatic is always 3 gears and RWD. Reliability, problems, mpg and 0–100 are not measured; the ranking above is only the arithmetic of the listed hp, Nm and kg.