As a package, the Honda del Sol offers some unique characteristics. Its hard targa top provides top-down motoring without a winter penalty. The front-drive layout also offers a bad-weather advantage over the rear-drive Mazda Miata, the del Sol's primary competitor.The del Sol has all the Honda virtues of intelligent design, high quality and advanced technology - witness the spunky VTEC engine.
The interior is relatively livable for a sports car, although there are some ergonomic problems. The mid- to high-teens price is reasonable, too, for such an entertaining car.