Ode to the Honda CRX HF

From 1988 to 1991, Honda's 2 door CRX was offered with a high fuel economy package. Honda, recognized for a legacy of fuel efficiency and innovation, sold the HF in the USA through their dealer network just as any other mass production vehicle of theirs.

An attractive vehicle, the CRX HF was only discernible from a regular CRX by it's smaller than usual exhaust pipe, "HF" decal and narrower than normal tires.

While the appeal of a car with EPA rating of 41 city and 50 highway wasn't as hot as it would be today, the cars sold well and are still readily available (in various states of operation condition). Even using the 2008 revised EPA standards, the CRX HF still rates well at 37 city and 47 highway.

Current market CRX HF's have a cult like following; some have been transformed into race cars (due to a uniquely lighter weight unibody). A good, or better, condition HF may retrieve $2500-$5000. Assuming another $5000 for respectable restoration, the CRX HF nets out at or below $10k total and achieves near-hybrid fuel economy with all of the novelty, nostalgia, and no extra batteries.