Explore 10 affordable JDM cars under $20K, like the Honda Beat and Nissan 300ZX, offering 90s style, performance, and value in 2025.

I’m finally back home after picking up my Honda Beat some 2,100 miles away. As soon as I saw the day’s sunny forecast I knew I had to take it for my first drive. This rad little thing is now ...

The Honda Beat, a Japan-only car made to fit the country's stringent "Kei" regulations, used a very interesting method to wring more power out of the engine.

Listen: this is very important. Do not drive a Honda Beat, ever, because it will ruin you for other cars and you will then have to buy one.

The Honda Beat was an adorable little kei that was never sold in the U.S. Here's how fast it could go and whether it's even legal to drive here.

The Beat was replaced in 2015 by the S660, a targa-topped kei sports car with a turbocharged three-pot. Like our articles? Please follow us or consider a contribution: ...

Honda’s new S660 roadster is a pint-size, mid-engine two-seater that was recently unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Some will recognize the formula as that of the Honda Beat roadster from the 1990s.

Finding parts for the Beat can be an issue. You can buy reasonably priced panels direct from Japan and, not so long ago, Honda announced it would be reproducing a raft of hitherto unavailable parts.

As the Sonny and Cher hit from 1967 says, “The Beat Goes On.” At least that’s what we’re hearing from Honda as begins to ramp up its new sports car program. Find out more about the ...

It took a year and a half for Honda to restart production for the Beat's dampers. It's not as simple as flipping a switch.

After the NX125 (and several other of its international offerings), Honda has now patented the Beat scooter in India. Like the NX125, the Beat shares its engine with an Indian Honda scooter, the ...

The Honda Beat has a redline of around 8500 rpm. The engine doesn't cut out until well past 9000.