The Honda Element was also a BIG DEAL with the dog sports crowd -- agility, etc. I was an auto reviewer at the time for a site called DogCars.com, evaluating cars for their usefulness to serious dog owners, and we gave the Element the DogCar of the Year Award.57yrs, 5'9" and tired of climbing in and out of my Ram. The exact same thing happened with the Honda Element. Marketed heavily to young adventure crowd and couldnt make enough of them for the old adventure/grocery hauler crowd. You would think that someone would step up and remind them that young people dont have any money yet.......
63, and I've been waiting for YEARS for a compact truck like my old Ford Ranger. Good thing I have my late father's '94 Chevy Stepside for my feed store runs, because you can't get much hay in a Honda CR-V.Curious how all the videos show very young “buyers” on the promos. I am 64 and am exited to get my new little truck, just saying.
I've owned an element 3 different times over the years - loved it! Honda could have made it into something more, but chose to stick with the lower trim/specs and the pool of buyers dried up - not enough innovation to warrant an upgrade, and everyone who liked it already owned one. By the time it was time to upgrade, the Element was just a slightly boxier SUV - it had lost its unique appeal.The Honda Element was also a BIG DEAL with the dog sports crowd -- agility, etc. I was an auto reviewer at the time for a site called DogCars.com, evaluating cars for their usefulness to serious dog owners, and we gave the Element the DogCar of the Year Award.
Honda lapped it up, and put up stand-ups in the dealerships to crow about it.
Sorry to be a downer this morning, but you better check that flat towing idea.Given the available colors and base price, definitely targeting younger buyers. That said this 62 year old man is getting a hybrid XLT to flat tow behind my motorhome (in old man silver).
If I recall correctly, I believe the 2.0L with the 8 speed auto can't be flat towed, but the hybrid can. I'd be lying if I said I understood the reason exactly, I'm not too mechanically practiced, but I think it is something to do with the transmission. There was a promotional pamphlet with a lot of the Maverick's specs on it that listed which ones could be flat towed.Sorry to be a downer this morning, but you better check that flat towing idea.
I have read several threads that seem to indicate Flat Towing is not an option on several of not all of the offered configurations.
Don’t take this as gosp, but I would recommend you verify that.
Correct. The Hybrid had some limitations, like 70mph and you had to stop every so often to start it (presumably to get lubrication to eCVT)If I recall correctly, I believe the 2.0L with the 8 speed auto can't be flat towed, but the hybrid can. I'd be lying if I said I understood the reason exactly, I'm not too mechanically practiced, but I think it is something to do with the transmission. There was a promotional pamphlet with a lot of the Maverick's specs on it that listed which ones could be flat towed.