Gikk litt fort, egentlige er det korrekte navnet 1300 kupé, men Honda kupé 9 blir godtatt. Det er en av internkodene. En spenstig bilmodell. For å sitere Sports Car World:
"Four cylinders ... fair enough. Air-cooled? Well, it's been done. Transversely-mounted engine? That's been done, too. Forced-induction air-cooling? Not all that new. Front-wheel drive? Not new. Four carbs on a four-banger? Standard procedure, for Honda. Dry-sump? Been popular in performance cars for donkey's years. Cross-over swing axles? Extremely rare!
But combine all these features in one super-sporty little coupe, and you've got what looks on paper to be the weirdest little motor car ever!"