The Honda Stream is a car manufactured from 2000 to 2014, described as a multi-purpose vehicle or as an estate car. The second-generation model was officially presented on 13 July 2006.
Honda Stream at a glance
| Maker | Honda |
|---|---|
| Production | 2000–2014 |
| Class | MPV or estate car |
| First generation | RN1–5 |
| Japanese launch | 27 October 2000 |
| European launch | 2001 |
| Base | Honda Civic, 100 mm longer chassis |
| Seats | seven, later six |
| Engines | 1.7-litre D17 and 2.0-litre K20A |
| 1.7 power | 130 PS |
| 2.0 power | 154 PS (158 PS with four-wheel drive) |
| Gearboxes | four-speed automatic, five-speed automatic with sequential mode |
| Facelift | September 2003 |
| Absolute | December 2003, K20B direct injection with CVT |
| Second generation | presented 13 July 2006 |
Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the Stream.
History of the Honda Stream
A sporty seven-seater
The first-generation Stream went on sale in Japan on 27 October 2000 and in Europe in 2001. It was largely based on the Civic, with the same flat chassis but 100 mm added in length to fit the third row of seats; Honda described it in brochures as a sporty seven-seater. It came with a 1.7-litre D17 engine or the 2.0-litre K20A, matched to a four-speed automatic or a five-speed automatic with sequential mode respectively; some export markets also got a manual.
Engines and drive
At launch in Japan the 1.7 in G and L trim had a four-speed automatic and front- or four-wheel drive, while the 2.0 in iL and iS trim was front-wheel drive only with a five-speed automatic. By January 2001 a four-wheel-drive version of the larger engine with a four-speed automatic had been added. The 1.7 produced 130 PS, the 2.0 154 PS, and the 2.0 in four-wheel-drive form 158 PS.
Facelift and Absolute
The first-generation Stream was facelifted in September 2003. In December 2003 the Honda Stream Absolute debuted, a sportier-looking variant with a direct-injection 2.0-litre K20B engine and CVT. The K20B was Honda’s first lean-burn direct-injection petrol engine, offered only in Japan under the RN5 model code, and no other Honda used direct injection until the Earth Dreams engines of 2012. A 1.7-litre Absolute was also sold without technical changes. From 2004 the car was sold with six seats in some markets, and the second generation was presented in July 2006.
Design and features
- Civic base: the same flat chassis, 100 mm longer.
- Seven seats: a compact three-row MPV.
- K20B direct injection: Honda’s first lean-burn petrol engine.
- Absolute trim: the sportier version with CVT.
Honda Stream versions
- Stream 1.7 (2000): G and L trims.
- Stream 2.0 (2000): iL and iS trims.
- Four-wheel-drive 2.0 (2001): added a year after launch.
- Stream Absolute (2003): direct-injection K20B with CVT.
- Second generation (2006): the later car.
The Stream shares its platform with the Honda Civic and CR-V, and sits below the Stepwgn. More Hondas are in the Honda collection.
Sources
- Honda Stream, English Wikipedia: launch, engines, facelift, Absolute, seats
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