32 years ago, on this very planet, Honda leap-frogged itself and the competition. The car was the 1984 Civic, and Car and Driver's rave review, written by the not-yet-legendary Jean Lindamood, ended with the phrase "Damn, she's a fine one. Our orders are in." That, and a comparison drive of a Civic and then a Corolla, caused me to put my order in as well.