A Honda Dustbuster?

So this past week I was searching for reviews of my new car, and I came across a tounge-in-cheek review that mentions the Cooper and the Civic in the same breath. Writing on the Truth About Cars site, writer Justin Berkowitz describes the Cooper's personality:

" . . . the Cooper is a smug little bastard of a car. I don’t have to brake for that turn. I can carve through traffic. I can fit into that parking space. I get 40 mpg highway. Unlike that psychotic dust-buster Civic, I've got completely customizable character."

I've owned a couple of Honda Civic Del Sols and a Civic EX. The DOHC four-cylinder engine definately make a sound like a psychotic dustbuster, particulary if you rev it in reverse.