Why is Honda stereotyped as 'slow'?

As slow as a Honda, as I always hear.

Honda has Civic SiR, Integra, Accord V6, turbocharged v-tec, etc. It is an excellent brand and is NOT slow.

Why are people so ignorant these days?

Ever heard of a NS-X? It's coming back as 2015 model with two turbo chargers and about 500 ponies. Now that is… SLOW huh? Even the K-series, most of them have around 200 HP…

Liverhuyen2003, strongly agree, K-series, R series, Honda NSX with 500 hp is outstanding. Call that a slow car.

Mainstream Hondas are made for getting from one place to another. Honda is not a performance brand, like Pontiac was. My daughter had a 1993 Accord LX with a 0-60 time of about 10 seconds - the same as our 2010 Prius. When somebody asks how to make their 1992 Accord fast, the only reasonable answer is it is basically a slow car and "faster" will not be fast.

Even for people who do all sorts of silly mods the chassis is still the chassis of a domestic car. Front wheel drive keeps it forever in the lower realm of performance.

Stock Hondas are slow. They're fuel efficient cars they won't have massive amounts of power but it doesn't mean you can't make power with Honda's. Just need the $$

Somebody has to hate. Plenty of slower brands, but they're not even worth mentioning.

There's always "faster", but the people you're listening to are stuck in a mindset of drag racing. The best driver wins as opposed to the most powerful engine. Then again, there are people who confuse "fast" with "quick", interchange the two and misuse the terms. In other words, they are stupid.

Never heard that one before, wouldn't pay any attention to it either, Hondas are not made for speed, they're made for reliability, durability, and comfort.