Honda Sports EV concept unveiled in Tokyo
 

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My reaction to this matches the expression made by the rear of the car...

For some reason it reminds me of this:

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I’m a fan of the design. I’m sure many are too. Something simple and Apple-esque about it.

Forget the sports car. Check out that Civic. Finally Honda is doing something cool. That Civic looks like my dad’s old 1974 Civic (also in white). I’m not excited about the EV stuff though.

Damn, I love it! Exactly the kind of sports car I'd like to see.

Ticks all but two important boxes for me. The rearward visibility will suck, look at those b pillars, they're huge :( The other is assuming a relatively high floor in the rear to accommodate batteries or motors there is very little storage space so maybe it should have a flatter roof. That also brings the possibility of better visibility if it's a shooting brake style with large side glass all the way from a narrowed b pillar to the tailgate.

Those front fender bumps sure look familiar . . .

looks very s800 and 2000gt -esque.

Was thinking the same thing:
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Gonna be that guy...

Pilars are labeled even in their absence. You are referring to the C pilar; the design has no B pilar.

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Yup

I love these things. I still want an MGB Gt more but wouldn't be disappointed to 'end up' with one of these.

Gee thanks buddy :thumbsup:

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Really? this is what i saw

Honda Sports EV Concept: Should They Build It?
 

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if it had a rear diffuser similar to the new mustangs (just simpler) and a more rounded front grill/headlight area like the Dodge Challenger, I would lovvveee it. Still interested though!

The twins did not originate swoopy peaked front fenders, ever seen a 70s AMC Javelin?!
This EV concept car's front fenders owe more to the S2000 than 86 IMO. Twins fenders have to arch up much higher because struts...

I think it looks great for the concept. I would definitely be into a reasonably priced sport coupe hybrid that didn't suck.

- Andrew

So are the text messages in the bumpers programmable by the driver? :evil:

I'm not a hatch fan, but I love this design, which came out close to the concept. If I wanted a daily to supplement the 86 that was an EV then I would consider this at the top of my list.

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<3 They look like toys that have been been hit with a grow-ray.

They are never going to build a S2000 successor or 86 competitor, but at least we could have this and I bet it would be relatively affordable.

My long term goal once I own a house is a small peppy and guilt free EV commuter to supplement my gas burning weekend car habit. I don’t care about range if all it is doing is taking me from my hypothetical home to work and back. This would be absolutely perfect. And would look great sitting a little bit low on some watanabe style wheels. But it’ll never come to the US, just like the other cool small EVs (like the ID3)

I think this was a great video. Thanks for sharing, I'll watch other videos of this guy..

I do like hatches, I do like small cars, and I loved this one. It's even better than the first concept designs. A Type-R version of this car, would be a dream car for me.
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French's also made a very nice design lately:

A GTI version of this one :drool:
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Yaris gr4 is also great.. :wub: And Suzuki Swift sport.. I even loved the new Hyundai i10..Man what is happening to me.. :bonk:


wait.. my car looks way better than these..

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Range is only 150km/93miles.
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This is how you get me into the EV game....something interesting.

I'd be scared of the plethora of screens inside though...

Anyone find it backwards that instead of having side mirrors that use 0 electricity, they put cameras in its place and screens to project that image that use electricity in an all electric car where range is at a premium and any electricity savings could be a boon?

May not use alot of electricity for those things but it has to be on full time for proper function.....

If they had made it a full-on Honda CVCC retro, I would have liked the design better. This one looks too much like a toy to me.

Regardless, I'm not the target audience for this even if it was coming to the US anyway. It's range doesn't even cover my daily commute with a margin of error.

I agree with @Sasquachulator about the cameras, although I would say there is a slim possibility that the aero improvement from using the side cameras offsets the electric use.

Range is pretty pathetic for the money they want to charge for this.

Chris Harris reviewed the Honda E on a recent Top Gear. The full review isn't avaliable yet but there are a couple of snippets.

About the range (personally he's wrong, the range sucks on a NEW EV, particularly for this price).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQY66IPiE1k

and a follow-up discussion that covers most of what he says when driving it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUXdizAqiGA

In the end, I don't really care for it but I can see where some folks do. I would have liked it when I was in my 20s and was driving my Civic CVCC wagon which I loved.

I like the sports coupe concept, but not a fan of the production version of the hatch. The 3 door hatch concept looked alright, but they turned it into an ugly 5 door hatch, which ruins the proportions and makes it look stumpy.

Anyway, build the coupe version, Honda, and don’t try to add extra doors, and I’d consider one in future. One of my fears is that as cars go electric across the fleet, sports coupes will be abandoned completely (except for crazy expensive supercars like the Tesla Roadster). The common man or woman deserve a sporty two door EV as well!