This Is Honda's New Project 2&4 Concept Powered By A MotoGP-Sourced V4

[venturaII]

Hope the driver enjoys every piece of debris on the road/track flung up into his face..

[RandomDeception]

The huge balls of the guy driving this would scrape on the ground.

[dem00n]

The only thing this car and mine share are the tires.

Great design though.

[DarkSunrise]

Love it. Obviously just a concept and not really practical, but it's the most exciting thing I've seen from Honda in the past decade or so.

[Captain Snooze]

I don't understand these sorts of concept cars. They just seem like a design studio is masturbating. Sure, they look good but have no practical application.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

I don't understand these sorts of concept cars. They just seem like a design studio is masturbating. Sure, they look good but have no practical application.

That is exactly what they are, just a form of engineering masturbation by guys that have the resources to actually build their binder doodles. Hell, it even says it was from a project challenge not as actual production concepts.
I am always entertained by the guys that fully believe these concepts will ever hit production in any form much less as the one off that they are.

[Poodles]

Nice renderings, but it's a lot of fluff. No feasible way to actually make that dashboard, so that's not going to look like that on the real car... that is if it's actually a functioning car and not some rolling sculpture with a painted piece of glass/plastic for a dash.

[Rampage]

This reminds me a bit of some of the concept cars that I have seen over the years where the designer leaves no place for a driver (or passenger). In this case it looks like they said, "Oh, $hit!" then "Oh well, lets just stick a seat right here."

[vh_supra26]

Back in 2015, Honda debuted the Project 2&4 concept that blended the best elements of a motorcycle and a car. Now, Honda has filed a patent for a similar type of vehicle, and it has us wondering what the automaker has up its sleeve.

Recent patent documents include drawings of an open-air sports car with a cast-aluminum backbone chassis. The patent says the body structure requires relatively few components, and has one support member that can attach to parts needed for the steering, pedals, seat, and footrest. The structure is very light to improve fuel efficiency, and it’s also stiff to “give the occupant a direct feel of acceleration like an automobile.” Since this light frame can be produced using aluminum die casting, Honda should be able to shorten manufacturing times and reduce costs.

The drawings show the engine is mounted in the middle of the vehicle, much like the Project 2&4. Although the patent drawings show a four-wheel vehicle, the setup can also be used on a three-wheel vehicle or even a vehicle with more than four wheels, the patent says.

While the Project 2&4 was shown as a one-seater, this version appears to have two seats. But to reduce weight and improve fuel economy, the passenger seat can be removed in this model, the patent says. Furthermore, a protection member secures the vehicle at three key points to protect occupants in the event of a rollover.

We certainly wouldn’t mind if Honda decided to bring the Project 2&4 to life. The car’s striking design was inspired by the Honda RA272 Formula 1 car from 1965, but instead of using a V-12 engine, it featured a tiny 1.0-liter V-4 engine making 212 hp. This engine was said to be specially tuned for street driving. Remarkably, the concept weighed just 893 pounds.

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office

http://www.motortrend.com/news/paten...-concept-life/

[Re_Invention]

Looks like fun. Bring it to market for under $25k and I'll bite

[RRnold]

Tiny 1.0L V4 at 212hp... yawn.

[Twinz]

Originally Posted by RRnold

Tiny 1.0L V4 at 212hp... yawn.

And only 900lbs that 212hp needs to move.

So, there's that.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by Twinz

And only 900lbs that 212hp needs to move.

So, there's that.

I get the PWR and wind in your face, I ride motorcycles.

The RC213V is 184K so I wouldn't be surprised if this thing isn't cheap.

So, there's that.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/90091/...onda-rc213v-s/

[zigzagz94]

Left lane news might have gotten a spy shot of this mystery project. Looks similar to the patent drawings to me.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/spied-is...nsx-94896.html