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The Tokyo motor show might be three weeks away, but the Japanese manufacturers have already started their posturing.
First to buzz the newswires is Honda. It will show off a near-production version of its CR-Z Concept, the world’s first hybrid sports car, which will fizzle into reality when it goes on sale in the UK this time next year.
Alongside that will be the cheeky EV-N concept, an all-electric microcar inspired by the N360S kei car from the Sixties. It would seem it also uses the wheels from a Tonka toy. Honda admits this one really is a design concept and has no plans to actually build it. Which is a shame, as we’d like to see it take on the Toyota iQ.
The green-mobiles continue with the Skydeck concept – a family car that shows how hybrids could be packaged in the future. Instead of piling the batteries behind the rear seats, which chomps into bootspace, the Skydeck packs them down the middle of the car, beneath the central tunnel.
And if that’s not enough, click here to see what other little surprise Honda is taking to the show...
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Africord commented on this article
at 04:18 pm on 30 September 2009
The CR-Z looks a lot like the old CRX, but that's probably on purpose. Any one know if this is the Accord or Insight platform? Or if its coming to the US? Green and cool works for me.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 05:15 pm on 30 September 2009
Africord, it's more likely to be Civic-based, as the CR-X was, and will be released in Europe first. But because people in California are Hybrid-Whores, you're safe to get your hopes up.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 05:19 pm on 30 September 2009
Aah, I'm not sure about that CR-Z II. I kinda prefered the original one (that made me all exited about buying one), but now the lights are differently-shaped, it just sort of looks like they made it wrong. I'm sure it's just more production-realistic and stuff, but I'm beginning to like it less :-( . The EV-N Concept looks really cute though! Like a little white frog. The other one looks like a CR-Z crossed with a US-Market Honda Odyssey.
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J4KE.H4M commented on this article
at 05:34 pm on 30 September 2009
mikeado, u never sleep do you? althou taking up 2nd and 3rd comment is just selfish! there is no such thing as a hybrid sports car. it cant exist, hybrid and sports are too different, like matter & anti matter!
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 05:39 pm on 30 September 2009
Well Jake, I don't tend to sleep at 5:30pm, sorry if that seems abnormal to you. And I only took up more than one comment because one cannot put paragraphs in these blasted comments. Change it TopGear!! [paragraph break] More CR-Z info here, including production and power: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Honda-Concepts/243692/
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