RE: Tokyo Motor Show Has Green Theme
Thursday 22nd October 2009
EVN mimics Honda's 1960s city carThe Honda CR-Z has been revealed, with at least half a chance of appealing to sports driving tastes when it arrives in UK showrooms next year, but most of the new tech stuff is hardly likely to set enthusiasts' hearts racing.
The Subaru Hybrid TourerSubaru in turn has revealed its Hybrid Tourer concept, which apart from being a relatively uninspiring jump onto the hybrid bandwagon, offers a new 'design language' which will apparently make its way onto future models - including that sharper new front fizzog.
Tokyo Motor Show Has Green Theme
Japanese car makers focus on saving the planet - mostly
Apart from a couple of notable exceptions like the Lexus LF-A and Toyota FT-86 coupe, most of the energy at this year's recession-blighted Tokyo motorshow has been expended on 'environmental' projects.
EVN mimics Honda's 1960s city car
It's a shame, as the Tokyo show has tradtionally been noted for its flights of fancy. However a couple of other concepts from the Japanese majors are worth a mention, including Honda's amusingly retro-styled EV-N - a small 4-seater battery electric vehicle, inspired by the N360, Honda's 360cc micro car launched in the 1960s.
It has solar cells on the roof which could be used to charge the on-board battery, is less than three metres long and has a width of 1475mm. It also has a pocket in each door for one of the weird U3-X gyroscopically controlled unicycles that Honda is also offering as part of the solution to urban travel problems.
The Subaru Hybrid Tourer
There's no Tokyo show next year, but it's scheduled to return in 2011 - when hopefully it will have found its mojo!
Discussion
Mr Gear said:
What an insightful contribution! Thanks for sharing.
I think the EVN looks great. It would be nice to have a few more details.
It's aerodynamic qualities for one. I think the EVN looks great. It would be nice to have a few more details.
I do like the look of that EVN but a bit odd they are pitching this as green when it appears as aerodynamic as a brick.
Agent Orange said:
Mr Gear said:
What an insightful contribution! Thanks for sharing.
I think the EVN looks great. It would be nice to have a few more details.
It's aerodynamic qualities for one. I think the EVN looks great. It would be nice to have a few more details.
I do like the look of that EVN but a bit odd they are pitching this as green when it appears as aerodynamic as a brick.
Agent Orange said:
Mr Gear said:
What an insightful contribution! Thanks for sharing.
I think the EVN looks great. It would be nice to have a few more details.
It's aerodynamic qualities for one. I think the EVN looks great. It would be nice to have a few more details.
I do like the look of that EVN but a bit odd they are pitching this as green when it appears as aerodynamic as a brick.
Would the brick like design not give the better gains allowing short length while maintaining interior space?
G0ldfysh said:
Round town how much gain is there from good aero?
Would the brick like design not give the better gains allowing short length while maintaining interior space?
That's a fair point.Would the brick like design not give the better gains allowing short length while maintaining interior space?
Just sits oddily when you're used to seeing all "green" cars looking more and more aerodynamic.
However, you've just given me a fine idea with which to make millions..... A town car that is completely a cube. Maximum use of space for occupants and shopping. Car park floors spaced 6ft apart, multiple cubes...
I love sitting at the lights next to a Pruis/IMA/Lexus jobbie and holding my 3.0l Nissan tree killer at about 6000 rpm, just to compensate for them.
Just for the record, my wife had a MK1 IMA Civic. Now, when I was driving it (in a brisk fashion) I was not getting more than 26miles per gallon, the heavier rear end used to create some interesting stopping characteristics in the wet too.
Hy-brids are the imminant future though!
Just for the record, my wife had a MK1 IMA Civic. Now, when I was driving it (in a brisk fashion) I was not getting more than 26miles per gallon, the heavier rear end used to create some interesting stopping characteristics in the wet too.
Hy-brids are the imminant future though!
Mr Gear said:
madtriumphman said:
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ks to 'green' vehicles!!!
What an insightful contribution! Thanks for sharing.ks to 'green' vehicles!!!By the way, the planet will still be here when my children's children's children's children's (recurring) children are born.
Greens are just that... 'GREEN'.
The only thing that ends life on this planet is not made-up climate change and global warming, but war and famine.
Ironically, we seem to love both as little has changed to prevent either since I first stood on the planet 58 years ago.
Edited by dandarez on Thursday 22 October 16:08
dandarez said:
Mr Gear said:
madtriumphman said:
bks to 'green' vehicles!!!
What an insightful contribution! Thanks for sharing.ks to 'green' vehicles!!!By the way, the planet will still be here when my children's children's children's children's (recurring) children are born.
Greens are just that... 'GREEN'.
The only thing that ends life on this planet is not made-up climate change and global warming, but war and famine.
Ironically, we seem to love both as little has changed to prevent either since I first stood on the planet 59 years ago.
Edited by dandarez on Thursday 22 October 16:04
Luckily for you, you're 59, and will be dead soon, so you don't need to think about what you'll be driving in 20 years time.
Have a nice evening.
vauxhallloving said:
Im sick of hearing this bullst!
Wow, another fun-filled post from Vauxhallloving! Do you think that if you have the same tantrum enough times you'll get your way?t!vauxhallloving said:
Im sick to death of all this "GREEN" bullst! fk off with it!!!
t! fk off with it!!! vauxhallloving said:
How about fk off. How does that sound! fking wkers!
k off. How does that sound! fking wkers!vauxhallloving said:
fking wkers! GREEN my fking arse!
Seriously guys, if you can't contribute anything useful, don't bother. You won't catch me sking wkers! GREEN my fking arse! tting on threads I don't like.Mr Gear said:
vauxhallloving said:
Im sick of hearing this bullst!
Wow, another fun-filled post from Vauxhallloving! Do you think that if you have the same tantrum enough times you'll get your way?t!vauxhallloving said:
Im sick to death of all this "GREEN" bullst! fk off with it!!!
t! fk off with it!!! vauxhallloving said:
How about fk off. How does that sound! fking wkers!
k off. How does that sound! fking wkers!vauxhallloving said:
fking wkers! GREEN my fking arse!
Seriously guys, if you can't contribute anything useful, don't bother. You won't catch me sking wkers! GREEN my fking arse! tting on threads I don't like.Maybe if we didnt keep getting this bulls
t rammed down our throuts I wouldnt feel the need to comment!Who are you to tell me what I can and cant post anyway? Errh nobody!
So if I feel the need to vent steam on these "climate change" subjects I will.
As for u not s
tting on threads you dont like.... well done, give yourself a medal!Edited by vauxhallloving on Thursday 22 October 17:32
Edited by vauxhallloving on Thursday 22 October 17:34
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