Thursday 15th December 2011

Honda EV-STER headed for production...

...At least that's what Honda CEO Takanubo Ito says

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Honda's dinky EV-STER electric sports car concept from the Tokyo show could make its debut as a production car during 2012. And there could even be a petrol version on the cards alongside the all-electric model

Honda boss Takanubo Ito, in an interview with German car mag Auto Motor und Sport, revealed the production plans for the car, although he didn't go into much specific detail about the rear-wheel-drive roadster.

Seems that the EV-STER (presumably in both petrol and electric form) is part of Honda's drive to cut its range-wide CO2 emissions by 30 per cent by 2020. "CO2 reduction is the biggest challenge for Honda," Ito told the magazine. "Over the next three years the number one focus at Honda will be to minimise fuel consumption."

Not sexy stuff, we admit, but if that brings about a 21st-century take on the Honda Beat as well as a new NSX, we won't be complaining...

[TheOrangePeril]

Nice one!

[Codswallop]

Lovely Here's hoping it injects some fun back into Honda's range and handles as well as the new Toybaru.

Oh, and the price - it needs to cost less than a tuppence idealy otherwise it will be a flop.

[Fatman2]

Looks great.

I emailed Honda to see if they were going to produce a hybrid 2 seater based on the CR-Z and they said they had no plans for any form of electric 2 seater. Doh.

Given that the CR-Z is 1200kg and reasonably brisk I would have thought shortening the wheelbase (by ditching the stupid rear seats) and lightening (by shedding the roof/less bodywork etc) could easily result in a ~1000kg roadster with MX5/MR2 type power/weight and much better economy.

Seems like they're going to do someting similar so good move Honda

[thewheelman]

Not too bad looking, it's hard to get an idea of scale from those pics. I remember seeing pics of the Renault Wind, then was surprised to see how tiny it was in real life.

[thinfourth2]

Please be tiny and cheap, please be tiny and cheap, please be tiny and cheap

And i'll have the EV one please

[Mr Gear]

thinfourth2 said:

Please be tiny and cheap, please be tiny and cheap, please be tiny and cheap

And i'll have the EV one please

You might be in luck. The Honda Beat was tiny and cheap....

[thewheelman]

thinfourth2 said:

Please be tiny and cheap, please be tiny and cheap, please be tiny and cheap

And i'll have the EV one please

Hell no! Please don't be tiny, if it is anywhere near the size of the Wind, then that's far too small! If you want tiny & cheap, buy a Suzuki Cappuccino. As for the EV version, well when was the last time you saw a cheap electic car?

Edited by thewheelman on Thursday 15th December 16:21

[thinfourth2]

thewheelman said:

Hell no! Please don't be tiny, if it is anywhere near the size of the Wind, then that's far too small! If you want tiny & cheap, buy a Suzuki Cappuccino. As for the EV version, well when was the last time you saw a cheap electic car?

I don't need a huge car to show i have an huge penis

I merely have to post on here to show i am a huge penis

[thewheelman]

thinfourth2 said:

thewheelman said:

Hell no! Please don't be tiny, if it is anywhere near the size of the Wind, then that's far too small! If you want tiny & cheap, buy a Suzuki Cappuccino. As for the EV version, well when was the last time you saw a cheap electic car?

I don't need a huge car to show i have an huge penis

I merely have to post on here to show i am a huge penis

I don't mean the external size of the car. I just meant that it can fit people over 6' tall.

[Stew2000]

BMW called. They want their designer back.

[Hellbound]

Bring this to market asap Honda. Everything about this car sounds right, and that's before Mugen have had their way with it.

[Fittster]

Stew2000 said:

BMW called. They want their designer back.

If it's Chris Bangle they will be happy to be shot of him.

[thinfourth2]

Fittster said:

Stew2000 said:

BMW called. They want their designer back.

If it's Chris Bangle they will be happy to be shot of him.

YEAH give me the bland baby


Oh look a golf diesel



Its in resale grey

[alexpa]

I like the 'concept', just need to change the dolphin face

[thewheelman]

thinfourth2 said:

YEAH give me the bland baby


Oh look a golf diesel



Its in resale grey

Best quote/pic combo on the internet ever!

[Stew2000]

So it's like a Golf. but not a Golf.

[XitUp]

thewheelman said:

I don't mean the external size of the car. I just meant that it can fit people over 6' tall.

Just put the roof down you ponce!

[LuS1fer]

So it's like a Honda Wind. that's not a compliment BTW.

[thewheelman]

XitUp said:

thewheelman said:

I don't mean the external size of the car. I just meant that it can fit people over 6' tall.

Just put the roof down you ponce!

I might get the sniffles......

[TinyCappo]

if I can fit in a cappuccino at 6ft5 then this should be great make it Kei Class though!


a 3 cylinder 660cc Vtec running ITBs from the factory (like the original beat -the vtec)

This will Be good.