Honda Spocket | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Honda |
Production | 1999 |
Assembly | Torrance, California |
Designer | Honda R&D Americas, Inc. |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Concept car |
Body style | 2-door convertible pickup |
Layout | AWD |
Doors | Scissor |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.5 L DOHC I4 (gasoline) + x1 electric motor |
Transmission | 5-speed Tiptronic semi-automatic |
The Honda Spocket was a concept car developed by Honda. The car was displayed at auto shows in 1999 and 2000, but was never released as a production vehicle.
The Spocket concept was a convertible with the rear half of the car able to be used for a second row of seats or as a flat floor storage area.[1] It was designed by Honda's California studio, and had a hybrid powertrain with the front wheel driven by a gas engine and the rear wheel by electric motors.[1] It had a wheelbase of 2,750 millimetres (108 in) and a length of 4,270 millimetres (168 in).[2]
Honda showed the concept at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show,[1] the 2000 North American International Auto Show,[3] and the 2000 LA Auto Show, though it did not go into production.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "33rd Tokyo Motor Show". Car & Driver. January 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ Long, Brian (2006). Acura NSX: Honda's Supercar. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781904788430.
- ^ "Cars Of Future Roll Into Detroit". CBS News. 14 January 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Concept Cars". Popular Science. 2000.