Honda unveils small car concept at Auto Expo 2010

HarDHeaD · 5th January 2010, 13:13

here,s a side shot of the concept

punkuz · 5th January 2010, 13:15

Looks good!
Does anybody has any idea about pricing? ET says below 5 lakhs...
Honda to sell small car at below Rs 5 lakh- Slideshow-The Economic Times Budget

abhi413 · 5th January 2010, 13:27

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Originally Posted by nkrishnap

It looks a little too futuristic and I think there will be quite a few changes on the production model. Hope they dont out price themselves atleast with this car

Trust Honda. They'll invariably price this beyond Rs. 6 Lacs. History repeats! I hoping against hope they don't!

rohanjf · 5th January 2010, 13:32

It looks like a 5 door car. How do you open the rear doors from outside? I can't see any door handle, not even the Chevy Beat kinda handle!!

anachronix · 5th January 2010, 13:33

Looks ugly to my eyes and the wheels look out of place!

xingamazon · 5th January 2010, 17:38

Seriously disappointing, IMO Chevy spark is a better spaced and reasonable good looking car than that one.

Its very obvious its gonna be cramped inside the car, even for 4 passengers.

Ranga · 5th January 2010, 17:42

The back side of this car looks crazy .. ( Mean something is not right )

The front looks are good ...

Hope this will go through all right changes ..

Mpower · 5th January 2010, 19:01

Looks like they used the taillight cluster from the USDM Accord Coupe.

A pillar looks good. F styling is unimaginative.

GeekSrik · 5th January 2010, 19:53

if its a two seater this is ok. else its a repeat of claustrophobic history. i dont understand the fanaticism in car makers to make cars looking like aeroplanes. design is important but we dont want designs of 2050 in 2010. we first need a capable car that can eat into others business and take up market share. next we need stable and good service. and the perhaps futuristic stuff.

here it looks like both honda and toyota in their eagerness for this year are showing stuff which could be perceived differently than their expectations. time will tell.

Caramelo · 5th January 2010, 20:25

i feel sad when i say this but even A-star looks better! there i said it out loud. etios front is whacked but this bumper in the back is plane wierd! and what's up with flaring wheel arches. they flare it up so much. it flares up my temper

if i were the designer in honda. i would have taken the CRV shape combined it with jazz hatch platform spaceframe and shrinked it to the size below the jazz! for it become a small car! but at the same time keeping in mind space required form 4 people to sit comfortably and put in a smaller boot! lo- and behold you have a small car concept!

. i know doing it and saying it are two different things.

EssYouWe · 5th January 2010, 21:10

Seriously unimpressive.

How does one open the rear door? Does it like automatically swat you if you come too close or something?

Ricky_63 · 5th January 2010, 21:15

One word - YUCK !!!! What was Honda thinking ?? The best yet is the ANHC & the Jazz is about passable..what were they thinking when they designed this concept ? Star Trek ??

basilmabraham · 5th January 2010, 21:35

Me thinks this will remain more a concept than a production car. The rear looks too claustrophobic to me, similar to the Beat.

There are some more pics on the other thread.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1666733-post211.html

LandCruiser · 5th January 2010, 21:38

It is not a "Small Car". It is a "Small box". The rear is totally damaged!

KRRaj · 6th January 2010, 15:04

The Front looks quite good, but what has happened in the rear?

Claustrophobic taken to a new level at the rear.

5th January 2010, 13:13	#31
HarDHeaD Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1 Thanked: 0 Times	here,s a side shot of the concept
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5th January 2010, 13:15	#32
punkuz BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 75 Thanked: 10 Times	Looks good! Does anybody has any idea about pricing? ET says below 5 lakhs... Honda to sell small car at below Rs 5 lakh- Slideshow-The Economic Times Budget
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5th January 2010, 13:32	#34
rohanjf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,193 Thanked: 706 Times	It looks like a 5 door car. How do you open the rear doors from outside? I can't see any door handle, not even the Chevy Beat kinda handle!!
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5th January 2010, 13:33	#35
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Looks ugly to my eyes and the wheels look out of place!
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5th January 2010, 17:38	#36
xingamazon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,400 Thanked: 121 Times	Seriously disappointing, IMO Chevy spark is a better spaced and reasonable good looking car than that one. Its very obvious its gonna be cramped inside the car, even for 4 passengers.
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5th January 2010, 17:42	#37
Ranga BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 340 Thanked: 83 Times	The back side of this car looks crazy .. ( Mean something is not right ) The front looks are good ... Hope this will go through all right changes ..
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5th January 2010, 19:01	#38
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Looks like they used the taillight cluster from the USDM Accord Coupe. A pillar looks good. F styling is unimaginative.
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5th January 2010, 19:53	#39
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	if its a two seater this is ok. else its a repeat of claustrophobic history. i dont understand the fanaticism in car makers to make cars looking like aeroplanes. design is important but we dont want designs of 2050 in 2010. we first need a capable car that can eat into others business and take up market share. next we need stable and good service. and the perhaps futuristic stuff. here it looks like both honda and toyota in their eagerness for this year are showing stuff which could be perceived differently than their expectations. time will tell.
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5th January 2010, 20:25	#40
Caramelo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ahmedabad Posts: 769 Thanked: 16 Times	i feel sad when i say this but even A-star looks better! there i said it out loud. etios front is whacked but this bumper in the back is plane wierd! and what's up with flaring wheel arches. they flare it up so much. it flares up my temper if i were the designer in honda. i would have taken the CRV shape combined it with jazz hatch platform spaceframe and shrinked it to the size below the jazz! for it become a small car! but at the same time keeping in mind space required form 4 people to sit comfortably and put in a smaller boot! lo- and behold you have a small car concept! . i know doing it and saying it are two different things. Last edited by Caramelo : 5th January 2010 at 20:32.
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5th January 2010, 21:10	#41
EssYouWe Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lucknow Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 18 Times	Seriously unimpressive. How does one open the rear door? Does it like automatically swat you if you come too close or something?
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5th January 2010, 21:15	#42
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 518 Times View My Garage	One word - YUCK !!!! What was Honda thinking ?? The best yet is the ANHC & the Jazz is about passable..what were they thinking when they designed this concept ? Star Trek ??
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5th January 2010, 21:35	#43
basilmabraham BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney/Cochin Posts: 772 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	Me thinks this will remain more a concept than a production car. The rear looks too claustrophobic to me, similar to the Beat. There are some more pics on the other thread. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1666733-post211.html
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5th January 2010, 21:38	#44
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	It is not a "Small Car". It is a "Small box". The rear is totally damaged! Last edited by LandCruiser : 5th January 2010 at 21:48.
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6th January 2010, 15:04	#45
KRRaj BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 514 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	The Front looks quite good, but what has happened in the rear? Claustrophobic taken to a new level at the rear.
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