Well now, this must be embarrassing for Honda. Surely, this little dollop of a concept car, called the 3R-C, was intended to be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Show and not the Geneva Auto Show, right?
Only at Tokyo's Makuhari Messe would anyone take a single-seat three-wheeled electric transportation pod seriously. How do we know? Well, because we've seen Toyota unveil a curiously similar concept there, at least twice. Oh, and Suzuki unveiled its take on the same exact thing, also at Tokyo. But wait, GM unveiled its electric personal mobility device, the Project P.U.M.A., at the New York Auto Show. Okay, so we stand corrected.
Honda notes that its urban-transport-vehicle-for-people-who-apparently-hate-to-walk has a lockable trunk.
trackwrex says:
11:13 AM, 02/24/10
i'd take this over that horrific thing they called the P-NUT @ the LA Auto Show. plus, this makes the GM P.U.M.A. look like the rickshaw that it is (aka "trashcan w/a bubble" - thanks unnamed correspondent). this has possibility.
observations: unless you want everything "virtual", you'd need to lower that greenhouse/windshield a little bit more. at that point, this thing would be more of an larger, three-wheeled TRON light cycle.
anyhow, i love it. :)
f1ndler says:
11:48 AM, 02/24/10
I would buy it for a daily commute. Looks very stylish. Is there any technical specifications data available?
inlinesix says:
04:05 PM, 02/24/10
I think it looks good.
estreka says:
05:01 PM, 02/24/10
I'd rather have a moped. Why must we reinvent the wheel?
inlinesix says:
08:48 PM, 02/24/10
A covered 3 wheel thing could be fun for rainy areas. Not an electric one. A moped/motorcycle is just not fun to drive in the rain.
DCuerpoJr says:
09:41 PM, 02/24/10
Forward visibility seems poor on this contraption. If you want a small vehicle to roam around town then why not buy a Mini?