UPDATE: new photos
Honda will present at this year's Tokyo motor Show the Honda CR-Z concept car. The Honda CR-Z was designed to look futuristic and dynamic and to provide powerful performance.
The interior of the Honda CR-Z was designed to look hi-tech and sporty. Distinctive features of the Honda CR-Z concept car include: stylish door mirrors that provide high visibility, LED headlights and jauntyfin-shaped sub-lights.
Honda Press Release:
The Honda CR-Z is a next-generation lightweight sports car equipped with Honda’s original gas-electric hybrid system which achieves both clean performance and a high level of torque.
Honda CR-Z
‘CR-Z’ stands for ‘Compact Renaissance Zero’—an expression intended to capture the idea of a renaissance in the design of compact cars that begins anew from fundamentals.
This design research model of a lightweight hybrid sports car features advanced technologies that deliver enjoyable driving for all while reducing the vehicle’s environmental footprint.
Exterior design Designed to be ‘Futuristic and Dynamic’, the Honda CR-Z combines powerful performance in a compact form with a futuristic image. For its frontal view, an over-sized grill with a high-performance look is offset by openings on each side that lighten the overall feel. In the rear, tube-shaped rear combination lamps ensure better rearward visibility. Design details emphasizing the Honda CR-Z’s advanced image include door mirrors that provide high visibility in a stylish form, LED headlights patterned after luminous bodies to convey a sharp impression, and jauntyfin-shaped sub-lights. Large, 19-inch
wheels are ready for dynamic driving performance.
Interior design
The key words for the Honda CR-Z’s interior design are ‘Hi-tech and Sporty’. The goal was to create an all-new sporty interior that fuses the liberating feel of airy spaciousness with an advanced interface that brings out the fun of the drive. Mesh material on a simple framework construction is used throughout the interior to convey a light, sophisticated image without being
oppressive. In the cockpit, the meter unit conveys the image of advanced technology ensconced in a piece of glass artwork, offering the functionality of immediate recognition while enhancing the driving experience with a futuristic and exhilarating feeling.
Honda CR-Z
Following in the tire prints of the Honda Remix Concept (seen at LA Show last year), and the Small Hybrid Sports Concept (debuted at Geneva in March), the Honda CR-Z Concept explores the potential of a compact, lightweight sportscar that’s exciting to drive, but has minimal impact on the environment.
The Honda CR-Z features the latest Honda hybrid IMA powertrain to deliver low emissions and impressive economy.
The front of the car sits low, and is dominated by an imposing, large bumper with gaping air intakes. Meanwhile, the smooth lines across the glass roof and rear of the car minimise drag.
Tube shaped combination lamps at the rear improve rearward visibility, and other design details include stylish, high-visibility wing mirrors, LED headlights, fin-shaped sidelights and large 19-inch wheels to enhance the sporting appearance.
Inside, the aim was to give the concept car a light, spacious and sophisticated feel. The Honda CR-Z’s hi-tech interior features a blue, neon-like finish across the main dash and center console. Mesh material on a simple framework is used throughout, with sporty seats to help support the driver during cornering.
According to the Japanese design team, CR-Z stands for Compact Renaissance - Zero.
