by Joe Borras of www.gas2.org
This is the Honda EVster concept … and, after seeing it myself, I am ready to go on the record. The Honda EVster needs to be the new Beat.
For the uninitiated, the Honda Beat was the last Honda to be overseen by the great Soichiro Honda
himself. It was a tiny, 600 cc roadster that topped out at speeds that
might have gotten it crushed on US highways, but on a tight and twisty
mountain road on a sunny day, it was (by all accounts) a sublime piece
of simple, light-handling fun. Back in 1991, it looked like this …
… the EVster above, though, is a bit more exciting.
It’s looks a bit heavy on the Michael Bay, I know, but the photos don’t
convey how tiny this thing really is. It’s cute and adorable, it’s fun
and light and breezy and if you don’t want one you’re probably dead
inside.
I know there’s some debate on the new Beat, which
Honda has been promising (threatening?) for a decade or so, now. Other
outlets are pointing to the CRZ roadster concept and saying that’s the
new Beat – but, if it is, then Honda has truly lost its way. A new
Honda Del Sol? Sure, make this thing a new-age Del Sol,
if you must. No one misses that frog-eyed runabout … but the Beat?
The Beat, like the NSX, is a legend, and Honda needs to get this one
right.
How right does the EVster get? Honda’s electrics are
proven, reliable, and deliver 100% of their torque off the line, making
for a new-age Honda Beat that will be quick and squirty in heavy
traffic, where the diminutive Kei cars compete with scooters for the
title of “fastest way to get from A-B in rush hour”. In other words: it will be perfect.
EVster for 2014 Honda Beat.
Source;
http://gas2.org/2013/02/18/honda-evster-is-the-new-honda-beat/
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