Three Concepts, the New Civic, and Honda's Very Own F1 Car Set for Tokyo It's auto show time again and the press releases are coming fast and furious previewing new concepts and production models set to debut
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| Style wise, a personal favourite is the Sports 4 concept. (Photo: Honda Canada) |
at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show. Honda is going for broke with 23 vehicles on display, not to mention motorcycles, advanced technology and the Japanese automaker's F1 and IRL cars. Arguably leading the charge is the new Civic, which is already on lots and streets worldwide, but it is such a dominant model in terms of sales, that it will lead Honda to many more years in the black.
Style wise, a personal favourite is the Sports 4 concept, a good looking, uh, sports
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Sports 4 styling cues include triangular exhaust tips, chrome-trimmed tail lamps, smooth, and curvy body panels. (Photo: Honda Canada)
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sedan, if you didn't figure it out fromthe name. Accord anyone? TSX perhaps? While it's too early to speculate how closely a future Accord will follow in the 4's footsteps, but the shape of the window cutouts is very similar to the Accord's. Then again, that makes it pretty similar to a lot of sedan greenhouses. Cues that don't resemble the Accord include the sharp, geometric headlamps, super-skylight roof, triangular exhaust tips, chrome-trimmed tail lamps, smooth, curvy body panels that fold ever so delicately into the bumpers and fascia with just a hint of edginess. It's a "FINE!" looking vehicle.
