Speaking of fetching, Honda's W.O.W concept is itself a cute little car, meant to serve the family fetcher as well as its owner. The W.O.W
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| Honda's W.O.W concept is itself a cute little car, meant to serve thefamily fetcher as well as its owner. (Photo: Honda Canada) |
is an experimental vehicle revolving around the idea of catering to our furry, four-legged friends. Dogs can lounge in the dash-mounted pen, with a pullout vent serving their cooling or heating needs, or in a removable floating doghouse just aft of the front seats, but in front of the rear seats. The rear tailgate has uneven-split swing-out barn doors with a cutout in the rear opening that has a very low liftover (or leapover) height for the independent dogs among us. The floors appear to be easy-to-clean hardwood, and the exterior,
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| The floors appear to be easy-to-clean hardwood, and the exterior, a very bright, shiny green. (Photo: Honda Canada) |
a very bright, shiny green--perhaps it's a colour particularly favoured by dogs. And in case you're about to send an email to correct me, yes, I know dogs don't see colour, but perhaps it is so bright that they can actually 'spot' it in a parking lot.
The third concept on the Honda stand will be the wind-cheating, earth friendly, fuel cell powered FCX. Honda hasn't released any details of the advancements made for this latest generation hydrogen-powered car, but let's hope its engineers are getting the hydrogen storage cells up to levels that will allow for decent range.
