As reported by Honda
MONTREAL, - Honda's "Personal-Neo Urban Transport" (P-NUT) design study made its Canadian debut today at the Montreal Auto Show. The P-NUT demonstrates what a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact and sophisticated city coupe might look like.
Conceived around a small "footprint" for maximum convenience in tight urban settings, the packaging concept integrates a centre driving position configuration and a rear powertrain layout. The exterior styling leverages crisp angles with dynamic flowing lines that originate from the front of the vehicle and span outward toward the rear. The end result is a sleek and aggressive exterior that also allows for a spacious and open interior with excellent visibility.
The exterior styling is intended to capture a future direction for premium sophistication while balancing the need for maximum interior space and an aerodynamic appearance.
The interior layout, in conjunction with the rear powertrain design, contributes prominently to the exterior's overall shape.
The layout of the interior space, with its centre driving position flanked by two rear seats, provides generous legroom for all occupants, roughly the equivalent of a mid-sized sedan in a vehicle that has an exterior footprint similar to a micro car. Interior functionality is increased by rear seating areas that fold up and out of the way to increase storage capacity. The windshield serves as a heads-up display for the navigation system and the back-up camera.
The modular rear engine bay, depicted on the exterior by blue composite material, is designed to accommodate a wide variety of potential propulsion technologies including a conventional small displacement internal combustion engine, a hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain, or a battery-electric powertrain.
The Advanced Design Studio of Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in Pasadena, California, developed the P-NUT design study model. Honda R&D Americas began its operations in California in 1975 with local market research activities and has steadily grown its capabilities over the past 33 years to include all aspects of new vehicle research, design and development. Recent North American Honda-brand efforts include trend-setting products such as the Honda Pilot, Ridgeline, Element, Civic Coupe and Civic Si Coupe.
Now in its 40th year of operations in Canada, Honda Canada Inc. has sold more than 3,300,000 Honda and Acura passenger cars and light-duty trucks. Honda Canada builds the Honda Civic sedan and coupe, and Acura CSX, MDX and the new ZDX at its two plants in Alliston, Ontario, and produces fuel-efficient 4-cylinder engines at its engine plant adjacent to the Honda manufacturing facilities.
P-NUT Specifications
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Size class: Ultra-compact
Layout: Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Passengers: 3
Length: 3,400 mm
Width: 1,750 mm
Height: 1,439 mm
Powertrain: Internal-combustion engine, hybrid-electric or battery-
electric
photo:Philippe Champoux
MONTREAL, - Honda's "Personal-Neo Urban Transport" (P-NUT) design study made its Canadian debut today at the Montreal Auto Show. The P-NUT demonstrates what a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact and sophisticated city coupe might look like.
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Conceived around a small "footprint" for maximum convenience in tight urban settings, the packaging concept integrates a centre driving position configuration and a rear powertrain layout. The exterior styling leverages crisp angles with dynamic flowing lines that originate from the front of the vehicle and span outward toward the rear. The end result is a sleek and aggressive exterior that also allows for a spacious and open interior with excellent visibility.
The exterior styling is intended to capture a future direction for premium sophistication while balancing the need for maximum interior space and an aerodynamic appearance.
The interior layout, in conjunction with the rear powertrain design, contributes prominently to the exterior's overall shape.
The layout of the interior space, with its centre driving position flanked by two rear seats, provides generous legroom for all occupants, roughly the equivalent of a mid-sized sedan in a vehicle that has an exterior footprint similar to a micro car. Interior functionality is increased by rear seating areas that fold up and out of the way to increase storage capacity. The windshield serves as a heads-up display for the navigation system and the back-up camera.
The modular rear engine bay, depicted on the exterior by blue composite material, is designed to accommodate a wide variety of potential propulsion technologies including a conventional small displacement internal combustion engine, a hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain, or a battery-electric powertrain.
The Advanced Design Studio of Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in Pasadena, California, developed the P-NUT design study model. Honda R&D Americas began its operations in California in 1975 with local market research activities and has steadily grown its capabilities over the past 33 years to include all aspects of new vehicle research, design and development. Recent North American Honda-brand efforts include trend-setting products such as the Honda Pilot, Ridgeline, Element, Civic Coupe and Civic Si Coupe.
Now in its 40th year of operations in Canada, Honda Canada Inc. has sold more than 3,300,000 Honda and Acura passenger cars and light-duty trucks. Honda Canada builds the Honda Civic sedan and coupe, and Acura CSX, MDX and the new ZDX at its two plants in Alliston, Ontario, and produces fuel-efficient 4-cylinder engines at its engine plant adjacent to the Honda manufacturing facilities.
P-NUT Specifications
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Size class: Ultra-compact
Layout: Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Passengers: 3
Length: 3,400 mm
Width: 1,750 mm
Height: 1,439 mm
Powertrain: Internal-combustion engine, hybrid-electric or battery-
electric
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photo:Philippe Champoux