Honda shrinks the family car with the N Box
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Honda's new N Box platform was purpose built for Japanese domestic market Kei car regulations - the idea was to create a comfortable, spacious passenger environment for four adults using the available real estate of a minicar platform.
The N Box was designed to take maximum advantage of Japan's Kei car regs (from "kei-jidosha" - 'light automobile'), a uniquely Japanese phenomena which began as a tax and insurance break stimulus for the local car industry post WWII and has been maintained with a wise eye on the future.
A competitor for the Fiat 500 may well result from the N Box concept.
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's customizable N Box
Honda's N Box Wa Concept
Honda's N Box Wa Concept
Honda's N Box Wa Concept
Honda's N Box Wa Concept
Honda's N Box Wa Concept
Article Summary
Honda's new N Box platform was purpose built for Japanese domestic market Kei car regulations - the idea was to create a comfortable, spacious passenger environment for four adults using the available real estate of a minicar platform. The whole N Box package is designed to be customised and the Wa Concept, which took a bow today in Tokyo, has patent leather seats and a traditional Japanese lacquerware exterior. It's gorgeous!
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