Honda has unveiled a low-cost city car concept at the Delhi motor show.
The car, which is expected to be built in India and Thailand, is currently being referred to as the "New Small Concept" and being built under the codename '2CV'.
Honda has said only that it will be powered by "a small engine", but sources sugest it will be offered with 1.0-litre and 1.2-litre petrol engines.
Honda Small car Concept - official pictures
Honda has committed to selling the car in emerging markets "before 2011", and insiders have suggested a modified version could be sold in western Europe after that.
The new Nissan Micra is being developed in much the same way; it is the first car to be built on a new global small car platform, designed to be cheap enough to build and sell in developing markets but also sophisticated enough for Western Europe.
The Honda will cost around £6800 and be a rival for cars including the Micra, Toyota Etios and Maruti Swift.
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Re: Honda reveals low-cost city car
I LIKE. If Honda put this into production and sold it over here like that, it would sell - LOADS. However, knowing it's meant for India etc, it'll be watered down a la Suzuki A-Star was watered down and we ended up with the dull little Alto. Hope Honda make it as close as possible to the concept!
Re: Honda reveals low-cost city car
This could be a rather good alternative to a EU market 107/C1 or Aygo and Splash type city cars...
Could be a car that gets a lot more people into brand Honda... And being built in the countries mentioned, costs of producing it would be significantly less than either Japan or UK, so no excuse in overpricing it.A basic Jazz is about 10k so this could be about 7k-9k dependent upon spec and in EU trim?
A sweet reving 1ltr or 1.2 honda is not going to cost a lot too run,insure and maintain...3dr for the youngsters (with sporty go-faster Mugen accessories) and 5dr for the oldsters with knitted seat options and kettle feature!
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