Honda released two concepts for its new Honda Zero series.
  • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
    894·
    11 个月前

    I really wish car companies would actually release production models that looked like the concept models. These look so goddamn cool.

    I don’t need to see out the back if I’m staring into the future!

    • bluGill@kbin.social
      435·
      11 个月前

      No you don’t. They look cool and get you thinking you want them. However if you ever had to live with them instead of just looking you would quickly discover some of those cool looking things make for very annoying compromises and so you wouldn’t want them.

        • Wogi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          25·
          11 个月前

          “hi, dealership, I’m looking for a car that looks like an oversized Amazon package and rides like I’m in a trashcan being kicked by a mule. You say you have plenty of jeeps available? Perfect.”

        • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          5·
          11 个月前

          I rented a jeep (Cherokee?) for the first time recently. Literally a worse driving experience than my old 2000 Mitsubishi Galant. Which was the worst ever, prior to the jeep.

        • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          11 个月前

          lol, my first car was a Jeep. Fun car.

          never bought another one, though.

            • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              11 个月前

              I bought a Wrangler new for $27k

              '96-’01?

              given your story, it sounds like you did your best to drive that thing into the ground (not judging). I’m glad you had fun with it, as that’s what they’re for, although, you probably would have gotten many more years out of it had you actually driven it like a car and on the street (also, regular maintenance). just sayin’.

              given your follow-up, it was obviously not a long-term choice (is it for anyone?), and I’m glad you’ve found what works for you. I discovered that my vehicle of choice is the NYC Subway! But, fuck, I REALLY miss my 2001 Honda Accord EX Coupe! That car was the shit!

              edit: I changed out the headers, injectors, and spark plugs, had a friend replace the muffler, and replaced the air intake, and took that ca from 195HP to 245hp. it was so light, that such an increase was huge, and the transmission was delightful, with a trick in the accelerator where you could get it to shift up or down if you knew how to tap it just right. and that spoiler? smoooooth.

                • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
                  1·
                  11 个月前

                  Look, Jeeps are only for fun, and if you buy one, knowing that, all the more power to you. Enjoy it.

                  As for living in NYC, that’s a lifestyle choice, and you either love it or hate it. I loved it, and it was the lifestyle choice that worked for me. It is not for everyone, I repeat: it is not for everyone, but if it is for you, It’s the only choice for you.

                  But I will say, my favorite car was my 2001 Honda Accord ex coupe. That car was fucking awesome. If I were in the market for another car right now, it would be between that, and a 2023 or 2024 Toyota Corolla hybrid.

                  I would go for EV if I could afford it, but I cannot at the moment. And, frankly, I’m trying to get back to New York, so I don’t even want to buy a car at all right now.

    • treadful@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      11 个月前

      I also think they’re cool. I also wouldn’t own one because of how incredibly out of place they look.

      • Synthuir@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        11 个月前

        Hell yeah, I owned a PT for about a year, that car was fun to drive. Never been able to hold the gas pedal to the floor for as long in any other car!

  • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    491·
    11 个月前

    No real specs are being released, but Honda says these future EVs will be both partially and fully autonomous, depending on the configuration.

    Doubt

  • AbackDeckWARLORD@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    527·
    11 个月前

    Just make a regular looking car that happens to be EV. I don’t know why manufacturers have to make the dumbest looking vehicles for their EV cars.

    • Sunfoil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      34·
      11 个月前

      Styles are changing, I guess they’re focus grouping it and people want cars from blade runner. No longer requiring a radiator or exhaust has actually produced some interesting designs.

      • AbackDeckWARLORD@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        11 个月前

        No longer requiring a radiator or exhaust has actually produced some interesting designs.

        I would rather just have more storage. I think lucid did it right for EV design, same with Rivian. Seems like the legacy car manufacturers always make a goofy design. The lucid air for example is a foot shorter than the S class but has more space.

        • Sunfoil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 个月前

          Practical EVs exist too. It’s an open market so there will be something for everyone I’m sure. If you really hate EV design you can buy the conversion kits for a classic.

    • Ultragramps@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      17·
      11 个月前

      Lots of visibility with such a small front end, but it’ll make head-on collisions scarier, also, imo. Looks aerodynamic, too. I’d have no issue rocking this for my daily.

      • Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
        121·
        11 个月前

        Money would be the issue for me.

        Just give me a standard car with an electric engine.

        • Usernameblankface@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          11 个月前

          Depending on your commute, a used Nissan Leaf will get you back and forth for 5k to 10k. If you have a long commute, used Model S can be had as low as 20k, but it comes with some negative connotations.

          If you don’t necessarily want to plug in and efficiency is good enough, old reliable Priuses are getting pretty cheap.

    • Dlayknee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      11 个月前

      I wouldn’t worry about it too much, the concept cars always look sleek and then the manufacturers poop out something that looks way more standard. See: the Chevy Volt.

    • ex10n@lemm.eeEnglish
      41·
      11 个月前

      I’m with you on this. I feel like manufacturers still feel like people are wanting to make a statement by making EVs look like their suited for spaceflight. I’d rather have near similar looking models to what we’ve already got with the combustion engine, with aerodynamic considerations for efficiency baked in.

  • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    30·
    11 个月前

    Marginally nicer looking than the cybertruck. I would steal this in GTA if I played GTA and it was a car in the game

  • magnetosphere@kbin.social
    27·
    11 个月前

    Don’t worry, folks. Most of the time, concept cars exist solely to look interesting and get people talking, especially when it’s from a major manufacturer. I’m sure the production model will be much more boring appealing to the masses.

  • Fedizen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    268·
    11 个月前

    Ever notice how all the new selling points for cars are all things to avoid the experience of driving a car:

    -self driving (because why would you want to drive a car)

    -giant screens (because why would you want to look at all the shitty strip malls)

    -tinted windows (because you wouldn’t want to be seen driving this piece of shit)

    • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
      163·
      11 个月前

      -self driving (because why would you want to drive a car)

      Don’t use it/pay for self driving option

      -giant screens (because why would you want to look at all the shitty strip malls)

      People have been putting screens in cars for a very long time.

      -tinted windows (because you wouldn’t want to be seen driving this piece of shit)

      People have been tinting windows for a very long time

      • kattenluik@feddit.nlEnglish
        710·
        11 个月前

        Are you trying to counter what the other commenter said or trying to make a point or something? Because you really have not at all.

    • BURN@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      11 个月前

      That’s all that cars have become. It’s great for anyone who doesn’t like driving, it sucks for anyone who enjoys it

    • GladiusB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 个月前

      I dunno. If there is a culture that I think has innovated great ideas into reality it’s the Japanese car companies. They took what we wanted in the 80s and made it happen. Then kept doing it.

  • blackn1ght@feddit.ukEnglish
    151·
    11 个月前

    The low, sloping shape gives it a sporty feel that cribs from Honda’s Formula 1 experience.

    So the car will be terrible for several years, then they’ll bring out a model that’s amazing with sales going through the roof, and then they’ll immediately pull out of the market.

  • Critical_Insight@feddit.ukEnglish
    141·
    11 个月前

    Continuing the trend of completely butchering the rear end of the vehicle as is the case with many other modern cars aswell.

    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 个月前

      Seems they looked at nature for inspiration and baboon rear-ends were their take-away.

      • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 个月前

        Oh yeah, when you see a lady driving one of these things around, you’ll know she’s in heat with her swollen red rear-end. boom-chica-wowow

  • The Barto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    131·
    11 个月前

    I really hope that back end is the charging port and you get to park you car like one of those toy cars that you you ‘charge’ up and fire across the room.

  • Zorque@kbin.social
    154·
    11 个月前

    Someone at Honda looked at the failure that is the Cybertruck and was like “Huh… not bad”

    • Bonehead@kbin.social
      18·
      11 个月前

      The difference here is that the car in the picture is a concept car, which very very rarely ever makes it to production as is. The Cybertruck is the exception to that rule…