Honda released two concepts for its new Honda Zero series.
  • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
    894·
    10 months ago

    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
      445·
      10 months ago

      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
          26·
          10 months ago

          “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·
          10 months ago

          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·
          10 months ago

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

          never bought another one, though.

            • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              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·
                  10 months ago

                  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·
      10 months ago

      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·
        10 months ago

        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
    501·
    10 months ago

    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
    537·
    10 months ago

    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·
      10 months ago

      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·
        10 months ago

        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·
          10 months ago

          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·
      10 months ago

      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·
        10 months ago

        Money would be the issue for me.

        Just give me a standard car with an electric engine.

        • Usernameblankface@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          10 months ago

          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·
      10 months ago

      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·
      10 months ago

      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
    31·
    10 months ago

    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·
    10 months ago

    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·
    10 months ago

    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·
      10 months ago

      -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·
        10 months ago

        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·
      10 months ago

      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·
      10 months ago

      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·
    10 months ago

    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·
    10 months ago

    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
      11·
      10 months ago

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

  • The Barto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    131·
    10 months ago

    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·
    10 months ago

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

    • Bonehead@kbin.social
      18·
      10 months ago

      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…