The Honda OSM (Open Study Model) was a
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle or show vehicle) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology. Concept cars are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not ...
that was revealed at the 2008
London Motor Show
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thame ...
.
The concept vehicle was designed by Honda's R&D facility in
Offenbach, Germany. The lightweight roadster design was to showcase that Honda has the capability of producing a
low-emissions car that is sporty and fun to drive. Honda has announced that it has no plan for the car to be released as a production model, despite being speculated by car enthusiasts as a preview for a potential replacement of the aging
Honda S2000
The Honda S2000 is a Mid-engine design, front-mid engine Roadster (automobile), open top sports car that was manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda, from 1999 until 2009. First shown as a concept car called the SSM at the Tokyo Mo ...
convertible.
London 2008: Honda OSM concept roadster says, "Cheerio!"
/ref>Honda CR-Z
The Honda CR-Z is a sport compact hybrid electric vehicle manufactured by Honda and marketed as a "sport hybrid coupe." It combines a gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain with features typical of a sports car, including a standard six-speed manua ...
, which was then yet to be released.
Design and features
The dashboard design concept was inspired by the Honda civic (eighth generation)
The eighth-generation Honda Civic is a range of compact cars (C-segment) manufactured by Honda between 2005 and 2012, replacing the Honda Civic (seventh generation), seventh-generation Civic. Four body styles were introduced throughout its produc ...
, more specifically the European hatchback model, and became a consistent design choice for later Honda sedan models in the following years such as the Honda Insight (second generation) in 2010 and Honda Civic (ninth generation)
The ninth-generation Honda Civic is a range of compact cars (C-segment) manufactured by Honda between 2011 and 2016, replacing the Honda Civic (eighth generation), eighth-generation Civic. It was launched in the North American market in April 2 ...
in 2011.
Gallery
File:Honda OSM rear.jpg, Rear view
File:Honda OSM above view.jpg, View from above
References
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