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Ever since the Honda S2000 was dropped in 2009, rumors surrounding a a hybrid successor for the roadster have been buzzing. Turns out, those rumors may be true now that Honda has announced the EV-STER Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show. Could this be the beginning of the next small roadster? So far, signs point to yes. The Concept is being described as "a next-generation compact EV sports model, fun to drive while achieving excellent environmental performance." It is an all-electric vehicle that combines the pleasure of driving with zero CO2 emissions. The new EV-STER Concept is made of carbon materials that help reduce the vehicle’s total weight. It is powered by an electric engine combined with a RWD system and a 10kWh lithium-ion battery that ensure a driving range of approximately 100 miles. The concept will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds and will be capable of a top speed of 100 mph. The concept uses an easy-to-operate twin-lever steering that was adopted for the thorough pursuit of the joy of driving. Moreover, the new concept model enables the driver to make his/her own adjustments to some vehicle characteristics such as motor output and suspension settings, to embody the joy of maneuvering to the fullest extent. UPDATE 12/15/11: Honda has officially announced that the EV-STER Concept has been green-lighted for production. The news comes courtesy of Auto Motor und Sport, who stated that Honda CEO Takanobu Ito has said that the roadster is headed to production and could be offered as early as next year in both standard gasoline and electric powertrains. UPDATE 02/08/12: Honda has released a new promo video of the EV-STER Concept, which you can check out by clicking on the photo above. Enjoy! .
19 comments: Honda EV-STER Concept I just noticed that Honda vehicle is mostly a concept car, which is so confusing if they really had any plan to put it on the market. Anyway, good thing about a concept car is that they also had an impressive technology!
 This small sports concept really looks so amazing and fabulous, but as long as it is only a concept. I won’t be that too excited to see this soon. However, I would still wait for the official details of it.
 I can’t wait for November 30!  Well, I’m just too excited to know the other great and awesome features of this concept, and I hope that they would also tackle the figure performance of this vehicle.
 I wonder if what are the latest technology that this concept can offer? Hmmn, I hope that it is really quite surprising for the fact that this one is too futuristic and impressive on its exterior.
 This EV concept is truly oozing with angst on its platform and even on its futuristic style! I just only wonder if it can also offer a latest technology on its interior? Well, I hope it really had.
 This concept is truly looking so captivating on its very futuristic detailing and style! Well, I must say that its cool wheels is what I love the most on it. However, I don’t like the fact that it is an electric vehicle.
 Yeah! It is really very futuristic and I just only hope that they would truly put it on the market. Well, I can’t wait for November 30, 2011 to come, I want to know if what are the other detail of this one.
 This concept is too futuristic! Anyway, if it is really the beginning for the next small roadster, I must say that I feel so excited about that news! However, I just hope that it would have an impressive power output.
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12.2.2011 @ 02:55