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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 This looks like from the movie "Tron". The blue light concept is stunning making the car look more sporty.
 This is awesome. This Honda EV-STER has the guts to be the king of the road. The concept is impressive. The headlamps was stunning and refreshing. The exterior and the interior has the great theme. It has a whooping 100mph as its maximum speed and the sprinting power from zero to sixty miles per hour was five seconds.
 This is a very good concept of Honda. I love its easy-to-operate concept that can let the driver to make his own adjustments to some characteristics of the car.
 The aggressive and sporty appearance of this one is so striking. This small sports concept really looks so amazing and fabulous. I just only hope that they would truly put it on the market.
 I noticed that its interior equipment is impressive as well as on its powerful engine output, that could truly give a nice speed performance with this. The aggressive and sporty appearance of this one is so striking.
 I am so impressed with the wheels of this Honda EV-STER. But is it still a concept? I hope not, I am really hoping to see this on market this year. I want to see the green-lighted version of this car. 
 I have to agree with Ronald James that’s why I can say that I’m still impressed with this fancy vehicle, and I will surely wait for this. I just only hope that it won’t stay as a concept car.
 2012 is all about electric vehicles, which is so sad!  Well, I think for a sedan it is only okay if it is on a hybrid motor, not very hassle at all but when it comes with a sports car, I don’t think that it will work on it.
 This futuristic compact really looks so stunning and awesome on its exterior detailing even on its interior. Just too bad only that it is an electric vehicle which is very unreliable.
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02.24.2012 @ 02:56