- Honda unveiled two new futuristic-looking automobiles on Tuesday at CES.
- The automobiles might rival the Cybertruck’s edgy design.
- Honda confirmed off the fashions to advertise its new lineup of EVs.
The Tesla Cybertruck’s futuristic type is perhaps catching on.
On the Shopper Digital Present on Tuesday, Honda unveiled two idea fashions for its new lineup of electrical automobiles, the Honda 0 Collection. Named the Saloon and Area-Hub, they’ve an identical boxy and unconventional vibe because the Cybertruck.
The Saloon may be very glossy and has a bubble-like form, with a yoke steering wheel and a falcon door. It additionally has steer-by-wire technology, a characteristic designed to enhance a car’s maneuverability. The Cybertruck makes use of the expertise.
Honda goals to deliver an EV primarily based on the Saloon to the US market by 2026 and likewise plans to combine autonomous driving options into the lineup.
The Area-Hub is extra paying homage to a minivan, with a a lot bigger and extra boxy form, plus an all-glass ceiling.
Honda has not commented on any similarities between its new idea automobiles and the Cybertruck. Actually, Shinji Aoyama, International EVP of Honda, mentioned in a press release that the automobiles have a design that’s “overwhelmingly completely different from different EVs to evoke a brand new perspective for folks.”
When Elon Musk first unveiled the angular and futuristic design for the Cybertruck in 2019, the car design proved polarizing, with some even calling it ugly. Since then, the Cybertruck has garnered over two million on-line reservations, in keeping with one tally, and has been bought by several celebrities.
Tesla began deliveries of the electrical pickup truck late final 12 months.