If retrofuturism were a car, this would be it: Here’s the 1984 Honda HP-X Concept
August 1, 2024
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Automotive companies have been designing the vehicles of the future and coming up with concepts for a long time. Today, we see concept vehicles at almost every car
Automotive companies have been designing the vehicles of the future and coming up with concepts for a long time. Today, we see concept vehicles at almost every car show. While we don’t know how successful these tools are at predicting the future, Honda’s We see that in 1984 he predicted today’s vehicles quite accurately.
A 1984 Honda HP-X The concept vehicle has been restored. The restored vehicle is exactly a representative of the concept of future vehicles in those years. The vehicle has features that are far ahead of its time, including a CD player, GPS, real-time distance meter and “special sonar” technology that provides information about the road conditions.
It was built with the F2 engine
Honda HP-X, from the company F2 racing engine It is designed to work with an engine based on 2.0 liter DOHC V6 with 24 valves There are no doors in the vehicle with engine. Instead, the transparent glass hood opens and you can enter the vehicle like a pilot. In order to be light, the vehicle was developed with very unusual materials for that period, such as carbon fiber, Kevlar and honeycomb panels.
HP-X, first At the 1984 Turin Motor Show It was introduced and now restored by the Italian design company Pininfarina. This model will now participate in the elegance competition called Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. This vehicle will attract a lot of attention if it is made electric.
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