With Toyota announcing their first fuel cell car for sale in Japan, it comes as a bit of a surprise that Honda will not be able to muster a production version of their own until 2016.
When everyone thought they were going to announce this alternative to electric cars, they instead opted to reveal an advanced concept – but nothing more.
Read more… Instead of hosting the world debut of the production version of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan at the LA Auto Show this coming week, Honda decided to debut the vehicle in Japan today. And, it’s not the production version that was shown off, it was an evolved concept. And, instead of coming in 2015, as previously stated, the car is now scheduled to drop in March 2016 in Japan, followed by releases in Europe and the US.
Honda gave no reason for the delayed arrival of the new fuel cell vehicle.
Honda gave no reason for the delayed arrival of the new fuel cell vehicle, the spiritual successor to the FCX Clarity, but we will ask company representatives about this at the LA show this week. Honda did say it will make an announcement about hydrogen infrastructure in California at the show. That’s not as exciting as a new vehicle, but sometimes you have to talk about the egg before you get to eat the chicken.
So, for now, let’s see what we’ve got with this new concept. The front end of the spaceship-y five-seater looks mostly unchanged, based on the one image Honda has released thus far. The main difference comes at the rear wheel covers, which made the back wheels all but invisible in the original concept and have been toned down here. Lines along the side of the vehicle have all been made more production-like to flow better into the new covers, as well. And there’s a more obvious A-pillar, which arcs gracefully to the back end. The shape looks identical to last year’s version, but now it’s in white instead of basically invisible black, as you can see in the gallery below.
You can also read Honda Delays Fuel-Cell Car Launch Until 2016 on E-Z Transport.
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