Honda REMIX Concept
Could this be American Honda Motors idea of a new Honda CR-X replacement? The original Honda CR-X was launched as the Honda Ballade Sports CR-X or the Honda Civic CR-X, depending on region. The moniker CR-X itself stood for Civic Racing eXperiment, and was sold in the American market as an economical two-seater hatchback, and in other regions as a 4-seater.
Honda designed the new REMIX Concept to give you a fighter jet-like driving experience with the wrap-around canopy of the car. The platform is a front wheel drive, and is designed to take in a four-cylinder engine (high revving K20A?) and preferably a 6-speed manual transmission. Despite the existence of the 3-door Honda Civic Type R available in Europe, that car is not available in the US market. The car was developed by American Honda Motor’s market research arm Honda R&D Americas, Inc – who have so far had alot of freedom in designing Honda cars because of the size of the US market, evident by US-only Honda models like the Ridgeline pick-up truck, Pilot, Element, and the US-market Odyssey.
More photos after the jump.
Honda R&D Americas Lead Designer Ben Davidson
December 3, 2006 @ 9:48 pm
who’ that dude next to the car in that picture? is he the chief designer or what?
December 3, 2006 @ 9:54 pm
yeah, updated the post.
Honda R&D Americas Lead Designer Ben Davidson
December 3, 2006 @ 10:12 pm
nice concept, back needs a little work
December 3, 2006 @ 10:13 pm
this is what I dont like about concepts. They are not coming out of the production as well as they are being concepts.
You see, the Kia Ceed last time around. The concept. Brilliant. The real production Ceed? Utterly disgusting.
The big Peugeot. The drawings, concept is just magnificient. The one coming out of production? Fat, heavy, sort of rubbish
Thats the same to the Volvo hatcback, the smaller Audi (Lotus killer – sort off), the Subaru hatchback, and also the would be Comaro SS and Shelby.
The CRX is no exception either. This is going nowhere and thats why they’ve got this concept thing at the first place – it will remain as concepts!
December 3, 2006 @ 10:15 pm
exhaust pointing downward, like saga.
December 3, 2006 @ 10:19 pm
Looks like in the future, we will have more and more “Big Mouth” car
December 3, 2006 @ 10:24 pm
The original 2nd gen CR-X was a masterpiece, expecially the EF8 civic CR-X. The only thing that will make this car any special would be the Power to Weight ratio. With a gay looking designer like that guy in the picture, I doubt it somehow. It has too much of the Audi TT wedge shape to the front that the NIssan 350Z copied. I guess it is a market trend now.
The CR-X was so original. Wish it was still in production. Hope this one is as good. Looks more like form over function for this one. Plus would you trust an american to design a car?
December 3, 2006 @ 11:31 pm
Too weird and boxy for my liking, in terms of looks and style, the original Cr-X wins by far.
December 3, 2006 @ 11:37 pm
the front looks nice but the bck looks ancient………..izit sum kind of future n ancient fusion design? anyway, nowadays, car designs r getting sort of futuristic style……………big wheels, small bodies………..
December 4, 2006 @ 10:18 am
Americans still don’t know how to design cars… This REMIX concept looks like the Chrysler Crossfire… Lousy…
December 4, 2006 @ 11:36 am
Honda seems to have lost it… i remember back in the 90s, their car design always damn nice and good. But recently it’s more like they are trying to be different and end up with weird looking cars… The City = Fugly!! Accord = Weird Civic = looks nice initially but wonder how it will look like 5 years down the road. new CRV = strange front, strange back. But this concept is just… I am at a loss for words… time to hire some designers Honda!
December 4, 2006 @ 12:16 pm
I think they just wanna play it safe………
December 4, 2006 @ 12:28 pm
If only they can stay true to concept models, OR the concept designers design with PRODUCTION IN MIND! Luckily the Multi-S translated well to new Carens (without the greenhouse roof) but the CEE’D was disappointing. The Audi Sports Model Concept about 2 or 3 years ago and the production one at the latest Paris Motorshow was quite faithful. CRX? I don’t think so when they have a 3DR Type R in production in England.
December 4, 2006 @ 2:12 pm
Ben Davison, your design works were really bad, I think you better QUIT the job now before someone FIRED you. Look at the REAR, WTF? is a VAN or a BUS?
Hate your works! Just another Ulgy looking beast on Motor shows.
Cis…….
December 4, 2006 @ 2:23 pm
i think americans love their chrysler pt cruiser very much
December 5, 2006 @ 8:54 am
I think Mr Davidson have seen the proton savvy and liked it. The bonet lid looks identical to that of savvy. Like toilet seat!…maybe he designed the savvy too…
December 5, 2006 @ 7:43 pm
Guess all the Japenese pioneer car designer went to Nissan and Mazda. There something wrong with Honda designer how on earth a car like City came out from Honda.Luckily the new Civic and Stream still got nice look.
March 6, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
the back looks weird dude!….but great job done by the R&D.