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Not to be outdone by Toyota, Honda has its own ideas of how one might enjoy relaxed motoring in the future and it comes in the form of the Honda Puyo Concept. The weird name, claims Honda, is an onomatopoeia (words that imitates the sound it is describing, such as “click,” “buzz,” “oink”, “quack”, or “meow”) that, “expresses the sensation of touching the vehicle’s soft body – a warm and friendly sensation.”
And you thought the sexy things at motor shows were the girls. The Puyo’s “gel body” actually is soft, which Honda claims increases safety. A few people “touched the Puyo” (yes, I am aware that sounds kinda dodgy) and it actually feels like silicon. Furthermore, the supposedly glows-in-the-dark as well.
Since the theme of Honda’s display this year is “For the endless joy of mobility on our earth,” the Puyo is unsurprisingly a green vehicle and is powered by a fuel-cell. The design concept is that of a cornerless “Seamless Soft Box†which provides the functionality of a cube-like design with a soft presence lacking any edges. Input methods are equally futuristic, for example the Puyo uses a joystick.
However, the extreme size of those scissor doors are a bit hard to wrap your head around but they do gel with the idea of creating as open a space as possible, hence, the entirely glassed body from the beltline upwards. The tiny wheels are at the extreme corners of the vehicle, and the car is capable of making 360-degree turns in place. smart fortwo, your parking skilz have just been pwned!
Developed to have a ‘Silky Feel’, the interior is designed with a feeling of transparency helped along by features such as an instrument panel monitor and controls that actually rise up when the vehicle starts up and a luminous fluid meter display.
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
“Funny” concept! What is the top speed!
ahaha! th most kawaii concept ever..
Oh pelease… it is uglier than Juara
Puyo!!! Look like those Japanese cartoons..nowadays they are so much into robots…no steering wheels means we cant enjoy driving..Japanese create so many things..lets see..karaoke,mini compo,walkman,digital stuffs,fuel saving cars,..wah endless..
cute… can glow somemore… i still remember got a nissan cute concept with a tiny little head pops out on the dashboard de, tat one oso very cute!
yucks …
poyo
cute+safe+practical+scissor doors!!!
Hope in the future they will say ‘forget it’
from puyo to poyo concept car
haha
ah beng neons will like this gel body…..can glow in dark…FOC neons
the 360 degree wheel is the best, drifting for dummies made possible. actually not drifting but ur car goes sideways but not the tyres lol.
smart4two is not so smart after all…..owned!
OmG!!! So CUTEEEEEE!!!!
I want one! Looks like lil pet, and shud be fun to touch the soft body… not to mention how it glows at nite…
The tires are the cutest thing ever!!!
!!! TIN BISKUT !!!
!!! TAYAR BISKUT !!!
can compliment Ipod
puyo=fuyoh
wow~~ tats gona like a oven if drive in KL… cover by glass..is tat safe enuf??
I can only think of one name for this…. EWWW.
Puyo+Penyu=Fuyyooo Penyu Woooo
weird but cute….hahaa
haha..funny car…good concept but i hope it can’t be our future car..
too many many glasses, and you will get burn in it..nice try Honda!
where is P1 concept car, it’s a moving dust bin?
Cute and looks like a piggy bank / coin box.
If it’s really out in the market, and I’m really rich, can get one for marketing lol!