Honda's most interesting concepts are both based on the street versions of two very well known models: the ten year old and soon-to-be-axed S2000 Roadster and the latest version of the Fit, or Jazz as it is known on other markets.
The Sports Modulo S2000 Concept appears just days after Takeo Fukui's decision to kill a replacement for the decade-old purist roadster. The concept is in fact just a redesigned road car with different Origami-like bumpers, side skirts and a more leather-friendly and un-purist-like premium interior finish. The little Sports Modulo Fit Concept is following the same bio exterior line and a more classy interior, all of this being based on the Fit RS.
Other than the two Modulo concepts, Honda Access will also present “Life and Crossroad Styling Study Models", a Racing Modulo Civic Type R competition vehicle and a pretty large collection of different automobiles and of course motorcycles, all of them featuring Honda's currently most advanced equipment.
You'll find all of them in the gallery below, but be advised, there's also a horrifying Barbie car that looks to have been designed by my little sister in there.
So, no new models, no world premieres, no jaw-dropping concepts and no apparent reason to visit the Honda stand. Taking into account the current economic crisis it's almost understandable that they didn't invest in a ton of flamboyant concepts or groundbreaking technologies to be displayed at the show. On the other hand, considering the Tokyo Auto Salon is on their home turf, who knows what can we expect from Geneva in March?
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