Honda AC-X Concept Of Plug-in Hybrid

Honda AC-X Concept Of Plug-in Hybrid Has A Streamlined Adaptation And Autonomous Driving Mode

Any fan of Formula One will tell you that very small changes at the bottom of a car can make major changes in speed, handling and traction of the car. Because of the costs associated with the extreme wind tunnel development, various forms of racing cars is largely prohibited, and therefore very few road cars to have seen the variable aerodynamic spoilers travel back for added strength at low speed, as used Bugatti Veyron and a few other expensive sports cars exotic. One of the last batch of Honda concept cars seem to break with tradition to explore this theme with front and rear bumpers, which provide raise and lower the improved aerodynamics, depending on the speed.

Honda AC-X Concept Hybrid

Honda range of concept cars, motorcycles, food and mobility products to the Tokyo Motor Show this year is very impressive and the most interesting is the AC-X, a plug-in next-generation hybrid car, at first glance appears to be relatively conservative for a vehicle designed to gauge public opinion on new technologies and designs.

In fact, the release entirely devoted to the AC-X in the race it entered the 43rd International Conference Tokyo Motor Show next month reads: "The next generation of plug-in hybrid vehicle that offers a longer nice and cozy in the vehicle in all driving situations, the city driving long distance When choosing one. "Engine Mode" for a more aggressive or "automatic drive mode" for a more relaxed, the vehicle extends the joy of mobility. "

Honda AC-X Concept Hybrid

It's really not much to go on, but an examination of the photographs published by the Japanese reveals some interesting technologies at work, and some of them might not be so far from production models.

Among the captions to show the car up close, front and rear corners of the "X-AC adjustable aero bumper (front)" and "X-AC adjustable aerodynamic bumpers (rear)."

A closer examination of these images show the front apron and rear bumper / PAN raised and lowered for an aerodynamic advantage - no detail is provided, so Honda's press conference on November 30 the press day at the Tokyo Big Sight is also a reason for participate.

Honda has upgraded its facilities in the wind tunnel in recent times, because looking at the company's concept cars are together to release in Tokyo, there is clearly much more emphasis on aerodynamic efficiency. Even the hubcaps are AC-X to appear at a speed close to make sure that each percentage point loss last aerodynamics is reduced, and the concept Commuter Micro is also clearly full of small aerodynamic details has been designed to make the most efficient vehicle possible.

The same series of images released by Honda shows that the AC-X will also make use of what appears to be a very smart "key" which will be known as the Honda Smart Connect. The functionality of the Smart Connect Honda has not yet published, but clearly the unit docked pocket made by the owner of the vehicle and acts as a remote connection to the vehicle to indicate the charge status of the next generation of plug -in hybrid, then "Smart Connect" name.

Additional features will be pretty special because Smart Connect is the size of a smartphone, and if something can be done with the key, Honda will be better served to build a smartphone application store owners and their efforts to implement another gadget. Logically, the Smart Connect feature provides much more - any ideas?

Honda AC-X Concept Hybrid

Several other innovations stand out from the image Honda has released the more remarkable that the wheel was removed and the place are a pair of joysticks.

The most interesting two images indicate that the handles retract when the vehicle enters what Honda calls "automatic driving mode", which indicates that the AC-X has a form of autonomous or semi-autonomous driver requires no direct the vehicle.

Finally, examination of the images shows that more than a head-up display projected on the windshield, there is also a 3D environment created not only the display driver, but across the board Full board, including on the passenger side of the vehicle with the driver to the immediate area, but the passenger to get an aerial view of the city.

Needless to say we can not wait to see it.