Two weeks ago, ahead of the Beijing Auto Show, INSIDE EVslinkbrokethe news about Honda having teased their new all-electric vehicle. Theteaser didn’t give away any major details about the car, but the sleekheadlights, a long hood, the large wheels, and the sharp silhouettesuggested that this new offering would likely either be a sedan or aCrossover SUV.
True to the speculations, Honda went ahead and revealed a brand newelectric SUV concept at the Beijing Auto Show, calling it the e:concept.From the looks of it, Honda’s new SU-EV concept looks like a typicalcrossover SUV, with a few key differences as compared to some of the otherofferings by Honda.——————————
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The front facia is different in the sense that it has sleeker headlights,no front grille, and a long and flat hood/front-trunk that gives the car aproper SUV look. The front windshield is reminiscent of the Tesla Model X,as it continues all the way over to the roof as this huge, unbroke glasspiece that makes up both the roof and the windshield.
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The side profile of the car is fairly clean and standard, however, you donotice the huge wheels and the fact that it is a 3 door SUV concept.However, it is being speculated that the 3-doors are just a concept elementand the full-production version shall have 5 doors and 5 seats.
The rear is also slightly different, but is unmistakably ‘Honda’ at thesame time, with sharp taillights, conjoined by a sleek light bar that runsacross the rear width. A slightly different element is the sportback-esquetail design that makes the car look more hunkered down and sporty. Thevehicle, being a crossover SUV, has high ground clearance as well.
