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Honda Sports 4 Concept
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Honda Sports 4 Concept

With the Sports 4 Concept Honda proposes its vision of a sports car of the future: among the features, the SHAWD, a trasmission system that can vary the torque distribution to all four wheels.

The Sports 4 Concept is Honda's vision of a sports car of the future, a vehicle designed to allow anyone, not just expert drivers, to drive a high performance automobile.

The mid-size body was choosen for the balance between driving performance and spacious comfort.

It is equipped with Honda's original Super Handling All-Wheel Drive technology, which dynamically allocates torque to all four wheels for enhanced cornering performance, delivering superior driving stability and handling.

Honda Sports 4 Concept


Honda Sports 4 Concept

Honda Sports 4 Concept Interior Sketch

Preliminary sketches of the cockpit

Honda Sports 4 Concept

The exterior design contrasts sharp lines with generous surfaces in a low center-of-gravity, low-inertia body.

In the cockpit, all the displays and controls, including the Intelligent Night Vision pop-up display that opens and closes in response to changes in ambient light, are designed for intuitive control. Metal, wood, leather, and other fine materials are combined as to appear sculpted from a single form.

The Sports 4 Concept features independent bucket seats for each occupant. Electrically controlled personal sky roofs with separate controls for each seat.

The SH-AWD System

In accordance with driver input and driving conditions, the SHAWD System distributes torque between the front and rear wheels within a range of 70:30 and 30:70, while at the same time controlling torque distribution to the two rear wheels within a range of 100:0 and 0:100. The system continuously varies torque distribution to all four wheels to maintain optimal traction in all conditions, achieving better driving stability, and handling that responds faithfully to the driver’s command.

(Source: Honda)


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