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Apart from a tiny, one-paragraph mention in a press release about the Honda show stand in general, the company hasn’t said very much about its completely charming S660 Concept. The model would seem very much to be a look ahead at a possible successor to the Beat kei car for Japanese customers, though we’ve been told that we shouldn’t expect any kind of translation or product for the American market (despite certain key executives wanting more sports cars in the US).
Honda tells us only that the S660 roadster features “advanced styling” and “new initiatives such as Super cockpit interior.” We do think that the confines of the S660 look particularly driver-focused, with a carbon fiber steering wheel clad in soft leather, very racy looking vented seats and instruments tilted to keep the pilot constantly informed.
Honda President and CEO, Takanobu Ito, also touched on the S660 in his remarks at the press conference, saying that the model “embodies the freewheeling thinking of young Honda engineers, who want to make a cool car that is unique to Honda.” Takanobu also said that the concept will be developed into a production model for 2015, which is great news for Japanese drivers.
Find the very brief mention of the S660 in Honda’s press release below, as well as the excerpted remarks from the CEO relevant to the car.Continue reading Honda S660 Concept portends a new kei car for 2015
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