News: Honda Beat Confirmed for Production

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Honda President Takanobu Ito has confirmed that a new-generation Beat model will be heading to production, bringing back the automaker’s mini-sports car from 20 years ago.
Rumors and speculation of the Honda Beat revival began last year, and when the Japanese automaker displayed its EV-STER Concept, giving us a glimpse into its design. It’s the car that excites Honda President Ito the most and recently mentioned how his interest in the Beat came when development of the new NSX began.
“When the Beat was being built, I was on the development team to work on the NSX sports car and sports cars are something I really love,” Ito said. “I was kind of envious of the little cute sports car.”
Last year Honda confirmed that the EV-STER was heading to production, and now it appears that the production Beat model will be based on the EV-STER. The question is whether or not it’ll be a true sports car to take on the Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ, or if it’ll be an electric vehicle. Or perhaps, given its rumored Fit underpinnings, the new Beat will be available with a choice of electric or gasoline propulsion.
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Very nice!
 
I don't like the name... All those cars that go for a musical name in a hippie fashion... The mentality of making a car with a name that will be retained/remembered is gone.
 
That's cool!! Let's hope it's RWD and has VTEC... Mais c'Est trop demandé je crois bien lol :p
 
Well if they named it the Beat it should be mid-engine and RWD i don't know why you even say "please RWD please...".

If Honda is putting it FWD it's just plain stupid if you ask me.

What's next Toyota reviving the MR2 with a front mounted engine ?
 
altivec said:
Well if they named it the Beat it should be mid-engine and RWD i don't know why you even say "please RWD please...".

If Honda is putting it FWD it's just plain stupid if you ask me.

What's next Toyota reviving the MR2 with a front mounted engine ?
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That would be terrible.


I remember using the Honda Beat in Gran Turismo!

I like the idea of bringing it back, but I'm not too sure if I like this one.
 
Different. The first picture it looks awkward but on the second one (the one also posted on FB by MR) looks better.
 
altivec said:
Well if they named it the Beat it should be mid-engine and RWD i don't know why you even say "please RWD please...".

If Honda is putting it FWD it's just plain stupid if you ask me.

What's next Toyota reviving the MR2 with a front mounted engine ?
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par la même logique... la Dodge Dart devrait etre un V8 et RWD?
 
FoxMcloud said:
par la même logique... la Dodge Dart devrait etre un V8 et RWD?
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Sincèrement RWD oui au moins c'est respecter l'origine de l'auto. C'est comme si Ford décidais que la prochaine génération de Mustang serais FWD.
C'est pas le fait que c'est FWD qui me gêne mais au pire donne un nouveau nom, ne change pas âme d'un véhicule qui a une histoire, une réputation.

Si le F150 devenais un char sous-compact tu trouverais ça ok aussi ?
Si la prochaine Prius venais avec un moteur au charbon V12 ça serais ok aussi ?
Si la prochaine Miata devenais un véhicule familliale 7 place ça serais ok aussi ?

C'est juste mon avis perso, un nom ça représente quelques chose tu peut changer certain aspect mais d'autre non et si Honda fabrique une Beat FWD and Front-engine selon moi c'est un fail rendu la trouve un nouveau nom au char that all!
 
altivec said:
. C'est comme si Ford décidais que la prochaine génération de Mustang serais FWD.
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Il l'ont fait littéralement:

À l'époque,la Probe était supposée être la nouvelle mustang, mais sous la pression des fans, Ford a gardé le layout de la Mustang et baptisé le nouveau modèle "Probe" à la place.
 
meanteg said:
Il l'ont fait littéralement:

À l'époque,la Probe était supposée être la nouvelle mustang, mais sous la pression des fans, Ford a gardé le layout de la Mustang et baptisé le nouveau modèle "Probe" à la place.
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Et c'est pour ça que elle s'appelait pas Mustang...Comme Altivec a dit, si tu change l'âme d'une auto, donne lui un autre nom.
 
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