Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept

Honda have taken the wraps of their latest offering, the Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept, a hybrid concept car that Honda hopes changes the way hybrids are viewed: Socially responsible and boring. The Japanese maker's Small Hybrid Sports Concept is a compact 2 seater that Honda promises is environmentally friendly, as a hybrid should be, but will also deliver the looks, excitement and driving enjoyment of a sports car.

Honda's Small Hybrid Sports Concept is built around a front wheel drive and is powered by a Honda IMA 4 cylinder petrol/electric hybrid system driving through a CVT transmission.

The exterior of the Small Hybrid Sports Concept has short rear and front overhangs and wheel arches wrapping tightly around its distinctive 20 inch rims, fitted with 165/60 section tyres. The aerodynamically designed body is a blend of sharp folded edges and rounded curves sweeping forward in to an arrow like nose, which has some of Honda Civic's family overtones.

The Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept's one-piece glass roof extends from the steeply raked windscreen at the front all the way to the back, in a very futuristic and distinctive design which is accentuated by the LED tail light unit bearing the car's name, Small Hybrid Sports. Rear facing digital cameras, which take the place of conventional door mirrors, further add to the futuristic design.