In most places around the world, the words "sports" and "utility vehicle" don't make much sense together.
However, there are some exceptions, notably Australia, which through Ford's local division gave birth to the coupe utility category in the early 1930s and continues to be represented to this day by the Ford and Holden Utes, and of course, North America, with its most famous model being the Chevrolet El Camino.
To put it simple, a Coupe Utility vehicle is a passenger car model with two doors and an open cargo bed, the purpose being to bond (...or compromise) two different worlds into one automobile.
A Coupe Utility is what Daniel Pearson, a third year design student from the UK, had in mind for his Honda project aptly named the "Sports Ute". The two seater study was designed to be 4.7 meters long (185 inches) riding on a lengthy 3,025mm (119.1 inches) wheelbase, all while looking like it belongs to the same family of cars as the NSX.
Pearson says he imagined the concept as a front-engine, rear wheel-drive model.
Here's how Pearson describes the Honda Sports Ute:
"This concept was intended to be an all-in-one sports car/utility vehicle. As a 2 seater sports car owner myself, I understand how frustrating it can be at times when you need practicality.
My concept utilises all the benefits of a sports car, embraces them with practicality, and enables multiple user experiences from just one vehicle. A fully usable tailgate enables loading at the rear, and clip-on spoiler can be fitted to give rear downforce when used as a sportscar.
A meaty 2.0 turbocharged VTEC engine, with an electronic boost controller gives 3 levels of power for different modes of driving. 300bhp peak power, sent along a prop shaft to the rear wheels automatically puts this car into the Japanese sports car market, but with a twist."
Design Credits: Daniel Pearson
17 Comments:
What is that shit?
" As a 2 seater sports car owner myself..." He probably drives a Del Sol.
This Honda Thing was apparently created as if the El-Camino vehicle never has existed. There are current sport ute's in Austrailia that are far better looking and usefull etc etc. As for fuel economy-Holden GM could easily use the Impala vs. Malibu vs. Cruse concept to make a much smaller fuel efficient ute without the Corvette engine. The example of GM I just gave does not mean any common engineering in the large, mid and compact cars- but to me they sure resemble each other a lot.
Honda already did a concept in this vein, called the Spocket.
wth are you talking about, what an idiotic comment. Soooo a company cant make a car because someone else made a similiar car?? That makes sense to you. Who cares if the el camino existed or not, thats like saying Audi cant create an R8 they act like ferrari doesnt exist...no logic. I for one thing the concept is cool it would work in australia where utes are popular but the styling isnt so great but if you refine the styling i think its a winning concept
NSX Truck?
Honda/Acura just needs to fire all the designers they have had for the last decade, they just have totally killed the whole brand with such bad looking cars and SUV things and killing off the fun small hatchback cars for sedans that look like they were made by Saturn or Pontiac.
great car :-D
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No sorry, this is just wrong.
Give the guy a break! He's a designer, you don't have to care for his design but so what? Move on.
I support the idea behind a ute. Sports car handling with utility, its perfect? However im not sure this should be called a design. Well because there isn't any design in it all. Hideous? No. Stylish though? No.
it looks very sleek, i would drive it.
those who want to troll on my comment, can go screw them selves.
Terrible.
That's so ugly if it is produced it will sell faster than sliced bread in the States.. Evidence being the popularity of the PT cruisers and Chevy HHRs
The car looks fabulous to me. I think its a combination of the 80's and 21st car era. I just don't know, if I own that car, what will be the use of the back of it?
It looks like a Tesla Roadster at the front.
No swearing.
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