Honda’s 2011 Motor Show in Tokyo has seen the presentation of the auto maker’s latest concept commuter car, currently dubbed the Honda Micro Commuter Concept. The car perpetuates several trends carried on by other auto manufacturers when it comes to futuristic concept vehicles, including the heavy emphasis on expanding auto glass surfaces on vehicles, non-petrol-based power, and trimmer vehicle designs that see cars getting shorter and smaller.
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The auto glass on the Honda Micro Commuter Concept is interesting, not least because of a little tweak that sees the auto maker’s designers going beyond the usual expanded regions of glass and adding a false “stained glass” effect to certain parts of the vehicle for aesthetic effect. The “stained glass” presented at the auto show was incorporated in certain parts of the vehicle’s front as well as sides, and was done up in rhombi sectioned into triangular pieces with varying gradations of the colour blue. This, paired with the huge and sloping glass windshield-roof and glass pieces at the very bottoms of the doors (letting people on the street see passengers’ feet) contributed to the heavily futuristic, almost science-fiction-like appeal of the concept car.
As most other concept cars for the future, the Micro Commuter is apparently going to be an electric vehicle. This is usually the power of choice for car designers in this category, presumably because everyone is anticipating the day that petrol reserves truly become so thin that electricity becomes by far the cheaper solution for everybody. There is also the issue of cleaner energy use, of course, as petrol does tend to produce exhaust emissions that harm the atmosphere.
The Honda Micro Commuter is also going to be quite small as far as cars go—even cars in this category, as a matter of fact. The car is only going to be able to take three passengers—and that is if the driver is already included. People seeing it at the auto show actually marvelled at the remarkable slightness of the car, which some even feared might tip over easily due to its extremely compact profile. However, safety has been provided for by the designers of the vehicle, who have seen fit to shroud the vehicle’s wheels with large hoods that are attached directly to the body of the car. This is apparently for safety as well as to permit the car to achieve better speeds (due to lowered wind resistance).
Wide areas of auto glass, an electric engine, and small and futuristic design all make this concept car one to look out for if you are an enthusiast of latest-technology vehicles. It might not be for everyone—the small, almost toy-like profile shall be found difficult to love for those who like their cars big and beefy—but no one can deny that it sticks out even among other “future” cars from other companies due to its unusual stained glass styling.
