Honda Remix Concept

n wright 275 · Nov 29, 2006, 3:28 PM

Future CRX or Just a Cool Concept?

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From Road and Track:
In the music world, a remix is an iconic old song that has been made fresh, young and hip again. Honda’s Remix, which just made its international debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, manages to do the same thing in an automotive context, bringing to mind the lightweight and sporty CRX, a car still missed by enthusiasts worldwide.

Purely a styling exercise, the front-wheel-drive Remix is styled by Ben Davidson of Honda’s Advanced Design Studio in Southern California, a young designer who through no small coincidence likes to spin tunes as a DJ in his spare time. By mixing fluid lines with geometric shapes appearing on nearly every surface of the car, Davidson has crafted a car with a jet-fighter-esque canopy that manages to recall the much-loved CRX yet at the same time be thoroughly modern. As a compact, lightweight, fuel efficient and sporty 3-door hatchback, the Remix will likely appeal to young urban folks with a strong sense of style…but who also need a little bit of practicality in their lives, which is provided by a generous rear storage area. The Remix show car does not have an engine and a transmission at the moment, but Honda says a possible production version likely would be powered by a small displacement 4-cylinder mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. The suspension and brakes, we’re told, would be tuned on the track for crisp driving manners.

Although there are no plans to build a production version of the Remix, Honda, like all automotive companies, builds styling exercises each year to gauge public reaction. At the Los Angeles show, and others thereafter, Honda will capture data on the car, and possibly learn that it should build a production version. We feel that Honda will more than likely incorporate some of the Remix’s unique design elements into a sporty new compact 3-door hatchback and call it the CRX. Fans the world over will be delighted.

bennyboy · Nov 29, 2006, 3:36 PM

Wow. That is majorly cool. I, personally, would love to see a brand new CRX rolling off the Honda production line. It's something that needs to be replaced, and I hope this concept is the first to come of many greater things.

The lines look good, everything looks good, even the funky taillights and the rims, overall good job.

Tom Kristensen · Nov 29, 2006, 4:09 PM

It looks pretty good, from the rear at least. It doesn't look like anything that will ever make it into production though, but it would be cool if Honda used the basic design of this for the next CRX.

nivlek · Nov 29, 2006, 4:11 PM

That looks quite cool. Looks like a sport hatchback...Hopefully it's still got that honda reliablity and low insurance. I say this is a good alternative to small coupes when you need a bigger car

S-Tune_S1 · Nov 29, 2006, 4:58 PM

dunno y but kinda reminds me of th VW Iroc conept (new scirocco) .. but this car has all the essentil CRX looks

PointBlank187 · Nov 29, 2006, 7:58 PM

It would be cool to have a new crx. The new concept looks nice (considering it's a concept). Of course you get the weird futuristic styling cues that will never ever make it to production, but you can kind of guess what a production model would look like. I think it has potential. Make it RWD Honda! No more fwd! Take the Mitsubishi Eclipse as your example of how to turn a potentially good performer into a fat slow pig.

SKR34 · Nov 29, 2006, 8:26 PM

Those blue headlights are cool. It looks like a bigger version of the CRX. And the taillights are too "different"

car lover !! · Nov 29, 2006, 9:00 PM

Cool.. the concept is a bit like the GR-1.
I believe in Honda.. they made good cars.
The headlights look like one car that runs on hydrogen..

BTW, it has a cool name, Remix.

CaymanNCSU · Nov 30, 2006, 2:59 AM

Still a concept but a new CRX would be awsome

Robbie · Nov 30, 2006, 4:14 AM

rear looks like a Pt cruiser, but i would love to have it, though i dont want a new CRX, i want that boxy one, its just great!...but cool name, great car..

d1-drift-king · Nov 30, 2006, 6:38 AM

EWWW! sorry but im sick of looking at this futuristic stuff i think the world isnt quite ready for somthing this dramatic. It looks way to soft and the rear lights are hideous. The only thing i like is those brembo brakes they are very nice

Robbie · Nov 30, 2006, 6:42 AM

would like some interior shots too, well brembo on concept cars...

lol

Tom Kristensen · Nov 30, 2006, 7:31 AM

I don't like the headlights. They are too futuristic, but the tail lights are nice.
I'm not sure if the exhaust is placed at a very good location if the diffuser is functional though. It would likely decrease the pressure.

n wright 275 · Nov 30, 2006, 10:16 AM

I like the headlight. Honda doesn't need to come out with something too futuristic like this just yet, some company's need to though, like Lincoln, and i remember Nissan's looks real ratical (sp?) when they were new.

i think a new CRX would be a good move for honda, but this one looks huge! the CRX was a tiny car, this one looks to big.

PointBlank187 · Nov 30, 2006, 2:25 PM

It's a freaking design excercise! Some of you act like it's close to the final product. They would never come out with a car that looks like this. It's just for the basic lines. Read the article next time

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Nov 29, 2006, 3:36 PM	#2
bennyboy RA108 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,638	Wow. That is majorly cool. I, personally, would love to see a brand new CRX rolling off the Honda production line. It's something that needs to be replaced, and I hope this concept is the first to come of many greater things. The lines look good, everything looks good, even the funky taillights and the rims, overall good job. __________________ Has anyone told you before that you look a bit like Micheal Schumacher? LOL. - car lover!!

Nov 29, 2006, 4:09 PM	#3
Tom Kristensen SCF Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,132	It looks pretty good, from the rear at least. It doesn't look like anything that will ever make it into production though, but it would be cool if Honda used the basic design of this for the next CRX. __________________ 2010 Fiat 500C 1.2 Lounge

Nov 29, 2006, 4:58 PM	#5
S-Tune_S1 P O R S C H E Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sultanate of Oman Posts: 8,751	dunno y but kinda reminds me of th VW Iroc conept (new scirocco) .. but this car has all the essentil CRX looks __________________ 2007 Audi S8 2009 Toyota Landcruiser SWB 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe Last edited by S-Tune_S1 : Nov 29, 2006 at 5:34 PM.

Nov 29, 2006, 7:58 PM	#6
PointBlank187 Track Surgeon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 802	It would be cool to have a new crx. The new concept looks nice (considering it's a concept). Of course you get the weird futuristic styling cues that will never ever make it to production, but you can kind of guess what a production model would look like. I think it has potential. Make it RWD Honda! No more fwd! Take the Mitsubishi Eclipse as your example of how to turn a potentially good performer into a fat slow pig. __________________ I'm so fast, I almost got pulled over at Laguna Seca for exhibition of speed...think about it.

Nov 29, 2006, 8:26 PM	#7
SKR34 USMC Private First Class Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The bush outside your house, looking through your window Posts: 4,754	Those blue headlights are cool. It looks like a bigger version of the CRX. And the taillights are too "different" __________________ Harrison Ford For President!

Nov 29, 2006, 4:11 PM	#4
nivlek Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: toronto Posts: 1,935	That looks quite cool. Looks like a sport hatchback...Hopefully it's still got that honda reliablity and low insurance. I say this is a good alternative to small coupes when you need a bigger car

Nov 29, 2006, 9:00 PM	#8
car lover !! Diablo GTR Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Doesn't Matter Posts: 8,596	Cool.. the concept is a bit like the GR-1. I believe in Honda.. they made good cars. The headlights look like one car that runs on hydrogen.. BTW, it has a cool name, Remix. __________________ With a degree you can call people gay. - Cooper "s"

Nov 30, 2006, 2:59 AM	#9
CaymanNCSU Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NCSU Posts: 240	Still a concept but a new CRX would be awsome

Nov 30, 2006, 4:14 AM	#10
Robbie R.I.P. Yoyo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 12,994	rear looks like a Pt cruiser, but i would love to have it, though i dont want a new CRX, i want that boxy one, its just great!...but cool name, great car.. __________________ Jordana Brewster. I would bend her chassis from so much thrust it would be ridiculous.~ Cooper "s"

Nov 30, 2006, 6:38 AM	#11
d1-drift-king Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bute, South Australia Posts: 1,102	EWWW! sorry but im sick of looking at this futuristic stuff i think the world isnt quite ready for somthing this dramatic. It looks way to soft and the rear lights are hideous. The only thing i like is those brembo brakes they are very nice __________________ V8 Supercar Championship Next Race - Clipsal 500 March 2009 XBL Gamertag - D1DriftKing1991

Nov 30, 2006, 6:42 AM	#12
Robbie R.I.P. Yoyo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 12,994	would like some interior shots too, well brembo on concept cars... lol __________________ Jordana Brewster. I would bend her chassis from so much thrust it would be ridiculous.~ Cooper "s"

Nov 30, 2006, 7:31 AM	#13
Tom Kristensen SCF Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,132	I don't like the headlights. They are too futuristic, but the tail lights are nice. I'm not sure if the exhaust is placed at a very good location if the diffuser is functional though. It would likely decrease the pressure. __________________ 2010 Fiat 500C 1.2 Lounge

Nov 30, 2006, 10:16 AM	#14
n wright 275 M-B Fan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 6,586	I like the headlight. Honda doesn't need to come out with something too futuristic like this just yet, some company's need to though, like Lincoln, and i remember Nissan's looks real ratical (sp?) when they were new. i think a new CRX would be a good move for honda, but this one looks huge! the CRX was a tiny car, this one looks to big. __________________ "The best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty" -Benjamin Franklin

Nov 30, 2006, 2:25 PM	#15
PointBlank187 Track Surgeon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 802	It's a freaking design excercise! Some of you act like it's close to the final product. They would never come out with a car that looks like this. It's just for the basic lines. Read the article next time . __________________ I'm so fast, I almost got pulled over at Laguna Seca for exhibition of speed...think about it.

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