More interesting news from the British Motor Show comes in the form of Honda’s OSM (for Open Study Model).
Although currently billed as “just a design study” the OSM is more or less based on the will-be-produced CR-Z sports hybrid. Meaning is could/should stand a better then average chance of seeing the light of production (and hopefully, Honda will be quicker with their turnaround times), although Honda strenuously denies it.
As far as what they do have to discuss, Project Leader for OSM Andreas Sittel has this to say: “We’re trying to show that low emission cars can be attractive. There is no reason why a car that’s more environmentally friendly can’t look great too – and be sporty and fun to drive.”
And indeed why not … but what’s all this about Miatas?
Since powertrain details are sketchy, it’s really hard to say. If it’s light enough, a big engine would not be necessary, but drivetrain configuration would be of paramount importance. If the mill ain’t driving the rear wheels, it’s not a sportscar.
So, Honda has two things to do:
1 - make it rear wheel drive
2 - build it
All this from the fellows over at CarScoop.
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