Honda Project 2&4 is rev-tastic
Honda is one of biggest multitasking manufacturers in the car business. From robots and lawnmowers to jets, cars and motorcycles. But what happens when you combine the last two to make the ultimate track day car?
Then you get a crazy concept named Project 2&4. We wrote about this concept before and will cite the spec piece:
The car is positioned to resemble the brand’s RA272 Formula 1 racer from the 1960s, deriving the overall design and livery from it for the Project 2&4 concept. Other things of the brand’s DNA have found their way into this concept, the bike engine being one of them. Being mid-mounted the V4 delivers 212 horsepower at a whopping 13.000 rotations a minute. It switches gears via 6-speed transmission that uses a dual clutch set up. The entire package weighs in at just 450 kilograms. One can only dream of what this car would be like to drive, weighing this little.
We had a short talk with the designer of the Project 2&4, Martin Peterson. Originally employed within the company as a motorcycle designer, the design he worked on won a competition between the companies designstudio's. And the result is this motorcycle-engine powered one seater car.
Real testing of Project 2&4
He confirmed that if there was enough positive feedback, the company would continue the development. Note that this is still a long way from any production model. He sees this as a trackday orientated car and in his eyes would fit perfectly within this market. For now however, this car doesn't drive yet. It has working parts, but has not been 'brought to life'.
Hope to survive
In the battle from concept to production much is lost and we (and we believe Martin Peterson agrees) hope that they change as little as possible about this car. The lines, the materials, the exposed mechanical parts and seat all look the part. Honda, you crazy multi-tasking company, can you please get into this segment? We can already image seeing these 14.000 rpm babies roar across Spa.
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