The Tokyo Auto Salon is at all times an interesting present with some odd ideas and creations showing there. Whereas the 2021 present has needed to go all-digital resulting from issues for the coronavirus, the occasion is in no brief provide of enjoyable reveals. Honda is there with an all-electric drag racer primarily based on the Honda E all-electric hatchback. It is referred to as the e-Drag, and Honda did greater than toss on a enjoyable livery.
Honda will use carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer for the automotive’s physique panels, although at the moment, solely the roof is constituted of the fabric. The brand new physique panels may even function a simplified mounting construction to cut back the automobile’s weight additional. Honda additionally borrowed the e-Drag’s wheels from the NSX. They’re 17-inch items Honda wanted to put in slicks on the drag racer. Honda may even set up an upgraded suspension to assist higher put the automotive’s energy all the way down to the bottom.
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On the announcement web page (in Japanese), Honda mentioned it wished to make use of the moment torque from the electrical motor from the second of rotation to assist in giving it the traits of a rear-wheel-drive automotive. There isn’t any info as to what modifications can be made to the Honda E’s powertrain, although. The road-going model has two energy outputs – 136 horsepower (100 kilowatts) and 154 hp (113 kW). Peak torque is 232 pound-feet (315 Newton-meters) of torque. A dash to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) takes about eight seconds, although that’ll drop within the light-weight e-Drag.
Till the tip of the month, individuals can vote on one in all three liveries Honda will apply to the automotive when it is full. Honda will announce the profitable livery someday subsequent month. The e-Drag is only one of a number of quirky reveals at this yr’s Auto Salon, which joins others such because the Honda N-Van Cell Cafe and far, way more.
