{"id":358937,"date":"2010-02-24T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=38434"},"modified":"2010-02-24T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T20:30:50","slug":"honda-3r-c-concept-the-future-of-commuter-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/358937","title":{"rendered":"Honda 3R-C Concept:  The Future of Commuter Cars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/honda-3r-c-concept-the-future-of-commuter-cars\/honda-3r-c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Honda-3R-C-500x300.jpg\" alt=\"2010 Honda 3R-C Concept\" title=\"Honda 3R-C\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-38438\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honda will display the 3R-C concept vehicle prominently in their Geneva Motor Show booth.  Could this be an indicator of things to come from the auto and motorcycle giant?<\/p>\n<p>Powered by a battery electric drivetrain, Honda has yet to release information on performance, range, charge times or production intent.  The concept features a retractable canopy that provides security when the vehicle is parked and doubles as a windshield when the vehicle is in motion.<\/p>\n<p>Past attempts at three wheelers have met with limited success.  The Campagna T-Rex sure looked like fun, but not at the $52,000 price of admission.  Can-Am\u2019s Spyder was more reasonably priced at around $20,000, but many saw it as a motorcycle with training wheels since it didn\u2019t offer the practicality of an enclosed (or semi-enclosed) cockpit.  The Reliant Robin never made it to this side of the pond, and most Brits will tell you that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>Three wheelers may never be the year-round commuter car of choice for those living in snow country, but may still represent a reasonable option for commuters in warmer climates.  Make them affordable and entertaining enough to drive and you\u2019ll sell them in northern states, too &#8211; that\u2019s what winter time beater cars are for.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m all in favor of a 3R-C model line, and would love to see Honda produce both battery and gas powered versions.  The low-drag body design would make even the gasoline versions incredibly fuel efficient, allowing enthusiasts to enjoy the 3R-C without guilt. Offer a version with the new VFR1200 motor, build it at an MSRP under $20k and I bet you\u2019ll move a boatload of inventory.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/carscoop.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/honda-3r-c-three-wheeled-concept-to.html\">Carscoop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Sq7RaLB4u6a19Q1XsoHjCXfwZUw\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Sq7RaLB4u6a19Q1XsoHjCXfwZUw\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Sq7RaLB4u6a19Q1XsoHjCXfwZUw\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Sq7RaLB4u6a19Q1XsoHjCXfwZUw\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honda will display the 3R-C concept vehicle prominently in their Geneva Motor Show booth. Could this be an indicator of things to come from the auto and motorcycle giant? Powered by a battery electric drivetrain, Honda has yet to release information on performance, range, charge times or production intent. The concept features a retractable canopy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-358937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}