Monday, December 7, 2009

Honda P-Nut Lands in LA

Last week the press offered a number of interesting references to Honda's "P-NUT" prototype vehicle that was introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show:
  • P-NUT is not yet out of its shell
  • Honda busts a (P-)Nut
  • Looks like it's double-parked at a UFO convention
According to BNET, the Honda P-NUT or the "The Personal-Neo Urban Transport":
  • Seats three with the driver in the middle and the passengers behind.
  • The rear seats fold up as in the production Fit.
  • The P-NUT’s windshield is one piece with its roof, and it doubles as a heads-up screen for the navigation system.
According to GizMag.com, the P-Nut
  • has a windshield that serves as a head-up display (HUD) for the navigation system and reversing camera. It not only offers total above the head visibility, but also extends almost to the floor of the vehicle, broken only by an oversized Honda logo.
  • Features a modular rear engine bay designed to accommodate a wide variety of potential powertrain technologies including a conventional small in
If and when the Honda P-Nut becomes available, Bernardi Honda will offer the Honda P-Nut in all model combinations and BernardiParts.com will offer a full line of Honda P-Nut parts and accessories for it.