Honda to Introduce Hybrid Sports Car and Fuel Cell Concepts at Tokyo Show

9 October 2007

Honda will display two new concept cars at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. The CR-Z is a lightweight sports car equipped with Honda’s original gas-electric IMA hybrid system; the PUYO is a soft-bodied fuel cell vehicle.

“PUYO”, according to Honda, is a Japanese onomatopoeia that expresses the sensation of touching the vehicle’s soft body.

In addition, a “Next Energy” display will showcase Honda’s latest initiatives in new energy development, including technology for producing bio-ethanol from rice straw and the next-generation thin-film solar cells, which will go on sale nationwide in Japan.