Honda Debuts FC Sport Concept to Dazed Crowd

The reaction to the new Honda FC Sport Concept at the LA Auto Show last week seemed to indicate that the crowd was either so dazzled by the amazing design that they were speechless, or that everyone was kind of baffled by strange, clunky look of the thing. Treehugger described the front grille as resembling “a pair of black Honda Super Hero Underoos draped across the hood”, with the rear looking like “a tapered jet engine exhaust”. That doesn’t sound good.

From Treehugger:

There is no jet engine to speak of however, but instead a patented Honda hydrogen fuel cell. They have been trying to make the fuel cell fly for the past couple years. Honda is not a big believer in the plug-in hybrid, stating that today’s batteries are not quite up to snuff with their technology to make them a viable option. Some would say this is a smart move, others would say a foolish… but as fierce a competitor Honda is in the consumer marketplace, it is hard to question the method of their madness.

Is electric plug-ins the wave for the future, with Tesla, among many others leading the way. Or should we invest our hopes in a hydrogen infrastructure? While some folks claim that the trillion dollar infrastructure would not be economically viable, others say that hydrogen could be in our grasp for a lot less than we think.

I’m certainly no expert on hydrogen fuel cell vs. plug-in technology, so that part is better left for others to mull over. But, back to the design. It’s pretty fugly, is it not? Sure, there have been much uglier concept cars unveiled before, but it’s still pretty bad. The New York Times called it “Quantum of Grotesque” and said “each angle is worst than the last”. It’s certainly… different. But, you can’t blame them for trying something new. And, once the shock wore off, it certainly got people talking.

Link [Treehugger] + [The New York Times]
Photo credit: LA Auto Show

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