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Honda Unveils Its Futuristic EV-STER Mini Convertible at the Tokyo Auto Show
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Honda has developed a “Twin Lever Steering” joystick system that allows a driver to push one stick and pull the other when turning, in the direction g-forces are pushing his body. Traditional steering wheels force the oppostie maneuver. The idea is to make this tiny sports car drive more like Honda’s road bikes, on which you can lean into the turns. There’s no way this cute little car will make it to production without a steering wheel, but we would love to try it out. Check out the photos of all the details in our gallery, and let us know what you think of the steering system and the differently colored driver’s seat.
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Honda just unveiled its EV-STER Small Sports Car Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, and aside from the name, we’re already in love with it. The EV-STER is only 59.1 inches wide – just 4 inches wider than Honda’s Beat mid-engined convertible micro car it
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As lighting becomes more flexible and inexpensive to work with, expect to see more and more unique and customizable lighting details on cars–even ones that make it to production.
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The Lamborghini style convertible top is the best feature of this tiny electric car, in our opinion. It’s hard to get high style on a micro car, but the EV-STER delivers (in all aspects except for its name).
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Two kinds of LED lighting contrast here to create a smooth, wraparound front end. This sort of lighting could conceivably make it onto a production car.
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We love the joystick steering system, which would make driving more like piloting a plane.
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Brightly colored driver seats are all the rage right now, and we say why not? Note how the seat belt matches the seat, as well.
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The infotainment screen allows you to select the firmness of the suspension for a sporty or comfortable ride. This system is already available in many Audis and Mercedes, so it wouldn’t be difficult to fit one here–just expensive.
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