Honda Step Bus
The Honda Step Bus is an unusual take on a city car concept: instead of sporting a classic front-engine and front-drive configuration, this vehicle has its engine in the middle, driving the rear wheels. The Step’s bright interior can be easily accessed via sliding doors for its passengers—that’s one large door on each side—in perhaps one of the few applications we’ve seen of a minivan-style slider for both front and rear passengers. To further distinguish it from being confused with the Scion xB, the car’s seats can all fold flat, too. All in, the Step’s quick-configuring interior is one of Honda’s key talking points for the concept: it’s highly adaptable. Most of all, we appreciate the car’s proportions; Honda moved the wheels of the vehicle to the very edges, creating a small car that looks bigger than its dimensions would suggest.
Honda Remix
Honda’s more sporting concept was the Remix coupe. The two-door, two-seat vehicle looks sleek and promises to deliver a spirited driving experience from its four-cylinder engine and six-speed transmission. Unfortunately, Honda declined to offer further powertrain specifics, as it’s unlikely that we’ll see this car as it appears. Inside sources point to the Remix design as foreshadowing the rebirth of Honda’s CRX. The cult-favorite hatchback coupe nameplate hasn’t been seen on U.S. shores since 1991 when Honda dropped it and replaced it with the targa-topped Del Sol.
