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Publisher John Mellor Editorial GoAuto Media Editor David Hassall Production Luc Britten Chris Harris Sub editor Ron Hammerton Contributors Marton Pettendy Byron Mathioudakis Ian Porter Terry Martin James Stanford Philip Lord iSelect’s MOTOR MONTHLY FC Hammer Honda supercar proves we can still be hip and green It’s good to be 3 Mazda hatches another magic number Compare, Select and Save Issue 1 ● May 2009 The Max Factor Tough new concept is more than just a cosmetic make-over Lambo chop Lamborghini serves up its hot new 5.2-litre Gallardo Spyder r Ê N H 2 /13
\\ Honda FC Sport concept FC Hammer Honda supercar proves we can still be hip and green By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS HONDA has rolled out yet another supercar concept, but one with a very big twist. Looking like a cross between a Lamborghini Countach in silhouette, Clarence the crosseyed lion front-on and a modern jet-fighter from behind, the FC Sport design study is a hydrogen-powered electric concept vehicle. Compare, Select and Save It is based on the FCX Clarity sedan that is available in very limited and controlled numbers for lease in Japan and some parts of the United States. Do not get too excited, though, because this is merely a show car that has been devised to give us a glimpse of what Honda may conjure up some time in the latter part of the next decade. Nevertheless, the FC Sport has been designed to display the myriad new packaging possibilities of fuel-cell technology within a supercar framework. Among its many features are a staggered three-person seating arrangement (similar to the McLaren F1 supercar), a low centre of gravity and, of course, absolutely zero emissions. At the FC Sport Concept’s heart is the Clarity’s ‘V Flow’ fuel cell technology – carefully arranged in a modular format to maximise packaging – to provide what Honda calls “supercar levels of performance”. Aiding this is a thorough low-weight regime and systematically-honed aerodynamics. Most of the car’s mass is centred between the front and rear axles, creating “a balanced” weight r Ê N H 3 /13
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