Honda N-One
retro-styled kei car produced by Honda
The Honda N-One (Japanese: ホンダ・N-ONE, Hepburn: Honda Enuwan) (corporately styled as N-ONE) is a kei car produced by Honda since 2012 over two generations. It is a five-door hatchback with retro styling and either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
The "N" prefix was previously used for the late 1960s and 1970s N360; originally it stood for norimono which loosely translates to vehicle. For the new N lineup, the "N" represents New, Next, Nippon, and Norimono.
The N-ONE was released in November 2012 as the third model in the "N" Series of kei cars, which began with the N-BOX launched in December 2011. It is the successor to the Zest.
First generation (JG1/2; 2012)
The first generation N-One was previewed at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show as the N Concept 4. Together with the N-Box, N-WGN and N-Van, is part of the renewed N lineup of kei class city cars from Honda.
The N-One went on sale on 1 November 2012. It features styling reminiscent of the 1969–1972 N360 and incorporates Honda's DOHC three-cylinder engine with a continuously variable transmission, which was launched in 2011 with the N-Box.
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