Japanese Honda Motor presented a new development – a compact seven-seater crossover N7X. So far, the car has the status of a demonstration prototype, but in August, a version completely ready for the series will be presented.
The Honda N7X is the forerunner of the low-cost crossover for the developing countries of Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, etc.). The car was developed by the Honda Asia Pacific scientific and technical center located in Bangkok, in the Honda product line it will simultaneously replace two models – the BR-V crossover (produced since 2016) and the Mobilio compact van (produced since 2013) . The N7X index stands for New 7-seater eXcitement, which means “new, 7-seater, delicious”. Whether the car will retain such a designation in the serial incarnation or will be released under a different name is still unknown.
The car has a two-volume universal body, the design of which echoes other Hondas of the latest wave, in particular the compact crossovers Vezel of the second generation and the CR-V of the fifth . The characteristic plastic of the body panels, the belt punching along the sidewalls, the composition “headlights – radiator grill”, etc.
The design of the N7X is based on a front-wheel drive platform from the City model City of the GN generation (produced since 2019) . The length of the Honda N7X is about 4.5 m (the parameter is not indicated), the layout of the cabin is three-row, according to the 2 + 3 + 2 scheme.
The interior of the crossover has been kept under wraps for now, but the production N7X is expected to be largely unified with the City. Unification with this model is also expected in terms of units, that is, the N7X will receive a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with 123 hp. and a torque of 145 Nm. Honda may also offer a 1.0-liter turbo with 123bhp. and 175 Nm. Powertrain options will include a six-speed manual transmission and a continuously variable variater.
