I am convinced there is room on the roads for an 18.6-foot sedan with a 13.6-liter V-16 producing 1000HP and 1000 lb-ft of torque. If Cadillac found buyers for its V16s in the 1930s, it would find them now.
With a 140-inch wheelbase and 24″ tyres, four-wheel steering came in handy, and Displacement on Demand decided how many cylinders you needed at any time, boosting fuel economy somewhat. As Motor Trend noted, the car was exceptionally well made for a show concept. If there were any plans to produce it, though, they were scrapped because that would be “a display of a lack of sensitivity to environmental concerns.” Translation: new CAFE norms.
I loved it in 1999, and I love it now. A sports car with (some) pick-up truck utility and great looks. And it’s a Honda.
It would’ve been great even without the 4-to-2-seater, hard-top-to-open-top, just-press-the-button transformation, the hybrid AWD with a gas engine driving the front end and electric motors in the rear wheels, and the regenerative brakes charging the batteries on the go. Just being a cool-looking 2-seat sporty pick-up with a revvy Honda engine would have been enough.
