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Honda 2&4: Open Wheel Race Car

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It’s just 119.7 inches long—which is six inches shorter than a standard-length Mercedes S-class’s wheelbase—39.2 inches high, and 71.6 inches wide, making the 2&4 smaller in every dimension than an Ariel Atom. More bonkers than that, though, is the seating position, which seems to have been cribbed from Smokey Yunick’s madcap “sidecar” Indy racer from 1964. But at least Yunick’s machine had something between the driver’s outside hip and the wall. Honda claims that the arrangement evokes “the freedom of a bike.”

900lbs, 212hp+ @ 13K rpm :eek2:

Honda's Frankfurt Auto Show 2&4 Concept Melds Retro Open-Wheel and Modern MotoGP ? News ? Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog

Maybe Mclaren should use that instead of the MP4-30 :toot:

Looks dangerously wild and fun

Been done with 2 seats, head lights, turn signals, STREET LEGAL.

365-bhp turbocharged Honda K24Z7 i-VTEC
Curb weight: 1,350 lb (612 kg)

500-bhp Suzuki Hayabusa V8 (By Harley Enterprises)
Curb Weight: 1,213 lb (550 kg)

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the atom is quite a bit heavier
i wonder if the suspended in the air seating position really does enhance the experience
i guess it's an instant death in any side/rolling impact