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"HM: How long insisted the development of a new design model Insight?
From the first idea to create the final version of uběhly approximately three years.
HM: I think I hear quite often that the Insight basic shape of a similar competitive hybridnímu Prius. While I am of the opinion that the Insight like more FCX Clarity, but people still know the Prius, rather than the FCX. Why have you used a different design that the Insight stronger character?
When we suggested Insight, we had in mind primarily the low consumption and emissions, which significantly affects the aerodynamics. A shape that is our new car, are optimum. We were able to invent something else, but it would be at the expense of aerodynamic purity, and we did not want to compromise. In addition, you must not forget that the Prius was first used these body shapes. We believe that the new Honda Insight is a typical design, which we used in the 80 CRX coupe for years, in the 90th Between the first generation of Insight and recently for Hydrogen FCX Clarity.
HM: Body is one thing, but the aerodynamics affects a number of factors. Use for the serial version of the aerodynamically optimized alloy wheels, which had a Civic Hybrid? The concept of the discs in a similar style, rejuvenation version, however, uses klasičtější design. And you can drag coefficient reveal a new car?
We are aware of the influence of disc wheels to aerodynamic, consider this aspect in the design of all the designs of wheels, and the development of Insight, we consider all the pros and cons of standard and special shapes. At this time, but you can not say how it turned out, you have to endure to the official presentation. Nepotěším you even as far as the coefficient of drag. Development of the car is still ongoing, quite clearly it can not identify. But I can reveal that one of the lowest as the Honda for the serial model.
HM: To be the best aerodynamics, is essential for the proposal without the assistance of computers, or a wind tunnel. How is designing such a car? The computer will propose a basic form of a designer just basic stylistic features?
It is not only a hi-tech. After years of creating the design you have some idea of how it works, so the basic shape on the other hand, gives the vehicle designer and then the team moves into the wind tunnel and the tunes are.
HM: rumor has it that Insight is built on a platform of the new Honda Jazz, appeared, however, as well as information that a new platform. Can you give the right to peace?
It depends on how widely is perceived notion of a platform. I think it is fair to say that the platform is a new, specially designed for this car, with the Jazz but shares a number of components.
HC: How do you see as one of the main designers Hondy direction of the brand? Honda is often alleged that does not hold a stylistic coherence of the various models.
Honda is a very creative company and its effervescence conventions accurately characterized range Civic. The fact that you each generation each other does not, shows that for our customers still looking for new values and are not afraid to experiment. But certainly we know what it is that we will do more cars like the FCX and Insight ...
HC: You say to yourself each generation does not in principle. But you can not miss some párovosti generations - the first and second, third and fourth, fifth and sixth. Seventh was somewhat "neHonda", but now here we are eighth, and so could be assumed that it could build the ninth. I do not think it will be difficult to build from this generation?
I do not think that would do philosophy Hondy large jumps every two generations. And not always possible to successfully establish a previous generation. As I said, we are still looking for new opportunities (it sounds as though CV9G again be radically different car note. Author).
And what Acura brand and design combination of both brands Honda logo on the European market?
While Hondy we can afford to experiment with premium brands, the situation is a little different. Its brand image must be strong, clearly identified and significantly sportovnější and emotivnější than that of the Honda, which is in the context of the Acura perceived more as the mass brand. Merging Acura cars in the European offer Hondy not to damage customers clearly know the reason for differences in appearance and understand.
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Minowa-san is the author of the new design Hondy Insight. He is 46 years old and Hondy began work in 1985. Created a design model Shuttle (1994), the concept of S-MX and third-generation Odyssey velkoprostorového car. If you are not able to none of these cars equipped with, certainly you will not have a problem with the current eighth-generation Civic model, and serial FCX concept car FCX Clarity hydrogen."
From the first idea to create the final version of uběhly approximately three years.
HM: I think I hear quite often that the Insight basic shape of a similar competitive hybridnímu Prius. While I am of the opinion that the Insight like more FCX Clarity, but people still know the Prius, rather than the FCX. Why have you used a different design that the Insight stronger character?
When we suggested Insight, we had in mind primarily the low consumption and emissions, which significantly affects the aerodynamics. A shape that is our new car, are optimum. We were able to invent something else, but it would be at the expense of aerodynamic purity, and we did not want to compromise. In addition, you must not forget that the Prius was first used these body shapes. We believe that the new Honda Insight is a typical design, which we used in the 80 CRX coupe for years, in the 90th Between the first generation of Insight and recently for Hydrogen FCX Clarity.
HM: Body is one thing, but the aerodynamics affects a number of factors. Use for the serial version of the aerodynamically optimized alloy wheels, which had a Civic Hybrid? The concept of the discs in a similar style, rejuvenation version, however, uses klasičtější design. And you can drag coefficient reveal a new car?
We are aware of the influence of disc wheels to aerodynamic, consider this aspect in the design of all the designs of wheels, and the development of Insight, we consider all the pros and cons of standard and special shapes. At this time, but you can not say how it turned out, you have to endure to the official presentation. Nepotěším you even as far as the coefficient of drag. Development of the car is still ongoing, quite clearly it can not identify. But I can reveal that one of the lowest as the Honda for the serial model.
HM: To be the best aerodynamics, is essential for the proposal without the assistance of computers, or a wind tunnel. How is designing such a car? The computer will propose a basic form of a designer just basic stylistic features?
It is not only a hi-tech. After years of creating the design you have some idea of how it works, so the basic shape on the other hand, gives the vehicle designer and then the team moves into the wind tunnel and the tunes are.
HM: rumor has it that Insight is built on a platform of the new Honda Jazz, appeared, however, as well as information that a new platform. Can you give the right to peace?
It depends on how widely is perceived notion of a platform. I think it is fair to say that the platform is a new, specially designed for this car, with the Jazz but shares a number of components.
HC: How do you see as one of the main designers Hondy direction of the brand? Honda is often alleged that does not hold a stylistic coherence of the various models.
Honda is a very creative company and its effervescence conventions accurately characterized range Civic. The fact that you each generation each other does not, shows that for our customers still looking for new values and are not afraid to experiment. But certainly we know what it is that we will do more cars like the FCX and Insight ...
HC: You say to yourself each generation does not in principle. But you can not miss some párovosti generations - the first and second, third and fourth, fifth and sixth. Seventh was somewhat "neHonda", but now here we are eighth, and so could be assumed that it could build the ninth. I do not think it will be difficult to build from this generation?
I do not think that would do philosophy Hondy large jumps every two generations. And not always possible to successfully establish a previous generation. As I said, we are still looking for new opportunities (it sounds as though CV9G again be radically different car note. Author).
And what Acura brand and design combination of both brands Honda logo on the European market?
While Hondy we can afford to experiment with premium brands, the situation is a little different. Its brand image must be strong, clearly identified and significantly sportovnější and emotivnější than that of the Honda, which is in the context of the Acura perceived more as the mass brand. Merging Acura cars in the European offer Hondy not to damage customers clearly know the reason for differences in appearance and understand.
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Minowa-san is the author of the new design Hondy Insight. He is 46 years old and Hondy began work in 1985. Created a design model Shuttle (1994), the concept of S-MX and third-generation Odyssey velkoprostorového car. If you are not able to none of these cars equipped with, certainly you will not have a problem with the current eighth-generation Civic model, and serial FCX concept car FCX Clarity hydrogen."
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