Honda Clarity officially debuted in Tokyo Motor Show last week, Honda's new hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car.
Honda Clarity has 174 horsepower and 221 foot-pounds of torque and can reach up to 435 miles, CNET reported. But according to Joann Muller of Forbes, the most important thing in this new hydrogen car is that its "fuel cell system is one-tenth the cost of previous versions" which now fits under the hood of the car. Because of this, the four-door sedan has more passenger and cargo spaces.
Tech Insider said filling-up the car would only take up three minutes. That is, if you can easily find a hydrogen charging station. Fortunately, the company is producing what is called Smart Hydrogen Station, which would allow fuel-cell car owners produce their own hydrogen for the car.
Honda Clarity will go on sale in spring 2016 and is expected to be priced at $63,000.
Honda has also debuted its NSX Hybrid. The supercar has a TFT display, digital instrument cluster and music system, and a dual zone air conditioning system. Its engine uses a 3.5-litre, 24-valve DOHC twin turbocharged motor. It is said to debut in the U.K. later in 2016.
Another hydrogen fuel-cell car concept unveiled during the Tokyo Motor Show is Toyota's LF-LC, which targets the high end of the market. The luxury car is going to be released in the "not so distant future." Lexus LF-LC has a long hood and trim rear deck. The hydrogen fuel cell stack is reportedly going to be at the rear part.
"Hybrids and fuel cell vehicles have both, at one point, been dismissed as oddities," Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota, said. "Experience has taught us that, while ideas like these come from the fringes at first, they settle down and become the new norm."
