Engineering:Honda N-Box
| Honda N-Box | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Honda |
| Production | December 2011 – present |
| Assembly | Japan: Suzuka, Mie (Suzuka plant)[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Kei car |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | |
The Honda N-Box (Japanese: ホンダ・N-BOX Honda Enubokkusu) (corporately styled as N-BOX) is a kei car produced by Honda for the Japanese market.[2] Together with the N-WGN, N-One and N-Van,[3] it is part of the renewed N lineup of kei class city cars from Honda. The use of the letter "N" in the name was previously used for the late 1960s and 1970s N360.
(As of December 2019), the N-Box has been the best-selling car in Japan for 28 consecutive months.[4][5] As of 2019, 1.7 million units had been sold since its introduction.[6]
First generation (JF1/2; 2011)
| First generation (JF1/2) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production |
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| Designer | Katsuhito Nakamura and Kazufumi Oyamada[8] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door minivan |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 658 cc S07A I3 (petrol) |
| Power output | 43 kW (58 hp; 58 PS) |
| Transmission | CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,520 mm (99.2 in) |
| Length | 3,395 mm (133.7 in) |
| Width | 1,475 mm (58.1 in) |
| Height |
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| uk|uk|Kerb|Curb}} weight | 930–1,060 kg (2,050–2,337 lb) |
The first-generation N-Box was unveiled on 27 October 2011 and launched in Japan on 30 November 2011. The N-Box+ was released on 5 July 2012.
Rear view
Honda N-Box Custom
Honda N-Box Custom rear view
Honda N-Box+
Honda N-Box+ Custom
N-Box+ interior
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N-Box Slash (JF1/2; 2014)
| N-Box Slash (JF1/2) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | December 2014 – February 2020 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Power output |
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| Transmission | CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,520 mm (99.2 in) |
| Length | 3,395 mm (133.7 in) |
| Width | 1,475 mm (58.1 in) |
| Height |
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| uk|uk|Kerb|Curb}} weight | 920–1,000 kg (2,028–2,205 lb) |
The N-Box Slash was a lower roof version of the N-Box released in December 2014. Unlike the regular N-Box, the Slash model had hinged rear doors.
Rear view
Interior
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Second generation (JF3/4; 2017)
| Second generation (JF3/4) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | September 2017 – 2023 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door minivan |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Power output |
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| Transmission | CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,520 mm (99.2 in) |
| Length | 3,395 mm (133.7 in) |
| Width | 1,475 mm (58.1 in) |
| Height |
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| uk|uk|Kerb|Curb}} weight | 890–1,030 kg (1,962–2,271 lb) |
The second-generation N-Box was unveiled on 25 May 2017 and launched in Japan on 31 August 2017 via a livestream on YouTube. It went on sale on 1 September 2017.
Safety
It is equipped with Honda Sensing technology which includes pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning with lane keeping assist, ultrasonic mis-acceleration mitigation system and road sign assist.
Utility
The N-Box's seats can slide front to back, recline, and tip up and down separately or both to accommodate passengers, long and tall cargo and its slope can be used as an under-storage compartment and ramp for PWD wheelchairs.
By removing the seat's headrest, its refresh mode can be used as a bed.
2021 facelift
The second-generation N-Box received a facelift in late December 2020.[9]
Rear view
Honda N-Box Custom G L Turbo
Honda N-Box Custom G L Turbo
Honda N-Box L (facelift)
Honda N-Box Custom L Turbo (facelift)
Interior
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Third generation (JF5/6; 2023)
| Third generation (JF5/6) | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2023–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door minivan |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Power output |
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| Transmission | CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,520 mm (99.2 in) |
| Length | 3,395 mm (133.7 in) |
| Width | 1,475 mm (58.1 in) |
| Height | 1,790–1,815 mm (70.5–71.5 in) |
| uk|uk|Kerb|Curb}} weight | 910–1,030 kg (2,006–2,271 lb) |
The third-generation N-Box was unveiled on 3 August 2023.[10]
N-Box Custom Turbo Coordinate Style front view
N-Box Custom Turbo Coordinate Style rear view
Interior
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Awards
- 2017–2018 Car of the Year from Japan Automotive Hall of Fame[11]
- 2018 Technology of the Year Award from Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan for weight reduction technology.[12]
References
- ↑ "About Suzuka Factory". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. http://world.honda.com/group/production/sites/suzuka/index.html.
- ↑ Holder, Jim. "First drive review: Honda N Box". http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/first-drives/first-drive-review-honda-n-box.
- ↑ "Hondaの軽自動車Nシリーズ｜Honda" (in ja). https://www.honda.co.jp/N/.
- ↑ "新車販売総合、10か月連続でトップ3を軽自動車勢が独占 6月車名別". https://response.jp/article/2019/07/05/324126.html.
- ↑ クロステック, 日経. "日産「デイズ」が健闘、2019年6月の新車販売ランキング". https://tech.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/nxt/column/18/00001/02518/.
- ↑ "Japan's Best-Selling Car of 2019 is a Boxy Honda We Don't Get Here". 11 January 2020. http://carscoops.com/2020/01/japans-best-selling-car-of-2019-is-a-boxy-honda-we-dont-get-here/.
- ↑ "新型軽乗用車「N」シリーズ第一弾となる「N BOX」を発売". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. http://www.honda.co.jp/news/2011/4111130-nbox.html.
- ↑ https://pdki-indonesia.dgip.go.id/index.php/di/NExhVEcySFY2dGQ2QkRpRVpGU3ZWUT09?q=mobil&type=1&skip=90 [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "「N-Box」改良モデルをホームページで先行公開". https://www.honda.co.jp/news/2020/4201120.html?from=RSS.
- ↑ Pappas, Thanos (2023-08-03). "2024 Honda N-Box Debuts In Japan With Improved Style And Practicality". US: Carscoops. https://www.carscoops.com/2023/08/2024-honda-n-box-debuts-in-japan-with-improved-style-and-practicality/.
- ↑ "Honda N-Box Wins Japan Hall of Fame's Car of the Year". Nippon.com. 10 Nov 2017. https://www.nippon.com/en/genre/economy/l10598/.
- ↑ "RJCカーオブザイヤー2018に、スズキの スイフト 受賞 (15 Nov 2017)". https://response.jp/article/2017/11/15/302512.html.
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