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Tokyo 2007 Preview: Honda PUYO Concept wants you to touch it

by John Neff (RSS feed) on Oct 9th, 2007 at 1:28AM

click above image for more pics of the Honda PUYO ConceptHonda's second concept that debuted at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show is the PUYO. The name is an onomatopoeia that, according to Honda, "expresses the sensation of touching the vehicle's soft body." Sounds kinky, but the PUYO's "gel body" actually is soft, which Honda claims increases safety. For some reason, we still wouldn't want to collide with one in a cross walk. According to this pic, however, the PUYO glows in the dark and therefore would be hard not to notice while crossing the street at night. Since the theme of Honda's display... Read More

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