Honda knows how to make a great sports car and has
all the expertise and resources needed to produce an Ariel Atom or Radical RXC
rival.Unfortunately, such a vehicle is never going to eventuate because from a
business standpoint, it just wouldn’t be viable. Nevertheless, that fact hasn’t
stopped designer Leonardo Nitole Moreira from dreaming up a crazy Honda track
car dubbed the Invisus.
Looking unlike anything ever produced by the
Japanese automaker, the Invisus is based around a carbon fiber monocoque and
exclusively uses carbon body panels. Up front, the car somewhat reminds us of
the Aston Martin Vulcan because of its thin LED taillights placed just above a
pair of huge carbon air intakes.
The rear is clearly dominated by a massive wing
which has then been matched by a rear diffuser to produce race car levels of
downforce. Other cool design touches include a V8 engine, multi-spoke black
wheels and a stripped-out interior.
Although such a car from Honda won’t see the
light of day, the next best thing could take the shape of a new-generation
S2000, potentially powered by a hybrid powertrain and marketed as a ‘baby NSX’.
