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| Honda Beat (PP1) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Honda |
| Production | May 1991– February 1996 |
| Assembly | Suzuka Plant, Suzuka, Mie, Japan |
| Designer | Pavel Hušek at Pininfarina[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Kei car |
| Body style | 2-door roadster |
| Layout | Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 656 cc (40.0 cu in) E07A MTREC I3 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,280 mm (90 in) |
| Length | 3,295 mm (129.7 in) |
| Width | 1,395 mm (54.9 in) |
| Height | 1,175 mm (46.3 in) |
| Curb weight | 760 kg (1,680 lb)[2] |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Honda S660 |
The Honda Beat is a kei car produced by the Japanese company Honda from May 1991 until February 1996. It is a two-seater roadster with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. The last car to be approved by Soichiro Honda, before he died in 1991. In total around 33,600 were made, with roughly two-thirds of these built in the first year of production. The design of the car originated from Pininfarina, who then sold the design plan to Honda. The Honda Beat was one of many cars designed to take advantage of Japan's tax-efficient kei car class.[3][4]
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