Honda WOW: The power of paws.

[Pupik]

The latest Honda is kennel-friendly:

http://www.honda.co.jp/dog/wow/

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/honda_wow_the_dog_friendly_car.php

Honda "WOW" the dog friendly car
October 05, 2005 - 03:15 AM

Honda Japan has designed dog friendly car, termed as the WOW concept. WOW stands for Wonderful open hearted wagon. The car will be unvieled later at the Tokyo Motor show. A special crate for dogs in the glove apartment allows owners to interact with their pets while driving. A bigger crate pops up from the floor in the back seat area and can be folded back into the floor when it's not needed. For even bigger dogs, just buckle them up with a special seat belt to the floor. The big danger for pets riding along in cars is that they get thrown out during a crash. About a fifth of Japanese households have a dog, and demand is growing for cars that cater to man's best friend, according to Honda. The W.O.W comes with removable, washable, rollout flooring and has wide sliding doors to keep dogs happy.

 

[McLaren]

That's funny, yet pretty creative. 👍

 

[Duke]

Holy cow! A country where the average apartment size is about the same as the typical American garage, and 20% of the people have dogs?

Then again, they did say the dog cage was in the glove compartment, so maybe they just have small dogs.

 

[NSX-R]

Yes, I would expect A LOT of accident happen because of this... Changing radio station is a dangerous thing to do when driving, and now you have your pet in there? ?

 

[Joey D]

Just what the world needs, another distraction in cars. Cell phones are bad enough.

 

[niky]

... talk about life imitating virtual life. This is the tamagotchi deluxe!

And I bet you they'll ban them just as quick.

 

[Driftster]

That's awesome..

I'd buy it if it was here....

 

[McLaren'sAngel]

Hiya! Meow! (='.'=)

I think its really cool!

I would certaintly use that as a daily driver with my kitty in there!

 

[a6m5]

Screw the dogs(get your mind out of the gutter), the car looks awesome. 👍 I wish they'd sell that in U.S. to fight Scions.

P.S. I don't belive this "fifth" of Japanese households owning dogs. I don't think it's accurate....

 

[Pupik]

The other day, I wondered what became of this concept. And the short answer is: nothing much.

But I'm at an Acura dealer this week, and remembered this thread.

Can I put this on my resumé?

 

[VXR]

Considering that concept is from 2005, look at the grille and see the one thing that did come from it was the current styling language.