April Fools’ 2018: Honda’s topless CR-V concept

Topless SUV is structurally unsound and a danger to its passengers

29 Mar 2018 | 7858 Views | By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK

Honda has kicked off this year’s April Fools’ early with the reveal of a new concept car it describes being “completely undriveable”.

The CR-V roadster concept is essentially a hacked-into CR-V that’s lost its B and C-pillars, and roof. The result is a structurally unsound car, hand crafted by an angle grinder and backed for production by, um, Honda’s PR team.

The CR-V roadster concept is essentially a hacked-into CR-V that’s lost its B and C-pillars, and roof. 

“This is a bold new direction for the CR-V and opens up an entirely new non-existent market,” said the project’s boss, Eipurirufūru, which translates into April Fool in English. “Our sales target is somewhat conservative to start with, at zero cars, but we are confident that once the minor glitches are ironed out, such as the lack of roof and the fact it is totally structurally unsound, the car will fly out of showrooms.”

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