Honda
NEOWING
The Honda NEOWING is an eye-catching three-wheeler with an aggressive
and sporty design, and a powerful hybrid drivetrain.
The NEOWING is said (by Honda) to offer the cornering feel and sporty
ride of a large-sized motorcycle, while also having excellent stability
during low speed maneuvers.
The most obvious and interesting feature of the NEOWING is its tricycle
layout. The two wheels up front utilize a specially-designed linkage
mechanism which allows the vehicle to lean into corners like a regular
two-wheeled motorcycle.
Powering the Honda NEOWING is a hybrid system which combines an inline
4-cylinder engine with electric motors, resulting in a drivetrain
setup which offers plenty of torque, as well as improved fuel economy.
It's not the first time a major motorcycle manufacturer has played
around with the idea of a multi-wheeled sports motorcycle. Yamaha
put a four-wheeled spin on the idea with the Tesseract,
while Peugeot went down the three-wheeled route with the HYmotion3
- although that was more of a scooter.
For an assortment of other three wheeled vehicles, check out the list
of Top
10 Three Wheeled Vehicles.
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