Honda City Car Lets You Take A Hot Bath And Relax While Being Driven Around
Have you ever been driving along and started to wish that your car had an onboard hot spring which you could jump into to enjoy a warm bath? Maybe, maybe not.
In any case, Korean designer Hanbeom Lee did have that thought and has dreamed up a Honda city car concept which includes a section of the interior which can be filled with warm, relaxing water.
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The concept, dubbed the Onsen, is quite small, thanks to its use of an all-electric powertrain. This has allowed the designer to create quite a spacious cabin despite the car only being slightly larger than a VW Golf. One half of the car is fairly traditional and features a bench seat, although that is facing backwards.
Things get interesting with the other half of the cabin. This area is essentially a cylindrical cell which uses gimbal technology to remain suspended within the body of the car. This cell is watertight and at the press of a button, users can have it filled with water. The seats also provide massage functionalities and there's an outlet to funnel all of the steam out of the cabin. Dubbed an 'autonomous bath-able vehicle', this is certainly one of the most intriguing interior designs we've ever come across.
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Is there any interest from consumers for vehicles with internal hot springs? We doubt it, but there probably haven't been any consumer surveys conducted on this matter, so we don't really know. Plus, with the advent of fully autonomous vehicles, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to spend your time while being chauffeured around, would it?
Link: https://www.carscoops.com/2019/06/honda-city-car-lets-you-take-a-hot-bath-and-relax-while-being-driven-around/
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I don't see a bath tub
Oh, here it is
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Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on June 16, 2019, 06:48:19 AM
I don't see a bath tub
I know. I was also looking for it! :lol:
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Ah, 70s and 80s cartoons. :wub: :praise:
Sucks to be the brunette. She has to sit on the ladder.
Quote from: cawimmer430 on June 16, 2019, 04:23:05 AM
This cell is watertight and at the press of a button, users can have it filled with water.
So where is the water stored otherwise? Oh, the designer did not think of that.
Quote from: Galaxy on June 16, 2019, 01:26:27 PM
So where is the water stored otherwise? Oh, the designer did not think of that.
Just stop at a water tank, like an old train.
And how do the wheels even touch the ground?
Desiigners :facepalm:
Yeah, a public bath tub on wheels...definitely something I want to get inside of.
Looks like Fred Flintstones car.
The idea behind this concept car is so retarded.
I love it. :praise:
I think this is a referendum on the South Korean real estate market. They are just trying to glamorize living out of one's car.
I wonder in an accident would you be safer or worse off if you were in a hot tub seat? Assuming you had on a seat belt.