{"id":192914,"date":"2016-04-06T22:49:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T22:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=192914"},"modified":"2024-12-27T00:26:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T00:26:41","slug":"2008-honda-osm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2008-honda-osm\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 Honda OSM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>2008 Honda OSM<\/h1>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p><span id=\"intelliTXT\">22 JULY, 2008 &#8211; Honda\u2019s low-emission sportscar study model has been revealed at the British International Motor Show, at ExCeL, London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The lightweight roadster design study displays one of Honda\u2019s core engineering principles \u2013 to design stylish and exciting cars that are also environmentally responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Named the OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater joins the confirmed-for-production CR-Z sports hybrid and FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car on the Honda stand at the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to show that low emission cars can be attractive,\u201d says Andreas Sittel, Project Leader for OSM. \u201cThere is no reason why a car that\u2019s more environmentally friendly can\u2019t look great too \u2013 and be sporty and fun to drive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concept for the project was \u2018Clean and Dynamic\u2019 \u2013 and this direction was followed for both the exterior and interior design, ensuring a joined-up, consistent \u2018language\u2019 between the two. One example of this can be seen at the rear of the car, where the body actually extends into the cabin between the seats.<\/p>\n<p>The exterior design is a balance of smooth, rounded curves and sharp lines to provide definition in key areas. The headlights are cleverly integrated into the front end, stretching from the nose to the top of the wheel arches to look more like a part of the original body.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, this uninterrupted, fluid approach is continued, with long sweeping curves extending from both door panels to form a frame for the instrument display. The concept for the dashboard was to avoid creating the traditional block of \u2018heavy\u2019 colour and material in front of the driver; in keeping with the clean and lightweight theme. For that reason, the dash is broken into sections, with the most important instruments in direct line-of-sight of the driver.<\/p>\n<p>Key information is displayed in a rounded, enclosed central binnacle, with levels and figures in bright blue on a black background. This matches the trim inside the car, with the seats and door furniture trimmed in a new, gloss-effect blue leather, accompanied by white leather sections, in line with the exterior body colour, a one-off paint called Mystic Pearl.<\/p>\n<p>The driver\u2019s main controls and functions are distributed in an intuitive layout, close at hand on a panel that curves downwards to the right of the driver. A centrally-mounted semi-sequential gear-shift points towards a fun-to-drive transmission, along with paddle shifts either side of the steering wheel. Integrated into the gearshifter itself is a red ignition \u2018start\u2019 button, which reinforces the sporty direction of the car.<\/p>\n<p>The Honda OSM was designed by Honda\u2019s R&amp;D facility in Offenbach, Germany. It\u2019s the latest example of the young talent being developed within Honda\u2019s design studios in Europe \u2013 following the Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept (Geneva 2007) and the Accord Tourer Concept (Frankfurt 2007).<\/p>\n<p>Story by Honda GB<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/830648.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/830648.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2008 Honda OSM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/830648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/830648-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/830648-100x75.jpg 100w, 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size-full\" alt=\"2008 Honda OSM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2008_Honda_OSM2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2008_Honda_OSM2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2008_Honda_OSM2-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2008_Honda_OSM2-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2008_Honda_OSM2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2008_Honda_OSM2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2008_Honda_OSM2-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a 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\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/788533.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/788533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2008 Honda OSM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/788533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/788533-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/788533-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/788533-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/788533-360x240.jpg 360w, 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https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/830647-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/830647-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<h3>In Detail<\/h3>\n<table class=\"cardetails\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">submitted by<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/garage\/4224\/index.html\">admin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">type<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Concept \/ Prototype Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">released at<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">2008 British Auto Show<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">built at<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Offenbach, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2008 Honda OSM 22 JULY, 2008 &#8211; Honda\u2019s low-emission sportscar study model has been revealed at the British International Motor Show, at ExCeL, London. The lightweight roadster design study displays one of Honda\u2019s core engineering principles \u2013 to design stylish and exciting cars that are also environmentally responsible. Named the OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater joins the confirmed-for-production CR-Z sports hybrid and FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car on the Honda stand at the show. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2190,718,9348,17102],"tags":[18322,6825,33,657,6459,6893,22005,1333,13061,17405],"class_list":["post-192914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2000s","category-honda","category-guides","category-model-guides-concept-cars","tag-2000s-all","tag-2000s-cars","tag-concept","tag-honda","tag-honda-model-in-depth","tag-honda-concept-in-depth","tag-honda-model-guides-nsx","tag-honda-nsx","tag-car-profiles","tag-model-guides-concept-cars"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2008 Honda OSM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2008-honda-osm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2008 Honda OSM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2008 Honda OSM 22 JULY, 2008 &#8211; Honda\u2019s low-emission sportscar study model has been revealed at the British International Motor Show, at ExCeL, London. 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