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Japanese automakers are making a strong showing in the compact car segment of the 12th Auto Expo 2014, currently underway in New Dehli.
India's premier auto show is actualy Asia's largest, and the second largest in the world, and it was there that Honda released their vision of the compact segment's future. Designed around their new "M/M" philosophy (Maximum Man, Minimum Machine), the XS1 is a 'not for production' base model intended to set design cues for the Japanese maker's future compact cars.
It appears Honda wants the XS1 to be everything to everybody: it sports a...sporty exterior design, driver centric control layout, large sliding doors for easy access, and space for 7 people in 3 rows of seats that also fold away to expand luggage capacity… all in a compact body. There's no information on powertrain, but judging by Honda's recent lineup and other recent concepts, It would probably be quite eco friendly.
