- Honda N360
Infobox Automobile
name=Honda N360
image size=250px
name=Honda N360
aka=Honda LN360
Honda N400
Honda N600
production=1967 –1972
successor=Honda Civic
related=Honda Z600
manufacturer=Honda
class=Keicar
wheelbase=2000 mm (78.7 in)
engine=354 cc I2
402 cc I2
599 cc I2
body_style=2-door sedan
2-door wagonThe Honda N360 is a "Kei Car", designed and built byHonda and produced from March1967 through1970 , while its larger N600 brother lasted three more years. The car featuredfront wheel drive and an air-cooled 354 cc, 31 hp (23 kW) 2 cylinder engine withbeam axle /leaf spring rear suspension.A 2-door sedan was the original body style, with a 2-door wagon called the LN360 coming in June of the first year. An upgraded 36 hp (27 kW) engine was added in October 1968 for the N360 T. A 402 cc engine was used in the similar N400.
The
Hondamatic -equipped 1968 N360AT was the first Keicar with anautomatic transmission .The N600 was introduced in 1969 as a 1970 model, and was the first Honda automobile to be officially imported to the
United States . It was technologically advanced for its time, with an all alloy engine which could achieve 9000 rpm. Engine output was 36–45 hp (27–34 kW) and the N600 was capable of 81 mph (130 km/h). It delivered surprisingly peppy performance because of its light weight (around 550 kg/1100 pounds), due to compact dimensions and some plastic parts (like the boot lid). The first brakes were very weak, despite having front disks and power assist. Rear suspension was a live axle on leaf springs.Production was stopped in 1972, along with the sportier
Honda Z600 (or Z-Act, depending on country). The first generationHonda Civic replaced these little cars with something a little more suited to the American Interstate system.External links
* [http://www.cmsnl.com/n360-life_model7903/ Honda N360 Parts]
* [http://www.cmsnl.com/n360-life_model7903/forum/ Dedicated N360 Forum]
* [http://thisoldhonda.org/generations_detail.php?ID=43 ThisOldHonda.org N360]
* [http://thisoldhonda.org/generations_detail.php?ID=33 ThisOldHonda.org N600]
* [http://www.hondan600.net/projects/n600.html HondaN600.net]
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