The Remix is a very small 2+2 sports coupe concept designed by Ben Davidson under Dave Marek, Chief Designer of Honda R&D Americas.

Dave explained to Car Design News that the original idea to produce a small sports coupe came from within the studio and that work on the concept started in April. Ben described to us how the concept was designed for the 'MP3 generation' and how the exterior (the design was shown as a hard model with no interior) uses a mix of form languages.

At the front the car has a new variation of the US-market Honda DRG (down road graphic) that sits directly below a very deep section clamshell hood. This hood has a near flat upper surface defined by a sharp crease line that sweeps back just below the DLO and up into the rear pillar. A hidden A-pillar allows the windshield that runs into the roof to work with the DLO as one graphic to dramatic affect. Other particularly interesting elements include a broad constant-width spine form that pushes into the rear tailgate glazing, and the centre exhaust outlet integrated into the rear diffuser.

Overall the Remix lacked harmony and resolution, although this might have been addressed had the development process run longer, and would have been less an issue had this small car been not been densely packed with innovative ideas.