Every other Japanese car maker has produced undersized pickup trucks with small engines and tried to sell them on the basis that they're more car-like and can accomodate sheets of plywood (barely). And they've all failed. I'm not quite sure how doing the exact same thing except making it look incredibly awkward will help Honda succeed.
I predict that suburbanites on the coasts will snap this thing up. Otherwise it'll be a flop and Honda will either leave the pickup truck market, or come up with a larger more conventional V8 truck, like everyone else.
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