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N360N360 (1967–1972)

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MAKER: HONDA
YEARS: 1967–1972
CODE: N360 (1967–1972)
TYPE: KEI CAR / HATCHBACK
ORIGIN: JAPAN

01 — Overview

A two-box kei car combining front-wheel drive with an air-cooled 354 cc twin. Its N600 derivative became, as a 1970 model, the first Honda car officially exported to the United States.

02 — Historical context

Historicalcontext.

01
The N360 used a two-box design that complied with Japan's kei car dimensional regulations.
Source: Honda N360 — Wikipedia (English)
02
It combined front-wheel drive with an air-cooled four-stroke 354 cc two-cylinder engine.
Source: Honda N360 — Wikipedia (English)
03
The N360AT, which appeared in August 1968, was the first kei car equipped with an automatic transmission.
Source: Honda N360 — Wikipedia (English)
04
Its N600 derivative was the first Honda automobile officially exported to the United States by Honda, as a 1970 model.
Source: Honda N360 — Wikipedia (English)

03 — Engineering

Technicalspecifications.

Manufacturer: Honda
Production: 1967-03 – 1972
Body styles: 2-door sedan / 3-door wagon (LN360 van)
Layout: Front-engine, front-wheel drive
Engine: N360EInline-2 (air-cooled) · 354 cc · Naturally aspirated31 PSNote: Launch output per English Wikipedia; a 36 PS version was added in October 1968
Transmission: 4-speed manual / 3-speed automatic (Hondamatic)
Length × width × height: 2,995 × — × — mm
Wheelbase: 2,000 mm

Figures follow the sources listed below. Values vary by market, variant and year; anything we could not verify is omitted. Power is shown in the unit the source used (PS / hp / kW).

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