The (corporately styled as N-BOX) is a kei car produced by

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for the Japanese market. Together with the N-WGN, N-One and N-Van, it is part of the renewed N lineup of kei class city cars from Honda. The use of the letter "N" in the name was previously used for the late 1960s and 1970s N360. , the N-Box has been the best-selling car in Japan for 28 consecutive months. It has been sold 1.7 million units since its introduction. __TOC__

First generation (JF1/2; 2011)

The first-generation N-Box was unveiled on 27 October 2011 and launched in Japan on 30 November 2011. The N-Box+ was released on 5 July 2012. File:Honda NBOX G・LPackage Rear 0398.JPG, Rear view File:Honda N-BOX Custom (JF1ｰ2) front.JPG, Honda N-Box Custom File:Honda N-Box, back.jpg, Honda N-Box Custom rear view File:Honda N BOX + G・L Package 2tone-color-style.JPG, Honda N-Box+ File:Honda N BOX + Custom 0248.JPG, Honda N-Box+ Custom File:Honda N BOX + 2tone-color-style Interior.jpg, N-Box+ interior

N-Box Slash (JF1/2; 2014)

The N-Box Slash was a lower roof version of the N-Box released in December 2014. Unlike the regular N-Box, the Slash model had hinged rear doors. File:Honda N-BOX SLASH X Turbo Package (JF1) rear.JPG, Rear view File:Honda N-BOX Slash X (JF1) interior.JPG, Interior

Second generation (JF3/4; 2017)

The second-generation N-Box was unveiled on 25 May 2017 and launched in Japan on 31 August 2017 via a livestream on

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. It went on sale on 1 September 2017.

Safety

It is equipped with

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technology which includes pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection,

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with lane keeping assist, ultrasonic mis-acceleration mitigation system and road sign assist.

Utility

The N-Box's seats can slide front to back, recline, and tip up and down separately or both to accommodate passengers, long and tall cargo and its slope can be used as an under-storage compartment and ramp for PWD wheelchairs. By removing the seat's headrest, its refresh mode can be used as a bed.

2021 facelift

The second-generation N-Box received a

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in late December 2020. File:Honda N-BOX G･EX Honda SENSING (DBA-JF3) rear.jpg, Rear view File:Honda N-BOX Custom G・L Turbo Honda SENSING (DBA-JF3) front.jpg, Honda N-Box Custom G L Turbo File:Honda N-BOX Custom G・L Turbo Honda SENSING (DBA-JF3) rear.jpg, Honda N-Box Custom G L Turbo File:Honda N-BOX L 2WD (6BA-JF3) front.jpg, Honda N-Box L (facelift) File:Honda N-BOX Custom L・Turbo (6BA-JF3) front.jpg, Honda N-Box Custom L Turbo (facelift) File:Honda N-BOX Custom G・EX Honda SENSING (DBA-JF3) interior.jpg, Interior

Awards

* 2017–2018 Car of the Year from Japan Automotive Hall of Fame * 2018 Technology of the Year Award from Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan for weight reduction technology.

References

External links

* {{Modern Honda vehicles N-Box Cars introduced in 2011 2020s cars Microvans Front-wheel-drive vehicles All-wheel-drive vehicles Vehicles with CVT transmission