Not to be confused with the Charles Schulz characters or allergy-attack-inducing food, the Honda P-NUT is an ultra-futuristic design study designed for the urban dweller that the Japanese automaker unveiled at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
The grammatically-challenged Personal-Neo Urban Transport is a rear-engine, rear-drive three-seater that clearly draws inspiration from the Japanese kei car despite being designed at Honda's Los Angeles-based Advanced Design Center. Its 133.8-inch overall length is equal to the maxium allowed for a kei car, though its 68.9-inch width far exceeds the kei car maximum. It's not a particularly tall vehicle, however, topping out at 56.7 inches.
Honda P NUT Concept Front Three Quarter
There's a lot of CR-Z in the sheetmetal, which fits with Honda's angle of designing a microcar that doesn't look like a conventional one. Whether that's a good thing or not is up for debate, but the mission has certainly been accomplished. The engine bay is modular and can accept a traditional gasoline engine, a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain, or a purely electric setup.
Honda P NUT Concept Interior
Seating arrangement is similar to that of the McLaren F1 supercar, with the driver taking center stage and the two passengers on either side. Honda claims that this gives all three as much legroom as can be found in a midsize sedan. Interior design is certifiably modern Honda, with the same kind of white-and-blue plastic that can be found in the Insight. There's little in terms of controls and instruments (it is only a design study, after all), but the windshield apparently doubles as a heads-up display for the navigation system and back-up camera.

Honda P-NUT Concept