2011 Honda EV-STER Concept

The Honda EV-STER introduced an electric open sports-car proposal at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.

History and purpose

The Honda EV-STER introduced an electric open sports-car proposal at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. Honda’s original announcement identifies the physical concept and explains its intended connection between electric mobility and driver involvement. The supplied later Paris photograph supports a real exhibition history. This profile records that concept identity, without inventing a construction total or borrowing the specifications of a later retail roadster. The battery and performance information belongs to Honda’s published proposal. It should not be read as an independently measured result or proof of the show object’s current mechanical condition.

Design and engineering

Honda published a 10 kWh lithium-ion battery, a maximum battery output of 58 kW and rear-wheel drive. The distinction between battery output and motor output matters; the source’s own label is preserved. The maker also described twin-lever steering, making the control interface part of the concept’s identity. The supplied overhead three-quarter photograph shows a small open cockpit within a low white body, with dark surfaces framing the occupants. It is particularly useful for reading the relationship between seating and body outline. An exterior view does not demonstrate the steering system’s operation or the condition of any battery installed beneath the panels.

Identifying the original configuration

The photo source explicitly identifies EV-STER at the Paris motor show on 28 September 2012. Keep that later display date with the original 2011 introduction year. Searches for a small Honda roadster can easily return S660 customer cars, which are different subjects with different propulsion. The EV-STER name, event context and visible open-cockpit form together support this exact match. A complete object file would add construction records, cockpit controls, charging hardware and an exhibition itinerary. It should also distinguish proposed specifications from any documented running demonstration, rather than assuming that a visually finished concept has passed ordinary production-car validation.

Collector context and preservation

EV-STER is a useful comparison with OSM and Project 2&4 because each makes the exposed occupant a central part of the design. Their photographs can explain different treatments of cockpit enclosure without relying on acceleration claims. A collection might place a control-detail image beside the broad exterior view to show how the concept proposed a different interaction with the driver. Preserve those images with exact dates and credits. If later engineering records establish operating tests or component changes, add them as events in the concept’s life. The archive identity can then become richer while retaining the original published proposal and unknown complete fabrication tally.

The overhead angle is particularly informative here because it shows the passenger space within the outer body. A lower side view would answer a different design question about the windscreen and seating height. Together, correctly captioned views can describe the concept without an invented running test.

Reading the evidence for this profile

The original source links below identify the programme and the historical statements used in this article. The photograph has its own creator and licence record, separate from the manufacturer’s vehicle history. Keep both when transferring this profile into a collection catalogue. A manufacturing tally describes how many cars belong to a defined original programme; it does not measure how many survive, how many are publicly visible, or how many retain all their original components. Those individual questions require dated chassis and restoration evidence. The reference year likewise describes the programme’s introduction or named historic configuration, while the supplied caption states the photographed setting and any established individual identity. This lets future research expand the car’s history without blurring the scope of the record already assembled here.

Specifications and verified rarity

Frequently asked questions

What is the Honda EV-STER Concept?

A physical 2011 Honda electric open sports concept with rear-drive and twin-lever steering proposals.

What engineering defines this vehicle?

Honda published a 10 kWh lithium-ion battery and maximum battery output of 58 kW. Rear-wheel-drive electric two-seat proposal; twin-lever steering. The specifications describe the original programme or published concept proposal. An individual example’s installed equipment and any later changes need their own dated evidence.

Why does this profile use 2011?

This is the documented introduction or original configuration year. Photograph dates and market model years can differ. Keeping those dates separate makes it possible to follow the car’s development without creating a second identity for the same programme.

How should an individual EV-STER Concept be authenticated?

Connect the chassis identifier to original delivery, edition or custodial records. Compare period exterior, cabin and mechanical photographs with the documented configuration. Record replacement parts, paint changes and restoration work as dated events. A badge or colour alone cannot establish that a car belongs to this original programme.

What rarity or archive scope is verified?

Physical Honda EV-STER concept introduced at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, photographed at Paris in 2012. Complete fabrication tally unknown. Published concept specifications are proposals, not independent road-test or later S660 specifications.

Who took the supplied photograph?

Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 3.0. The original file and licence links accompany the image. Retain that credit when the photograph is uploaded, exported or reused.

Related Honda family profiles

• 2008 Honda OSM (Open Study Model)
• 2015 Honda Project 2&4 powered by RC213V

Sources and photo credits

• Original manufacturer or contemporaneous programme record

Photograph: Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons original file, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source-provided photograph supplied without local cropping, retouching or text removal. A source thumbnail is used where available. Honda EV-STER at the Paris motor show on 28 September 2012, following its original 2011 Tokyo introduction.