It’s got a top speed of 100mph, will sprint from 0-60mph in 10 seconds and costs £300 a month to rent. And it doesn’t use a drop of petrol.
Powered by hydrogen, the long-awaited Honda FCX Clarity doesn’t only represent the future, but the beginning, too. That’s because this is the first commercially available fuel cell vehicle in the world.
Launched at the Los Angeles Motor Show earlier this month, the FCX Clarity had queues of wealthy, in-the-know celebrities and ordinary folk itching to drive it… but Auto Express managed to elbow its way right to the front in order to get a ride in the car first.
So, with customer deliveries due to begin in the US next summer, what can the initial owners expect of a machine that could lay claim to be the Ford Model T of its era?
Just one look will be enough to convince you that the Honda is more than up to the task of setting new standards. A concept version of the car debuted at the Paris Motor Show in 2006, but the FCX Clarity’s sweeping body lines have been slightly modified for production. The shell is now made from pressed steel rather than carbon fibre, which not only helps to reduce the cost, but cuts the transmission of noise from the fuel cell, too.
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