With projected first year sales of 50,000, the Element sold 67,478 units in 2003 in the US.
In 2007, the Element won the "Dog Car of the Year" award because of its "versatile cargo space, easy-clean flooring, crate-friendly rear design and optional 4 wheel drive." and in 2010 it won the "Small SUV" category as a "Top Safety Pick" in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Annual Awards. The Element has a towing capacity of 680 kg, or 1500 lbs and a gross weight of 4450 lbs (2018 kg). Drive is either front-wheel drive or optionally, all wheel drive - via a hydraulically actuated on demand system that engages with front wheel slippage, marketed as "Real Time 4WD". The production Element debuted at the 2002 New York International Auto Show with an interior featuring TPO-coated textured urethane flooring stain-resistant fabric individually reclining and removable rear seats that stow. The rear-hinged rear side doors can open only after the forward doors. The rear door structure have a reinforced vertical beam and, when closed, connect to the body side sill via a hook and catch system, effectively creating a B-pillar. Noted for its four bi-parting side doors that open to provide a clear aperature of 55.5 inches, the structure of the Element eliminates the B-pillars by reinforcing and enlarging the side sills, floor and roof cross members, and providing five bulkheads per side. The Model X was designed as an activity-oriented vehicle combining features of a pickup truck and a sport utility vehicle, and its styling was inspired by a lifeguard station, its roofline arched to evoke the curve of a surfboard. The Element followed a concept called Model X which was developed by a core group of Honda R&D engineers in 1998 and debuted at the 2001 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Overview Honda Element logo Honda Element (Europe) By late 2010, shortly before its discontinuation, production had totaled approximately 325,000. Manufactured in East Liberty, Ohio, the Element used a modified second generation CR-V platform with front-wheel or all-wheel drive. The Honda Element is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Honda and marketed in North America over a single generation for model years 2003–2011 - and noted for its boxy exterior styling with bi-parting side doors and its boxy, flexible interior layout.
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