Honda N-Box#Second generation (2017-present)

{{Short description|Kei car produced by Honda}}

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Honda N-Box

| image = Honda N-BOX (6BA-JF5).jpg

| caption =

| manufacturer = Honda

| production = December 2011 – present

| assembly = Japan: Suzuka, Mie (Suzuka plant){{cite web|title=About Suzuka Factory|url=http://world.honda.com/group/production/sites/suzuka/index.html|website=Honda Worldwide|publisher=Honda Motor Co., Ltd|access-date=November 22, 2016}}

| class = Kei car

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, front-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

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| related = {{unbulleted list

| Honda N-Van

| Honda N-One

| Honda N-WGN

| Honda S660

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| predecessor = {{unbulleted list

| Honda Life

| Honda Vamos/Vamos Hobio

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The {{nihongo|Honda N-Box|Japanese: ホンダ・N-BOX|Honda Enubokkusu}} (corporately styled as N-BOX) is a kei car produced by Honda for the Japanese market.{{cite web|last1=Holder|first1=Jim|title=First drive review: Honda N Box|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/first-drives/first-drive-review-honda-n-box|website=autocar.co.uk|access-date=27 February 2015}} Together with the N-WGN, N-One and N-Van,{{Cite web |title=Hondaの軽自動車Nシリーズ|Honda |url=https://www.honda.co.jp/N/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=Honda公式ホームページ |language=ja}} it is part of the renewed N lineup of kei class city cars from Honda. The "N" prefix was previously used for the late 1960s and 1970s N360; originally it stood for norimono which loosely translates to vehicle. For the new N lineup, the "N" represented New, Next, Nippon, and Norimono.{{cite web | url = https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a18743879/the-rest-of-hondas-tokyo-show-stand-a-tiny-box-an-electric-bike-and-a-few-scooters/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221207154824/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a18743879/the-rest-of-hondas-tokyo-show-stand-a-tiny-box-an-electric-bike-and-a-few-scooters/ | archive-date = 2022-12-07 | title = The Rest of Honda's 2011 Tokyo Show Stand | first = Mike | last = Austin | date = 2011-11-30 | work = Car and Driver | publisher = Hearst Autos, Inc. }}

{{As of|2019|December}}, the N-Box has been the best-selling car in Japan for 28 consecutive months.{{Cite web|url=https://response.jp/article/2019/07/05/324126.html|title=新車販売総合、10か月連続でトップ3を軽自動車勢が独占 6月車名別|website=レスポンス(Response.jp)}}{{Cite web|url=https://tech.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/nxt/column/18/00001/02518/|title=日産「デイズ」が健闘、2019年6月の新車販売ランキング|first=日経|last=クロステック|website=日経 xTECH(クロステック)}} As of 2019, 1.7 million units had been sold since its introduction.{{Cite web|url=http://carscoops.com/2020/01/japans-best-selling-car-of-2019-is-a-boxy-honda-we-dont-get-here/|title = Japan's Best-Selling Car of 2019 is a Boxy Honda We Don't Get Here|date = 11 January 2020}}

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{{anchor|JF1|JF2|2011|first}} First generation (JF1/2; 2011)

{{Infobox automobile

| name = First generation

| image = Honda N-Box in Premium Bronze Pearl, front left.jpg

| caption =

| model_code = JF1/2

| production = {{unbulleted list

| December 2011 – August 2017 (N-Box){{cite web|title=新型軽乗用車「N」シリーズ第一弾となる「N BOX」を発売|url=http://www.honda.co.jp/news/2011/4111130-nbox.html|website=Hondaホームページ:本田技研工業株式会社|publisher=Honda Motor Co., Ltd|access-date=November 30, 2011}}

| July 2012 – August 2017 (N-Box+){{cite press release | url = https://global.honda/jp/news/2019/4190110.html | title = 「N-BOX」シリーズが2018年暦年 新車販売台数 第1位を獲得 | trans-title = The "N-BOX" series ranked first in new car sales for the 2018 calendar year | date = 2019-01-10 | language = ja | publisher = Honda Motor Co., Ltd. }}

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| designer = Katsuhito Nakamura and Kazufumi Oyamadahttps://pdki-indonesia.dgip.go.id/index.php/di/NExhVEcySFY2dGQ2QkRpRVpGU3ZWUT09?q=mobil&type=1&skip=90 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

| body_style = 5-door minivan

| engine = {{ubl

| 658 cc S07A I3

| 658 cc S07A turbo I3

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| powerout = {{ubl

| N/A: {{cvt|43|kW|PS|0}}

| Turbo: {{cvt|47|kW|PS|0}}

}}

| transmission = CVT

| wheelbase = {{convert|2520|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3395|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|1780|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (N-Box)

| {{convert|1800|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (N-Box+)

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| weight = {{convert|930|–|1060|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| sp = uk

}}

The first-generation N-Box was unveiled on 27 October 2011 and launched in Japan on 30 November 2011. The millionth N-Box (including the Slash and N-Box+) was sold in December 2016. The N-Box family received a very light facelift in February 2015. The Custom was also changed, with a revised grille with three rather than four horizontal bars.

On 5 July 2012, the N-Box+ was released. This model, based on the N Concept 3, has a slanted loading floor at the rear and can be fitted with a fold-out ramp - enabling heavy objects to be rolled up and into the cargo area. The seating arrangement was also made more flexible, allowing a variety of different configurations.

File:Honda NBOX G・LPackage Rear 0398.JPG|Rear view

File:Honda N-BOX Custom (JF1ー2) front.JPG|N-Box Custom

File:1st generation Honda N-BOX Custom rear.jpg|N-Box Custom rear view

File:Honda N BOX + G・L Package 2tone-color-style.JPG|N-Box+

File:Honda N BOX + Custom 0248.JPG|N-Box+ Custom

File:Honda N BOX + 2tone-color-style Interior.jpg|N-Box+ interior

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= {{anchor|Slash}} N-Box Slash (JF1/2; 2014) =

{{Infobox automobile

| name = N-Box Slash

| image = Honda N-Box Slash X Turbo in Platinum White Pearl + Black, front left.jpg

| caption = N-Box Slash X Turbo

| model_code = JF1/2

| production = December 2014 – February 2020

| body_style = 5-door hatchback

| engine = {{ubl

| 658 cc S07A I3

| 658 cc S07A turbo I3

}}

| powerout = {{ubl

| N/A: {{cvt|43|kW|PS|0}}

| Turbo: {{cvt|47|kW|PS|0}}

}}

| transmission = CVT

| wheelbase = {{convert|2520|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3395|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|1670|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (FWD)

| {{convert|1685|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (4WD)

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| weight = {{convert|920|–|1000|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| sp = uk

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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. It remained on sale for over two more years alongside the second generation N-Box, until the beginning of 2020.

File:Honda N-BOX SLASH X Turbo Package (JF1) rear.JPG|Rear view

File:Honda N-BOX Slash X (JF1) interior.JPG|Interior

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{{anchor|JF3|JF4|2017|second}} Second generation (JF3/4; 2017)

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Second generation

| image = Honda N-BOX G・EX Honda SENSING (DBA-JF3) front.jpg

| caption =

| model_code = JF3/4

| production = September 2017 – 2023

| body_style = 5-door minivan

| engine = {{ubl

| 658 cc S07A I3

| 658 cc S07A turbo I3

}}

| powerout = {{ubl

| N/A: {{cvt|43|kW|PS|0}}

| Turbo: {{cvt|47|kW|PS|0}}

}}

| transmission = CVT

| wheelbase = {{convert|2520|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3395|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|1790|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (FWD)

| {{convert|1815|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (4WD)

}}

| weight = {{convert|890|–|1030|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| sp = uk

}}

The second-generation N-Box was unveiled on 25 May 2017 and launched in Japan on 31 August 2017 via a livestream on YouTube. It went on sale on 1 September 2017.

= Safety =

It is equipped with Honda Sensing technology which includes pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning 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 facelift in late December 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.honda.co.jp/news/2020/4201120.html?from=RSS|title = 「N-Box」改良モデルをホームページで先行公開}} The headlights were altered slightly, while the grille was changed and the lower grille received a chrome crossbar. The Custom was also changed, receiving a more sculptured front grille and having the front license plate moved to the center of the bumper.

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:2017-2020 Honda N-BOX Custom rear.jpg|Honda N-Box Custom

File:2021 Honda N-Box L in Platinum White Pearl, front right.jpg|Honda N-Box L (facelift)

File:2021 Honda N-Box L in Platinum White Pearl, rear right.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

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{{anchor|JF5|JF6|2023|third}} Third generation (JF5/6; 2023)

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Third generation

| image = Honda N-BOX Fashion Style.jpg

| caption = Honda N-Box Fashion Style

| model_code = JF5/6

| production = 2023–present

| body_style = 5-door minivan

| engine = {{ubl

| 658 cc S07B I3

| 658 cc S07B turbo I3

}}

| powerout = {{ubl

| N/A: {{cvt|43|kW|PS|0}}

| Turbo: {{cvt|47|kW|PS|0}}

}}

| transmission = CVT

| wheelbase = {{convert|2520|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3395|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1790|–|1815|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|910|–|1030|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| sp = uk

}}

The third-generation N-Box was unveiled on 3 August 2023 and was released on 5 October 2023.{{cite news |last=Pappas |first=Thanos |date=2023-08-03 |title=2024 Honda N-Box Debuts In Japan With Improved Style And Practicality |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2023/08/2024-honda-n-box-debuts-in-japan-with-improved-style-and-practicality/ |website=Carscoops |publisher=Carscoops |location=US |access-date=2023-08-04}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=新型「N-BOX」を発売 {{!}} Honda 企業情報サイト |trans-title=New "N-BOX" launched {{!}} Honda Corporate Information Site |url=https://global.honda/jp/news/2023/4231005-n-box.html |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Honda Global |language=ja}}

File:Honda N-BOX Fashion Style rear.jpg|N-Box Fashion Style rear view

File:Honda N-BOX Custom Turbo Coordinate Style (3rd generation) (1).jpg|N-Box Custom Turbo Coordinate Style front view

File:Honda N-BOX Custom Turbo Coordinate Style (3rd generation) (2).jpg|N-Box Custom Turbo Coordinate Style rear view

File:Honda N-BOX (3rd generation).jpg|Interior

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Awards

  • 2017–2018 Car of the Year from Japan Automotive Hall of Fame{{cite news|title=Honda N-Box Wins Japan Hall of Fame's Car of the Year|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/genre/economy/l10598/|access-date=4 December 2017|work=Nippon.com|date=10 Nov 2017}}
  • 2018 Technology of the Year Award from Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan for weight reduction technology.{{cite web|title=RJCカーオブザイヤー2018に、スズキの スイフト 受賞 (15 Nov 2017)|url=https://response.jp/article/2017/11/15/302512.html|website=Response.jp|access-date=4 December 2017}}

Sales

In December 2011, Honda set a monthly sales target at 12,000 units for the N-Box series. When the N-Box switch from the first to second generation, Honda increased the target to 15,000 units, the N-Box series exceed above the target selling in 6-digit number figures.

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!Japan{{Cite web |title=ホンダ NBOX 新車販売台数の推移/売れ行き(生産台数)と生産状況は?生産工場も - 株式会社アイディーインフォメーション |trans-title=What are Honda NBOX new car sales trends/sales (production numbers) and production status? production factory too |url=https://id-information.co.jp/kuruma/nbox_hanbaidaisu/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=id-information.co.jp |language=ja}}

2011

|2,860

2012

|194,407

2013

|207,844

2014

|164,875

2015

|156,857

2016

|169,944

2017

|207,999

2018

|207,999

2019

|247,770

2020

|195,688

2021

|188,939

2022

|202,197

2023

|231,385

2024

|206,272

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