The N-One builds on the JDM-only N line for the automaker, which already produces an N Box and N Box+ for Japanese consumers. The boxy Kei car will offer two powerplants displacing 660cc each, one naturally aspirated and one turbocharged, as well as both front- and all-wheel- drive configurations. All N-One models rely on a continuously variable transmission. Honda isn’t giving up the goods in terms of output figures for the N-One engines, save to say that the turbo will have performance “equivalent to a vehicle in the 1.3L class.

The N-One is a new car for 2012 addition to the Honda kei lineup in Japan. It features styling reminiscent of the Honda N360 of 1969-1972, and incorporates Honda’s newest DOHC 3 cylinder engine and continuously variable transmission launched in 2011 with the N-Box. It is marketed as a premium vehicle and incorporates standard features uncommon for its class.