{"id":74618,"date":"2024-07-20T09:03:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T13:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74618"},"modified":"2024-07-20T09:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T13:03:49","slug":"1143859_modern-honda-element-patent-filing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74618","title":{"rendered":"Modern Honda Element revealed via patent filing"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The Honda Element could return<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Honda patent filing reveals an Element-like vehicle with a camper attachment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A patent filing doesn&#8217;t guarantee the Element returns, but the drawing gives an idea what it could look like if it did<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The quirky <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1028620_hondas-500hp-element-d-drift-car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honda Element<\/a><\/strong> crossover could make a comeback, if a recent patent filing is anything to go by.<\/p>\n<p>First spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/a61627541\/honda-element-revival-patents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Car and Driver<\/a>, a recent patent application filed by Honda with the <strong>United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)<\/strong> shows what looks an awful lot like a new version of the Element, which was discontinued after the 2011 model year.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100936788_m\" title=\"Honda camper patent image\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Honda camper patent image\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"575\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936788_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936788_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936788_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936788_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936788_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936788_s.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Honda camper patent image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The patent application was filed in 2022 and published on June 27. It&#8217;s for a camper attachment that latches onto the back and top of a vehicle, with extensions that expand the available enclosed space onto the ground. The vehicle used to illustrate this feature looks decidedly Element-like.<\/p>\n<p>Illustrations of the camper attachment show a boxy crossover with a smaller <strong>rear door that appears to be rear-hinged<\/strong> like the back doors on an extended-cab pickup truck. Rear-hinged doors were one of the distinctive features of the Element, which was launched in 2003 and was not redesigned before production ended. The door glass, which arches upward into the side of the roof, also seems like a callback to the Element.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100936789_m\" title=\"Honda camper patent image\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Honda camper patent image\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936789_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936789_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936789_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936789_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936789_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/honda-camper-patent-image_100936789_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Honda camper patent image<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A new Honda Element\u2014whether in crossover or pickup form\u2014is <strong>far from a sure thing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Automakers don&#8217;t produce everything they patent, and patent images often include vehicles that aren&#8217;t meant to resemble production models. But looking at the current array of small crossovers and crossover-like vehicles\u2014including boxy designs like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1142649_2025-nissan-kicks-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nissan Kicks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecarconnection.com\/overview\/kia_soul_2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kia Soul<\/a> that copy the Element&#8217;s signature shape\u2014it seems like a modern version of Honda&#8217;s millennial crossover could do well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Honda Element could return A Honda patent filing reveals an Element-like vehicle with a camper attachment A patent filing doesn&#8217;t guarantee the Element returns, but the drawing gives an idea what it could look like if it did The quirky Honda Element crossover could make a comeback, if a recent patent filing is anything 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