Honda Element

Honda Element
Overview
Manufacturer	Honda
Also called	YH1/2
Production	December 2002 – April 2011
Model years	2003–2011
Assembly	United States: East Liberty, Ohio (ELAP)
Designer	Eric Schumaker, Bernie Lee (exterior) Jose Wyszogrod (interior)[1][2]
Body and chassis
Class	Compact crossover SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
Related	Honda CR-V
Powertrain
Engine	2.4 L K24A4 I4 (2003–2006) 2.4 L K24A8 I4 (2007–2011)
Transmission	5-speed manual (2003-2010) 4-speed automatic (2003-2006) 5-speed automatic (2007-2011)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,576 mm (101.4 in)
Length	4,300 mm (169.3 in) (2003–2008) 4,315 mm (169.9 in) (2009–2011)
Width	1,829 mm (72.0 in) (2003–2008)
Height	1,788 mm (70.4 in) 1,765 mm (69.5 in) (SC)
Curb weight	1,510–1,652 kg (3,330–3,641 lb) [3][4]
Chronology
Successor	Honda HR-V (second generation)

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.

Manufactured in East Liberty, Ohio,^[5] the Element used a modified second generation CR-V platform with front-wheel or a system marketed as “real time 4-wheel drive” that sends some torque to the rear wheels if the front wheels lose traction.

In late 2010, shortly before its discontinuation, production had totaled approximately 325,000.^[6]