Honda, known for making motorcycles and cars, is showing its new sleek business jet in Japan for the first time, billing it as quiet, quick and green.
The jet, on show at Tokyo's Haneda airport today, is the culmination of founder Soichiro Honda's longtime dream to have a plane in Honda Motor Co's lineup.
Honda Aircraft Chief Michimasa Fujino told reporters he hopes it will become available within a few years in Japan, where regulation means the private jet market is almost nonexistent.
Currently, the jet is on sale in the United States and Europe.
The jet, which seats six or seven, starts at USD 4.5 million.
Honda has received 100 orders, and deliveries are likely to begin later this year.
