| Honda L700 | |
| Aka: | Honda L800 |
| Layout: | FR layout |
| Manufacturer: | Honda |
| Production: | Sayama Plant, Sayama, Saitama, Japan L700: October 1965-September 1966[1] L800: September 1966-November 1967 |
| Related: | Honda S600 Honda S800 Honda T500 |
| Class: | Minivan |
| Length: | 3690mm |
| Width: | 1485mm |
| Height: | 1400mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2245mm |
| Body Style: | 3-door wagon |
| Weight: | 8000NaN0 (LM700)[2] |
| Successor: | Honda Odyssey Shuttle Honda Civic Shuttle |
The L700 is a commercial station wagon from Honda. Produced for only eleven months beginning in October 1965, it shared the S600 roadster's mechanicals and used a bored out version of that car's high-tech inline-four engine.[3] At 687 cc, the DOHC engine produced 52 hp (39 kW) with twin side-draft carburettors.
The L700 was designed for commercial deliveries and was referred to by Honda as a light van, but it appeared as a conventional station wagon, seating five. Only a four-speed manual transmission was available, the front suspension was an independent MacPherson struts while the rear was a conventional leaf sprung live axle.[2] Two models were built - the basic LA700 and better-equipped LM700.[4] A third version, called the Honda P700[5] was a small pick-up truck version, with an exposed load bay and a standard cab situated behind the engine, using the same chassis as the L700 (front engine, rear drive). It appeared a month after the L700. 12,763 L700 and 1328 P700 were built.[3] Payload for all L and P-series models was 400kg (900lb).
The L700 was replaced in 1966 by the L800. Basically an L700 with a 58 hp (43 kW) 791 cc engine, the L800 was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1966. The engine came from the S800 roadster but used a single side-draft carburettor. It was available in LA and LM trim levels like the L700, and about 12,500 were produced through 1967. The "L" prefix is a naming reference to lorry, from the British word for "truck." 7275 L800 were built, alongside 1079 P800.[6] In total, 22,445 of all L- and P-series models were built; very few remain.