2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell At LA Auto Show: Video

The 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell made its North American debut this month at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show.

It will go on sale in Japan in early 2016, followed by a U.S. launch later in the year.

That will make it the third current production fuel-cell vehicle sold here, after the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell and Toyota Mirai.

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First revealed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, the Clarity is a five-seat, four-door sedan with styling heavily influenced by Honda's recent pair of fuel-cell concept cars.

As Toyota did with the Mirai, Honda apparently isn't shy about using the Clarity's styling to advertise its fuel-cell powertrain.

Honda boasts that said powertrain--including the fuel-cell stack and electric motor--is compact enough to fit entirely under the hood.

Hydrogen storage tanks are located under the rear seat and between the rear wheels at the front of the trunk. There's a lithium-ion battery pack in the floor, too.

The electric motor produces 174 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque, which can get the Clarity from 0 to 60 mph in about 9 seconds, Honda says.

Honda also claims a range of 434 miles, as measured on the Japanese testing cycle.