Honda Can Put Your Baby to Sleep - There's Even Proof!
November 18 2019, Centennial Auto Group
Vacuum cleaners, bathroom fans, blenders. Lullabies, rocking chairs, pacifiers. You've tried everything to get your little one to nod off. Well, not everything.
You haven't tried Honda's Sound Sitter, a soft toy car out of which emanates the sound of an Acura NSX.
Honda is an automobile manufacturer, of course, but the company founded by Soichiro Honda 70 years ago is much more than the builder of Civics and CR-Vs. Honda builds motorcycles, outboard motors, generators, and even jets. In fact, Honda is the planet's biggest manufacturer of engines. It's natural, therefore, that Honda's means of lulling your infant off to sleep involves an engine.
Honda did its research before simply stuffing a speaker into a plush toy. Honda tested the sound of 37 different engines from vehicles built by the company over the last 50 odd years; playing the sounds for a dozen infants. With the sound of an Acura NSX, 11 of 12 babies were visibly and quickly calmed; heart rates were lowered in 7 of the 12 infants. The theory behind it all, according to Honda, is that engine sounds and the sounds heard by a baby inside his or her mother's womb are very similar.
As the accompanying video shows, the supercar's volume can then controlled by the Honda Sound Sitter app. Unfortunately, according to Digital Trends, you won't find the Honda Sound Sitter in stores, nor even on Amazon. But as a suitable fill-in, you can head to Honda's Japanese website and scroll down to find three play buttons. You can then determine what works best for your baby: a 2018 Acura NSX, 2001 Acura Integra Type R, or 1999 Honda S2000.
