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Honda has simply confirmed its newly revealed Tremendous-One electrical automobile (EV) for Australian launch in late 2026, and now it seems the Japanese model may land the pint-size electrical hatch right here with a beginning worth across the mid-$30,000 bracket.
Talking with Australian media through an interpreter at this week’s Japan Mobility Present in Tokyo, Honda’s product lead for the Tremendous-One stated the brand new compact EV shall be positioned “fairly [a bit] cheaper than [the] Civic”.
Whereas the hybrid-only Civic begins from $49,900 drive-away in Australia – which is slightly lofty by mainstream small automotive requirements – in Japan the long-running hatchback kicks off from 3,544,200 yen (A$35,293) for the bottom mannequin, which is powered by a turbocharged petrol engine.
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Additional, the all-electric N-One e: kei automotive, on which the Tremendous-One is predicated, begins from simply 2,699,400 yen (A$26,880) and tops out at 3,198,800 yen (A$31,853) in its most costly type.
Not a lot is understood concerning the Tremendous-One as but, however in comparison with the brand new N-One e: it includes a wider physique and tyres – nearly giving it a tuner-spec look – and particular powertrain and chassis tuning specializing in driver enjoyment.
There’s even a ‘Increase Mode’ wherein Honda says “when the driving force steps down on the accelerator, the facility output surges immediately, and similar to in a traditional engine-powered automobile, engine sound fills the cabin in sync with the sensation of the gears shifting”. Sure, that’s from the official Australian media launch.
Honda is but to substantiate drivetrain particulars, however we do know the N-One e: is powered by a 47kW/162Nm front-mounted electrical motor hooked as much as a small 29.6kWh battery pack. Vary on the WLTC cycle is a claimed 295km.
Little question the Tremendous-One will provide extra energy than its kei-class relative, however it’s unclear whether or not it should get a bigger battery pack to go along with it. Driving vary of 250-300km is aggressive with the likes of the BYD Atto 1 (220-310km) and Hyundai Inster (293-360km).
The Tremendous-One shall be Honda’s first EV in Australia, and also will be offered in markets like Japan, the UK (because the Tremendous-N) and in different unspecified Asia-Pacific markets.
The Honda Tremendous-One (or Tremendous-N) is an oblique successor to the now-defunct Honda E, which was discontinued in 2024. The retro-styled electrical hatchback was tormented by excessive pricing, which in flip led to gradual world gross sales – however it was by no means supplied in Australia.
Honda has adjusted its electrification technique a lot of instances now – together with in Australia – and at this 12 months’s Japan Mobility Present it debuted a brand new near-production mannequin for its upcoming ‘0 Sequence’ line of devoted EVs.
The Honda 0 α (alpha) prototype made its world debut in Tokyo this week, described as a brand new “reasonably priced” electrical SUV for the Japanese model’s upcoming 0 Sequence EV sub-brand.
A manufacturing model of the prototype you see right here is scheduled to go on sale globally, “primarily in Japan and India”, beginning in 2027, with the total vary together with the bigger 0 Sequence Saloon and SUV due on sale in Japan by March 31, 2028.
Honda Australia instructed media earlier this 12 months that it desires the 0 Sequence fashions for native showrooms. When requested by CarExpert which fashions it’s searching for to launch, managing director Rob Thorp stated: “all of them”.
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