Honda is about to disclose two new electrical automobile prototypes, and judging by an early teaser, they will seem like one thing that got here out of Blade Runner.
The corporate shared a teaser on X, displaying silhouettes of two 0 Collection EVs with out revealing many different particulars.
That one image shouldn’t be a lot to go on, we all know. Honda’s 0 Collection concepts aren’t a whole unknown, although — the corporate revealed the primary 0 Collection prototypes in January 2024, throughout this 12 months’s CES.
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The Saloon. We’re guessing Honda will consider a greater title forward of the 2026 launch.
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The 2 automobiles are (tentatively, we hope) referred to as the Saloon and the Area Hub, with the primary one being an elongated sedan, whereas the second is extra of a family-hauling minivan. You’ll find out extra concerning the present prototypes right here.
Lastly, a household hauler that appears like a spaceship.
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As for the brand new prototypes, we’ll study extra about them at CES 2025, as the corporate has scheduled an occasion for 10:30 a.m. PT on January 7. Honda may even inform us extra a few new System on Chip in addition to a proprietary automobile working system, which can run on the 0 Collection automobiles. We’ll additionally study extra concerning the firm’s new automated driving tech. All of those must do with the “wise” bit within the firm’s 0 Collection motto of “Thin, Light, and Wise.”
Honda plans to carry these automobiles to market in 2026, so the brand new prototypes are significantly attention-grabbing as they’re being proven pretty near launch. However there’s at the moment no phrase on the remainder of the automobiles’ specs, similar to battery, powertrain, and vary.
The information comes shortly after studies that Nissan and Honda are in early talks to merge with a view to strengthen their place within the EV market.
