Honda is not one of the car manufacturers at the forefront of electric vehicles. In Europe, the Japanese brand only markets the e:Ny1 using a thermal vehicle chassis converted to electric, sales of which remain very confidential. In China, its electric cars benefit from technical development ensured in partnership with local brands (GAC and Dongfeng).
But everything must change from 2026 with the arrival of a new family of electric models based on a completely new architecture dedicated solely to this technology. With, as in most projects from other automobile manufacturers, a specific platform and a completely tailor-made software interface (using an operating system called “Asimo OS” in reference to the robot designed by the brand).
After discovering the 0 Saloon concept car a year ago at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, which Caradisiac was able to study in Japan a few weeks ago, Honda is this time unveiling two “show cars” at the same event announced as closer to future production models.
Honda 0 Saloon, a large sedan that looks like a Lamborghini!
The Honda 0 Saloon, first of all, retains the very spectacular monolithic silhouette of the concept car discovered last year in the United States. Described as a sedan, this car resembles a Lamborghini Gallardo in the design of its front hood and its headlights! Taking the complete opposite of family cars like the Volkswagen ID.7 or the Tesla Model S, it will feature level 3 semi-autonomous driving technology but for the moment, we do not know the details of its dimensions and technical characteristics. .
Honda 0 SUV, a rival to the Renault Scénic E-Tech and Peugeot E-3008
The Honda 0 SUV, for its part, announces a compact SUV model whose production version is due to arrive in 2026. Like the 0 Saloon, it sports confusing proportions with a very vertical front whose treatment is somewhat reminiscent of the disappeared city car. of our market. As with the 0 Saloon, we do not know its dimensions or technical characteristics at the moment. We just know that it will also be based on Honda’s new architecture dedicated to these electric models and that it will position itself in the niche of the Renault Scénic E-Tech Electric, Peugeot E-3008 and other Volkswagen ID.4s.
Honda also announces future partnerships with the microprocessor specialist Renesas and the American giant IBM to develop the second generation of its “0” architecture and market it by the end of the decade. As with Renault, BMW, Hyundai Motor Group or Volkswagen, the goal will be to achieve cars with the optimized design of connected cars whose software, mechanical and electronic elements are all internalized. We are currently at CES in Las Vegas 2025 to observe in detail these two show cars and the other new features at the show. See you in a few hours on Caradisiac to learn more.
