Honda on Thursday offered the primary particulars on its 2024 Prologue, an electrical mid-size crossover the automaker guarantees with an EPA vary estimate of as much as 300 miles.
Gross sales will begin in early 2024 and the beginning value might be under $50,000.
Given these figures, Honda appears to lastly have a reputable EV on its arms following years of false begins with its Readability line of electrified autos. That is thanks principally to Basic Motors which has equipped its Ultium EV platform and battery expertise set for the Prologue.
GM may even construct the Prologue for Honda at a plant in North America, a transfer that can allow the automobile to be eligible for EV tax credit. The deal is just like the one between GM and Acura for the 2024 ZDX electrical crossover.
2024 Honda Prologue
Honda will ultimately transfer to growing EVs for the U.S. on an in-house platform. The primary of those might be a “mid- to large-size EV” primarily based on Honda’s upcoming e:Structure platform. It is due in 2025 and is considered a crossover. Manufacturing will possible happen in Ohio, the place Honda is upgrading its vegetation to assist EV manufacturing.
The only real battery introduced for the Prologue is an 85-kwh unit that permits DC fast-charging at charges of as much as 155 kw, or sufficient so as to add 65 miles of vary in round 10 minutes.
Patrons will be capable to select between single-motor front-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive. Honda is but to announce efficiency of the single-motor setup however the dual-motor setup is rated at 288 hp.
The size and wheelbase of the Prologue measure in at 192 and 121.8 inches, respectively. These figures are a match for the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, the Ultium-based EV that the Prologue is probably going twinned with. The Acura ZDX measures virtually six inches longer.
2024 Honda Prologue
2024 Honda Prologue
2024 Honda Prologue
Inside, there are 5 seats cut up over two rows and 25.2 cubic toes of cargo area. This may broaden to 57.7 cubic toes with the rear seats folded flat. Up entrance sits an 11-inch digital instrument cluster and 11.3-inch infotainment display as customary. The infotainment system has Google Constructed-In and options standard Google apps in-built, although house owners will nonetheless be capable to management the automobile through Android Auto or wi-fi Apple CarPlay.
The Prologue will make its public debut late subsequent month in the course of the 2023 Tokyo auto present. Honda may even use the occasion to current an electrical sports activities automobile idea. Honda is dedicated to having 30 EVs in its world lineup as quickly as 2030 and the automaker desires its complete automobile fleet to be zero-emission by 2040.