Prelude back in play
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A nameplate Honda shelved 24 years ago is coming back to production next year.
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ANCAP spotlights Kiwi-favoured Hondas
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Question mark over how relevant Europe NCAP scores are to local stock.
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Inbound HR-V will position as entry tier crossover below ZR-V and CR-V.
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North America is first to see refreshed look and a new hybrid drivetrain ticked off for Kiwi use.
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Board-level ties and now a common approach to sales strategy will help cement mutual product plans for NZ and Australia.
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The Honda Prelude and Toyota MR2 seem set to be revived as electric sizzlers.
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No plug-equipped electrics until 2026 won’t be an issue, maker believes.
Read MoreCR-V goes big, with battery included
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Honda’s core sports utility will feature in three variants, topping with a hybrid.
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Medium model coming in May; followed by new CR-V toward year-end
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Does talk of Civic-based product raise potential for ZR-V?
Read MoreHot Type R take-up expected for NZ
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Good news, revheads - Honda here assures it has a solid supply line
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No hybrid, all-wheel-drive or fancy paddle shifts for the latest Type R
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Honda has revised its sports utility line-up, with a big revision for CR-V and a new model sitting between it and the HR-V.
Read MoreR-rated birthday announcement
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The Civic nameplate is 50 years old today. The gift comes next week.
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Say R … more racer Civic images shared
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Honda has released a fresh batch of teasers of the most coveted Civic, this time testing at the Suzuka circuit.
Read MoreCivic released in single model form
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Choosing a new version of this past staple couldn’t be easier now.
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The neighbour’s showing off their latest new car – and it could look just like the one coming to Kiwi driveways.
Read MoreFresh car to sell … fresh way of selling
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Honda NZ high-ups discuss the reasons for changes to the long-standing Price Promise policy and talk cars.
Read MoreBattery-fed HR-V revealed
/Could the e:Prototype unveiled in China this week become Honda NZ’s first electric car?
The SUV e:Prototype is an electric version of the next-generation HR-V, below, expected to show in NZ.
MIGHT the next generation of Honda’s smallest crossover be set to hit in a fully electric specification to offer as an alternate to petrol-hybrid and fully fossil-fuelled versions already cited for New Zealand?
That speculation in respect to the HR-V has been fuelled by the brand’s star attraction of this week’s Shanghai motor show.
Even though the front and rear styling has been heavily revised, the SUV e:Prototype is clearly based on the new HR-V, which Honda unveiled several months ago and is expected to reach New Zealand in the second quarter of 2022.
Honda has confirmed that the e:Prototype is destined for production, with plans to be rolled out on a global scale.
Some say this means it could be the first electric Honda to be officially offered in our market.
Honda says the car is the first of 10 similar electric vehicles it intends to roll out over the coming five years.
Aside from the design influence from the new HR-V, it has bespoke touches of a thin LED strip in the front and at the top, LED eye-shaped headlights and thin side mirrors.
The LED logo in the front envelops the panel which comes as its charging port. The sides of the vehicle include retractable front door handles, black body cladding, while the rear of the SUV sports twin tail lamps integrated by a light bar and the Honda logo in the middle.
The model features the company's proprietary ADAS driver-assist and safety systems and Honda Connect, which enable Wifi connectivity, over-the-air updates and a smartphone link leveraging a voice recognition mechanism.
Honda says the car’s AI-driven smarts furnish users with connectivity to online shopping and smart home appliances and also utilises digital key via the smartphone.
The company has not revealed any specifications of the battery size, number of electric motors, power or driving range.
