Honda Display 2024 Prologue, Its First-Ever Electric SUV

The midsize SUV adopts “Neo-Rugged” styling with easy and easy surfaces; information at the GM-sourced Ultium powertrains to return back later.

Following numerous teasers, Honda has completely unveiled the layout of its first all-electric powered SUV, the Prologue. Arriving at the North American market in 2024, the Honda Prologue combines a brand-particular layout—the paintings of the Honda Design Studio in Los Angeles—and the General Motors-sourced Ultium platform.

Honda says the Prologue will supplement its mild truck lineup because it could be placed above the CR-V and along the Passport, providing beneficent passenger and load area. The electric powered SUV has a wheelbase of 121.eight inches (three,093 millimetres)—equal with the Cadillac Lyriq and Chevrolet Blazer EV—and is set eight in (203 mm) longer and five in (127 mm) spacious than the all-new 2023 Honda CR-V.

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The specific dimensions are 192 inches (4,876 millimetres) in length, 78.three in (1,988 mm) in width and 64.7 in (1,643 mm) in height. For comparison, the Cadillac Lyriq is barely longer at 196.7 in (4,996 mm) and the Blazer EV is 194-in (4,927-mm) long. The cabin is stated to provide sufficient area for passengers and load, despite the fact that Honda does now no longer offer information.

The automaker does communicate a lot about the layout, which it describes as “Neo-Rugged” with an easy and easy surfacing. Highlights encompass the the front fascia stimulated via way of means of the unique outdoors of the Honda e city EV, the smooth horizontal tail lighting fixtures united via way of means of a trim detail providing Honda lettering in a stylized typeface, the big 21-inch wheels and the panoramic roof. All those are stated to offer the Honda Prologue a successful and planted outdoors.

If you appear intently on the rear-give up shot, the Prologue additionally functions the brand’s e: collection call badging to align with Honda’s worldwide EV fashions. The Prologue could be to be had in a distinct North Shore Pearl outdoors colour, stimulated from the herbal splendour and colorings close to Lake Tahoe in California.

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Furthermore, Honda says the visible of clean fallen snow at the mountains turned into used to encourage the distinct charcoal and mild grey indoors colour. Speaking of the cabin, the electrical SUV showcases a tech-wealthy indoors providing a preferred completely virtual 11-inch motive force show panel and an 11.three-inch audio/connectivity show. 

We also can word bodily buttons for the weather manager and seat heating below the important touchscreen, a multi-feature steerage wheel, and a tall centre console with a wi-fi charging pad for the cellular phone, cup holders and an included garage compartment below the important elbow rest. 

• “Our goal changed into to create a smooth harmony based mostly on a rugged SUV picture graph thru manner of way of coordinating the colours and materials to particular neo-rugged layout styling it’s acquainted to our clients and uniquely Honda.”

^{Masaki Sumimoto, layout lead for the Colour, Materials and Finish}

Honda isn’t speaking about powertrains for now, however it does say the Prologue could be had with all-wheel drive. Expect it to borrow one of the dual-motor setups to be had at the Chevrolet Blazer EV, even though perhaps now no longer the 557-hp powertrain from the range-topping SS. As with the Blazer EV, the bottom desire ought to be a unmarried motor FWD powertrain providing more than a few round 250 miles (402 kilometres).

The Japanese automaker plans to release 30 new EVs international via way of means of 2030, with a worldwide income extent of two million units. In North America, the growth will start with the Prologue in 2024, accompanied by way of means of the fashions primarily based totally on Honda’s personal e:Architecture in 2026 and a brand new collection of less costly EVs co-evolved with GM in 2027. All those fashions could be made in North America.

sources Honda