"It was my second lap, so the engineer co-driver riding shotgun had already reached over and engaged the Boost Mode button on the tiny steering wheel, but the Honda Super-One still struggled a bit to mount the mound. I clicked a few times on the wheel's left paddle. The ersatz seven-speed automatic transmission simulator downshifted several pseudo gears, enacting a bit of fake shift shock. The imitation exhaust sound whinnied a bit higher."
"Introduced to the public at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this past summer, shown off as a prototype at the Japan Mobility Show just a few days before my drive, and slated for production as a 2026 model, the Super-One is the third model in Honda's contemporary EV series. While the N Van EV's mission is labeled as Commercial by the automaker, and the N-One's is Affordable, the Super-ONE is being developed under the rubric of Fun. This designation is correct."
"Though it is based entirely upon the Honda N-One E electric Kei Car, the Super-One is not officially a Kei Car itself. Its box flared front and rear fenders, swollen by 50 mm (about two inches) at each corner, are enough to discharge it dishonorably from this diminutive category. But Kei's loss is our gain, as its removal exempts it from the class' output limitations, which are voluntarily set by the local OEMs at about 63 hp."
Honda's Super-One is a fun-focused electric model built on the N-One E platform but enlarged beyond Kei Car dimensions with boxy, flared fenders. Powertrain details are not fully disclosed, but the removal of Kei restrictions allows substantially more output than typical 63 hp limits. The cabin and steering wheel include Boost Mode, left-paddle downshifts, an ersatz seven-speed transmission simulator, imitation exhaust noise, and a numberless synthetic tachometer that approaches a faux limiter. The Super-One delivers exuberant, engaging driving behavior on a twisty proving-ground course. The model was shown at Goodwood and the Japan Mobility Show and is slated for 2026 production.
Read at insideevs.com
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