Honda China has begun teasing the manufacturing model of the e:NP2 or e:NS2, each of which had been showcased in prototype type throughout this 12 months’s Auto Shanghai. The absolutely electrical duo will go on sale in China in early 2024, with native media retailers reporting a reveal might happen later this month.

Just like the e:NP1 and e:NS1 that got here earlier than, the brand new electrical automobiles (EVs) will share the identical platform, which is anticipated to be the e:N Structure F platform. Regardless of the shared underpinnings, the e:NP2 (to be offered by the GAC Honda three way partnership) can have a barely completely different exterior design in comparison with the e:NS2 (to be offered by the Dongfeng Honda three way partnership) – this was already evident by the prototypes.

Many of the variations contain the entrance and rear ends, with every having their very own distinctive lighting signatures and bumper designs. How do you inform them aside? Properly, the e:NP2’s lights are C-shaped, with those on the entrance linked by a light-weight bar close to the bonnet shutline. As for the e:NS2, it’s entrance lights, together with the full-width gentle bar, type a ‘H’ form, whereas the rear taillights (additionally with a connecting gentle bar) create a downturned ‘U’.

One design cue that the 2 crossovers will function is a coupe-like roofline that received’t compromise boot house that badly. In a teaser video, Honda China demonstrates this by stuffing a number of gymnasts into the boot and shutting the tailgate.

On the point out of the inside, the e:NP2 or e:NS2 are just about equivalent, with the prototypes showcasing a minimalistic dashboard that accommodates a slim digital instrument cluster and enormous touchscreen. The button-type gear selector will likely be situated on the centre console together with different automobile controls, whereas the motive force will get a head-up show.

No powertrain particulars for the 2 new e:N crossovers for now however we are able to anticipate figures that both match or exceed these of the present e:NP1 and e:NS1. In China, the pair is obtainable with two configurations, each utilizing ternary lithium-ion batteries. The primary has an vitality capability of 53.6 kWh for a CLTC-rated vary of 420 km and is paired with a entrance electrical motor rated at 182 PS (180 hp or 134 kW) and 310 Nm of torque.

In the meantime, the second choice has a battery with the next vitality capability of 68.8 kWh for 510 km of vary, together with a extra highly effective electrical motor that gives 204 PS (201 hp or 150 kW) however the identical 310 Nm. Pricing ranges from 175,000 to 218,000 yuan (RM112,954 to RM140,708) for each EVs

The e:NP2 and e:NS2 are simply two of 4 new additions to the e:N collection of EVs, with one other being the e:N SUV that will likely be launched inside 2024. This would be the first mannequin to undertake the e:N Structure W platform which permits for rear- and all-wheel drive motor configurations, not like the front-wheel drive-centric e:N Structure F. There can even be a sedan previewed by the very straight-angled e:N GT Idea, though this can solely be launched after 2025, in response to Honda China.

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