Honda unveiled the Super-ONE Prototype, a compact electric vehicle (EV), for the first time in the world at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 on October 29, 2025. This innovative model is scheduled to be released in Japan from 2026, followed by the UK and other Asian countries, and has the potential to set a new standard for compact EVs.
During the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (press days: October 29th-30th, public days: October 31st-November 9th), an actual vehicle will be on display at the Honda booth, attracting the attention of many visitors.
What is Super-ONE Prototype? Honda’s new EV experience
A name that embodies unique value
The name “Super-ONE” embodies Honda’s strong desire to deliver unique (One and Only) value to customers, transcending conventional standards and conventions (Super). The name itself symbolizes Honda’s ambitious vision for the compact EV market.
Grand concept “e: Dash BOOSTER”
The grand concept of the Super-ONE Prototype is “e: Dash BOOSTER,” a concept that aims to evolve everyday travel into an exciting and uplifting experience by incorporating a variety of features that enrich the in-car experience.
We aim to create a new category of “emotional EVs” that are not simply a means of transportation, but that stimulate the driver’s senses and provide the joy of driving.
Technology that realizes the “joy of driving” that is unique to Honda
Utilizing the lightweight platform developed with the N series
The Super-ONE Prototype utilizes the lightweight platform that Honda has developed for its N-series minicars. This technology enables a light and lively ride, ensuring the agile driving performance that only a compact EV can offer.
Wide stance provides stability
The main feature of the Super-ONE Prototype is the wide stance created by the blister fenders that extend out to the left and right, widening the tread. This design is not just for visual impact, but is also functionally designed to achieve a stable and powerful ride.
The low and wide stance enhances stability when cornering, giving the driver a sure-footed feel.
Innovative “BOOST mode” creates a new EV driving experience
Virtual stepped shift control that overturns conventional wisdom about EVs
The greatest feature of the Super-ONE Prototype is its specially developed “BOOST mode.” This mode not only expands output to maximize the performance of the power unit, but also links the virtual step shift control and active sound control system to provide an EV experience similar to that of a sports car with a manual transmission.
Active sound control that stimulates the five senses
The Active Sound Control system is a function that fills the interior of the vehicle with a powerful virtual engine sound in response to driving operations such as the accelerator. By linking with the virtual stepped shift control that reproduces the feeling of changing gears, it produces a powerful sound and sharp shift feeling just like an internal combustion engine vehicle with a stepped transmission.
Visual presentation is also excellent
BOOST mode also features special visual effects, such as a triple gauge display and changes in illumination color. The driver’s senses are stimulated comprehensively through sight, hearing, and physical sensations such as acceleration and vibration, providing a new EV “joy of driving.”
Exterior design: A fusion of functional beauty and strength
The exterior of the Super-ONE Prototype is designed to give a sense of exhilaration and a sense of serious driving.
Aero design that combines aerodynamic performance and cooling efficiency
The specially designed aerodynamic design, including air ducts located at the front and rear, improves aerodynamic performance while ensuring cooling efficiency, an important factor in extending the EV’s driving range and ensuring stable performance of the power unit.
Blister fenders that encase wide tires
The protruding blister fenders that encase the wide tires accentuate the low and wide stance, expressing strength. The exterior is finished with practical functionality that supports driving performance and functional beauty that suggests driving.
Interior design | Driver-first space design
A horizontally-oriented instrument panel that allows you to concentrate on driving
The interior is designed to heighten the sense of anticipation for the ride and to create a space where the driver can immerse themselves in the driving experience. The horizontal instrument panel reduces visual noise, providing a clear view that allows the driver to concentrate more on driving.
Special sports seats with high holding power
The special sports seats provide excellent support and a stable driving position. Furthermore, the asymmetrical blue upholstery creates a playful and sporty atmosphere.
Road tests and achievements around the world
Thorough testing in a global environment
The Super-ONE Prototype has undergone repeated road tests in Japan, the UK and various Asian countries under a variety of road and climatic conditions, in order to further improve the driving performance required in the global market.
Showing off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025
The concept model, “Super EV Concept,” was exhibited at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025, held in Goodwood, West Sussex, UK, in July 2025. By powerfully racing up the iconic hill climb course, the car demonstrated to the world the new possibilities for the “joy of driving” that is unique to Honda EVs, and received high praise.
Scheduled for release in 2026 | Regional expansion plans
Starting in Japan and expanding globally
The mass-produced Super-ONE Prototype is scheduled to be released in 2026, starting in Japan, followed by the UK and other Asian countries where there is high demand for compact EVs. As demand for compact EVs grows, the Super-ONE is attracting attention as a new strategic vehicle for Honda.
Regional vehicle name development
Production model names vary by region:
- Japan/Asia/Oceania : “Super-ONE”
- Some countries in Asia and Oceania : Honda Super-ONE
- UK : “Super-N”
By developing vehicle names that are tailored to regional brand strategies and market characteristics, we will achieve optimal branding in each market.
Super-ONE’s position in the compact EV market
Combining environmental friendliness and ease of use
The Super-ONE Prototype is a model that pursues Honda’s unique FUN concept in addition to its environmental friendliness and ease of use in everyday life. This indicates the direction of next-generation EVs that are not simply a means of transportation, but that also offer the “fun of driving.”
Will it set a new standard for small EVs?
By adding a sense of stimulation to the five senses to the “joy of driving” that comes from the nimble driving of a small EV, it provides an exciting and uplifting driving experience. This unique approach can be seen as an attempt to add a new dimension of “emotional value” to the traditional EV evaluation criteria of price and driving range.
Summary | Honda’s vision for the future of compact EVs
Honda’s “Super-ONE Prototype” is not just an electrified vehicle; it aims to create a new category of “emotional EV” that stimulates the driver’s senses and provides the joy of driving.
Innovative technologies such as BOOST mode allow the car to combine seemingly contradictory elements at a high level: maintaining the quietness and environmental friendliness of an EV while delivering a sporty driving experience.
The Super-ONE is expected to undergo further improvements and evolution as it heads towards its release in 2026. As an ambitious product that combines Honda’s compact car know-how cultivated through the N series with electrification technology, there is no doubt that it will breathe new life into the compact EV market.
The actual vehicle exhibit at Japan Mobility Show 2025 will be a rare opportunity to experience this innovative compact EV. There are high expectations for the future development of the Super-ONE Prototype, which is the culmination of the technological capabilities of the Japanese automotive industry and Honda’s unique pursuit of the “joy of driving.”
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