Honda has just confirmed its newly revealed Super-One electric vehicle (EV) for Australian release in late 2026, and now it appears the Japanese brand could land the pint-size electric hatch here with a starting price around the mid-$30,000 bracket.
Speaking with Australian media via an interpreter at this week’s Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, Honda’s product lead for the Super-One said the new compact EV will be positioned “quite [a bit] cheaper than [the] Civic”.
While the hybrid-only Civic starts from $49,900 drive-away in Australia – which is a little lofty by mainstream small car standards – in Japan the long-running hatchback kicks off from 3,544,200 yen (A$35,293) for the base model, which is powered by a turbocharged petrol engine.
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Further, the all-electric N-One e: kei car, on which the Super-One is based, starts from just 2,699,400 yen (A$26,880) and tops out at 3,198,800 yen (A$31,853) in its most expensive form.
Not much is known about the Super-One as yet, but compared to the new N-One e: it features a wider body and tyres – almost giving it a tuner-spec look – and specific powertrain and chassis tuning focusing on driver enjoyment.
There’s even a ‘Boost Mode’ in which Honda says “when the driver steps down on the accelerator, the power output surges instantly, and just like in a conventional engine-powered vehicle, engine sound fills the cabin in sync with the feeling of the gears shifting”. Yes, that’s from the official Australian media release.
Honda is yet to confirm drivetrain details, but we do know the N-One e: is powered by a 47kW/162Nm front-mounted electric motor hooked up to a small 29.6kWh battery pack. Range on the WLTC cycle is a claimed 295km.
No doubt the Super-One will offer more power than its kei-class relative, but it’s unclear whether it will get a larger battery pack to go with it. Driving range of 250-300km is competitive with the likes of the BYD Atto 1 (220-310km) and Hyundai Inster (293-360km).
The Super-One will be Honda’s first EV in Australia, and will also be sold in markets like Japan, the UK (as the Super-N) and in other unspecified Asia-Pacific markets.
The Honda Super-One (or Super-N) is an indirect successor to the now-defunct Honda E, which was discontinued in 2024. The retro-styled electric hatchback was plagued by high pricing, which in turn led to slow global sales – but it was never offered in Australia.
Honda has adjusted its electrification strategy a number of times now – including in Australia – and at this year’s Japan Mobility Show it debuted a new near-production model for its upcoming ‘0 Series’ line of dedicated EVs.
The Honda 0 α (alpha) prototype made its global debut in Tokyo this week, described as a new “affordable” electric SUV for the Japanese brand’s upcoming 0 Series EV sub-brand.
A production version of the prototype you see here is scheduled to go on sale globally, “mainly in Japan and India”, starting in 2027, with the full range including the larger 0 Series Saloon and SUV due on sale in Japan by March 31, 2028.
Honda Australia told media earlier this year that it wants the 0 Series models for local showrooms. When asked by CarExpert which models it is seeking to release, managing director Rob Thorp said: “all of them”.
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