Honda on Wednesday released a trailer for Prologue Crossover SUV, scheduled to go on sale in 2024.
The Prologue will be Honda’s first mass-market electric vehicle for the North American market (Honda previously mentioned sales estimates of 70,000 units per year) and the first Honda EV to be sold here since. since the Clarity Electric was discontinued after the 2019 model.
While Honda is growing dedicated EV platform called e:Architecture, the Prologue will be based on General Motors’ Ultium component suite. Companions too Model Acura also scheduled to launch in 2024. Acura EV is expected to be built with Cadillac Lyriq at GM’s plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, while the Prologue is expected to be manufactured at GM’s plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico.
2024 Honda Prologue
The underlying architecture may have come from GM, but Honda noted in a press release that the exterior styling is the product of its own design studios in Los Angeles and Japan. Teams on opposite sides of the Pacific have used virtual reality technology to keep the project going despite coronavirus-related restrictions.
The teaser image shows a rather conventional SUV shape, but Honda says they paid special attention to it aerodynamics to reduce cabin noise. The automaker notes that the absence of an engine makes wind noise more noticeable in the EV.
Following the launch of the Prologue, Honda plans to begin production of its e:Architecture-based vehicle in-house in 2026. A line of affordable EVs based on a complementary architecture co-developed by GM develop as part of extended collaboration between the two companies will follow in 2027. Globally, Honda plans to launch 30 EVs by 2030 — including two sports cars.
