All eyes are on the Honda Super-One at Honda’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2026 booth. The lovable little EV just isn’t quite ready for launch within the republic, but we all know that Indonesia has been allocated 100 units this 12 months and the value shall be revealed on August 5, when order books open.
Based on the N-One e: kei automotive, the Super-One sticks to the category’s mandated 64 PS (47 kW) and 162 Nm of torque, but press the Boost Mode button on the steering wheel and also you’ll unlock the automotive’s full 95 PS (70 kW), together with using shift paddles that control a simulated seven-speed gearbox.
A 29.6-kWh battery provides range of 205 km on the WLTP cycle, or 275 km on the more lenient Japanese cycle, which is 20 km lower than the N-One e: The Super-One should follow its donor automotive’s 50 kW max DC charging rate, taking SoC from 20% to 80% in half-hour. AC charging maxes out at 6 kW. By the way in which, the Super-One is a worldwide automotive and export models get a regular CCS2 port on the automotive’s nose as a substitute of the Japan market’s two charging port doors.
The largest difference between the Super-One and other small EVs is the Honda’s driving appeal. It weighs just 1,090 kg, which is super light for an EV – for context, that’s 140 kg lighter than the bottom Proton eMas 5 Prime. Honda says that it tuned the Super-One’s suspension with extensive testing on various road surfaces in Japan and the UK.
The Super-One also looks so much just like the spiritual successor to the City Turbo II from the 80s, because of box-flared fenders for a bulldog-like, wheel-at-each-corner stance. Those wheels are relatively large 15-inch items finished in gloss black.
Functional ducting on the front and rear bumper corners help guide air across the wheels and out of the rear bumper. The latter stopping a so-called ‘parachute’ effect that creates lift. Meanwhile, the front air intake gains a heat sink-inspired finned motif, as do the edges. The hero color you see here known as Boost Violet Pearl.
Some sporty touches have been added to the N-One e:’s cabin, and you possibly can’t miss the black and white sports seats with an asymmetric blue stripe that pays homage to the City Turbo II. The seats do feel ‘sporty’, especially the side bolsters of the seat base that pinches you in.
The 7.0-inch instrument display incorporates a singular three gauge display for battery temperature, power and “revs” when the Boost button is pressed. That purple button also turns the ambient lighting from blue to purple.
Surprisingly, there’s an eight-speaker Bose sound system with a subwoofer under the boot floor. Speaking of the boot, wouldn’t it’s perfect if Honda created an Motocompo-style e-scooter that matches in back there?
It’s a desirable little automotive, but unfortunately, we won’t be getting the Super-One in Malaysia. The sad thing for automotive enthusiasts (who would’ve been the goal marketplace for this area of interest model, because it’s ‘not great value’ in comparison with greater Chinese EVs) is that Honda Malaysia had solid plans for the Super-One, just for the proverbial rug to be pulled from under it on the last minute.
We’re in fact talking about MITI’s recent regulations for CBU EVs that effectively sets a RM300,000 minimum price for imported EVs. No issues for high-end EVs that will’ve been priced above RM300k anyway, however the hurdle is fatal for models with RRPs between RM100k to RM200k. The one way around it’s to assemble locally, which makes no business sense for a distinct segment toy like this.
I used to be seriously considering one. Oh well…
GALLERY: Honda Super-One at GIIAS 2026
GALLERY: Honda Super-One official images
This Article First Appeared At paultan.org
