Following the release of Honda China's electrification strategy in October last year and the launch of a new pure electric vehicle brand "e:N", the highly anticipated "e:N" series of the first model e:NS1 has also ushered in the official launch. The new car not only has a new design language, but also has obvious progress in intelligence, and is a new masterpiece for Dongfeng Honda to accelerate the transformation of electrification.
On April 26, Dongfeng Honda officially released the Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 through an online conference full of futuristic technology. A total of four models were launched for the new car, and the price range after subsidies was 175,000 to 218,000 yuan. As a heavyweight model for Honda's electrification, it not only represents the beginning of the "e:N" series, but also Honda's determination to electrify.
For new cars, the substantial improvement of intelligence will bring consumers enough freshness, and the comprehensive strength is more sincere than that of pure electric vehicles of the same level of joint venture brands.
Dongfeng Honda e: NS1 new car highlights:
e: The first model of the N series
New "e:N Design" design language
Honda CONNECT 3.0 exclusive version for electric vehicles
Honda SENSING system
Intelligent and efficient pure electric architecture "e:N Architecture F"
Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 adopts a new "e:N Design" design language, although the overall modeling style still has the "shadow" of fuel vehicles, but in the details of the design, it is quite an electric vehicle futuristic, simple and atmospheric at the same time more fashionable.
e: NS1 continues Honda's sports genes, and the overall design style is more avant-garde. The new car adopts the new logo design of e:N series, the front of the car will use the luminous "H" logo, and at the same time add the "Heart beat heartbeat interactive lamp language", which can achieve a variety of light expressions during the charging process, and the rear of the car will replace the original "H" mark by the new "Honda" text, and the new logo design is more recognizable. In addition, the new car offers a total of 5 exterior colors, including Nebula Blue, Sparkling Yellow, Cabernet Red, Crystal White, and Color Crystal Black, and the color combination is more youthful.
The new car is equipped with the e:N OS full-stack intelligent control ecosystem, which integrates the Honda CONNECT 3.0 exclusive version of the pure electric vehicle, the Honda SENSING system and the intelligent digital cockpit. Equipped with the largest 15.1-inch vertical central control screen and 10.25-inch full LCD digital instrument cluster, eliminating a large number of physical buttons, the central control system adopts a more feature-rich Honda CONNCET 3.0 pure electric vehicle special version, support including intelligent voice interaction, precise navigation, rich entertainment functions, life interconnection, language control, digital key, OTA online upgrade and other functions. At the same time, it is also equipped with a driver status awareness system, which can implement Face ID and many detection functions.
e: The NS1 has a length, width and height of 4390/1790/1560 mm and a wheelbase of 2610 mm. Adhering to the concept of "MM", there are as many as 18 storage spaces in the whole car, continuing the impression of the large space left by Honda in the past, meeting the needs of home users, and the performance in space utilization is also one of its highlights.
In terms of power, e:NS1 is equipped with an intelligent and efficient pure electric architecture "e:N Architecture F", which integrates high-power motors, high-density batteries, exclusive frames for pure electric vehicles and chassis platforms. The new car is available in two power versions, the e-type and e-chi models have a maximum motor power of 134 kW, a maximum torque of 310 Nm, and a cruising range of 420 km under CLTC conditions; the maximum power of the motor of the e-dynamic and e-versions is 150 kW, the maximum torque is 310 Nm, and the CV range is 510 km under CLTC conditions. Not only that, but the chassis of the e:NS1 has also been readjusted to achieve a balance between "driving pleasure" and "ride comfort".
For Dongfeng Honda, which has just received the recognition of 7 million users in China, the emergence of e:NS1 represents a new beginning. As Honda's first pure electric vehicle model in China, the e:NS1 is of great significance to the Honda brand. Thanks to consumers' recognition of Honda and quality assurance, e:NS1, which has a balanced performance in aesthetic design, intelligent technology and driving power, will undoubtedly become the first choice among pure electric vehicle models of the joint venture brand at the same price.