Under the rapid advancement of new energy models, even the H6, which has dominated the top of sales for many years, cannot withstand the impact of Tesla, so in order not to fall behind in the future competition, various car companies are accelerating the launch of pure electric models.
For example, Dongfeng Honda has also launched a new 2022 pure electric model e: NP1, which leaves little time for Tesla, so how many surprises can Honda make e: NP1 give us, let's take a look.
Appearance section.
Dongfeng Honda eN:S1 design concept is derived from the e:Prototype concept car that was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show, and the overall design is still conservative.
Higashimoto obviously understood this, so in this special edition, he also worked hard, adding a lot of younger details and liveries, as well as color matching.
The headlights are designed with a narrow and long shape, and the very long daytime lights on the concept car are missing, and instead they are run through with black trim panels, and the headlights can also achieve "Heart Beat Interactive Lamp Language".
The enclosed grille is a signature design unique to electric vehicles, while the honda logo of the new car can also be lit, which has a more futuristic design with the traditional chrome logo, and the slow/fast charging port is also hidden under the cover.
The lower front fog lights are cleverly combined with the lower front lip, and the black and green contrast of the lower grille and the powerful lines also make the entire front of the car more youthful, in line with the design tone of the whole car.
The side contours are full and the lines are designed to be smooth. The fender's wheel brow contour + shiny black wheel brow form a double ring-shaped encirclement, enhancing the visual center of the body's "lower plate" and making this small SUV look taller.
The special edition model is equipped with 18-inch two-color multi-width wheels and uses the UC6 tires of the horse brand, which is very consistent with the sporty tonality of the whole vehicle. However, it is reported that this version may not be mass-produced, and the mass-produced version of the tire may be more comfortable.
The shape of the rear part of the car is much simpler, the through-led taillight shape echoes the front face shape, and the design of the back is also quite beautiful. Of course, the biggest highlight is that there is no "H" mark at the rear of the car, but a Honda alphabet.
Interior part.
In terms of interior, the new car adopts Honda's latest design concept, and the minimalist design also takes into account the convenience of operation. Most of the physical buttons in the center console have been eliminated and replaced by a large 15.2-inch center control vertical screen.
The 10.25-inch full LCD dashboard and 15.2-inch central control screen not only ensure the sense of technology in the car, but also further enhance the functionality of human-computer interaction. The narrow border of the vertical screen is also very distinctive compared to the vertical screen of other brands.
In addition, Dongfeng Honda's e:NS1 vehicle machine system also has a HondaCON-NCET3.0 pure electric vehicle special version of the vehicle machine system, which integrates more than 20 functions such as AI voice assistant, car home interconnection, and OTA online upgrade.
The new car can also use the mobile phone as a digital key to remotely control the doors, windows, air conditioning, etc., and carry out keyless start.
Although the screen is very large, but the design of U and the layout of the function is still conservative, the top is a conventional central control function, just look at the above section is a bit like an ordinary horizontal screen, perhaps there will be greater changes in the future, can be upgraded with the OTA.
The vehicle setting module in the middle area has a great innovation, compared to Tesla's large screen, the vehicle settings need to enter the second level three menu, click on the setting module, the operation is still very convenient.
For the first time, the new car will also be equipped with a DMC driver state perception system, which can effectively identify the driver's state and even actively remind the driver to make corresponding judgments according to emotional changes.
The U design of the 10.25-inch full LCD dashboard is also relatively clear and clear, but it does not adopt a well-defined design like the central control, which looks more designed, and similar designs can also be seen on Higashimoto Life.
Power part.
In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with two different motors, namely 134kW of 150kW, according to the official claim, the new car 100 km acceleration time is less than 8s, which is also conservative for electric vehicles.
Overall, after all, Honda as a veteran car company, in the car quality has a very strict control, this time the 2022 e: NS1 gives us a new understanding of Honda, but also Honda to electrify the pioneering work, relatively speaking, personally E: NS1 is still relatively satisfied.
So, do you think honda can grab Tesla in the competition of electric vehicles?