In 2021, Honda officially released the new pure electric vehicle brand "e:N" at the China Electrification Strategy Conference, and also announced that the brand's first production car will be Dongfeng Honda's e:NS1 and Guangqi Honda's e:NP1. Among them, Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 as the first launch model, its debut, in the market has attracted much attention, the official positioning of intelligent driving fun pure electric SUV. On March 18, Dongfeng Honda announced that the car officially opened pre-sale, with a pre-price of 180,000-210,000 yuan, a total of two model configurations were launched, providing two kinds of power endurance options, and will be officially launched in April according to the plan.
In terms of design, Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 adopts a new "e:N Design" design language, which represents Honda's understanding of aesthetics in the era of electrification. Among them, the new car adopts a large area closed grille design, with the upper through-line light strip and the newly designed headlights on both sides, which brings a strong sense of science and technology to the new car. At the same time, the new car headlights are also equipped with the "Heart beat heartbeat interactive lamp language" function, as well as the luminous Honda "H" LOGO, which further enhances the scientific and technological atmosphere of the new car.
On the side, as a new energy model, the new car does not have a hidden door handle design in front, which is still relatively rare today, but uses a hidden rear door handle similar to the XR-V. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4390/1790/1560mm, and a wheelbase of 2610mm, positioning itself as a compact SUV. In the rear part, the new car adopts a through-type taillight design, which brings a high sense of technology and recognition, and the "Honda" English logo replaces the "H" logo.
Internally, the interior of e:NS1 is also a new design, the overall has made a lot of changes, breaking through Honda's previous style, of which the 15.2-inch vertical central control screen with a 10.25-inch full LCD dashboard, as well as a new style of steering wheel, the overall more youthful and fashionable, the sense of science and technology has also been improved. In terms of intelligence, the new car will be equipped with an "e:N OS" full-stack intelligent control ecosystem, integrating the intelligent digital cockpit, honda CONNCET 3.0 for electric vehicles, and the Honda SENSING safety supersensitive system.
In addition, for the first time, the new car is equipped with the DMC driver state perception system, which can effectively identify the driver's state, including the ability to detect emotional changes, so as to achieve active reminders, and the Honda SENSING system has added electronic rearview mirrors and automatic parking functions, which can further improve driving convenience and safety. Of course, as a Honda model, it also adopts the "MM" design concept to ensure maximum seating space in the car. At the same time, with details such as canopy glass, Bose speakers, and suede high-rebound seats, they all bring users a better riding experience.
In terms of power, the car is equipped with the newly developed "e:N Architecture F" intelligent and efficient pure electric architecture, using a front-mounted motor layout, and the official provides two power options. Among them, the maximum power of the motor is 134kW and 150kW, equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 53.6kWh and 68.8kWh, and the cruising range of 420km and 510km under CLTC conditions. At the same time, the official also emphasized that the car has excellent driving pleasure, and also added noise reduction technology, Honda EV Sound acceleration sound and other configurations
The editor said: To be honest, the pre-price of the new car from 180,000 yuan is still quite surprising, which is 30,000 yuan more than the initial estimated price of about 150,000 yuan. In general, although the new car has made many breakthroughs in design and configuration compared with the previous Honda models, in terms of power and endurance, it seems to still stay at the level at the beginning of vehicle development and has not kept pace with the times. You know, according to this price, the joint venture brand in the same level has ID.4, the independent brand has more yuan PLUS and AION V, these opponents have more advantages than the new car in all aspects, which will inevitably be a big challenge for the new car, then let's look forward to the new car as the first model of Honda electrification, will be able to bring what kind of promotion for the brand, in the end can take the first step to success.