The Prologue: Honda's First All-Electric SUV
Honda has turned to General Motors (GM) for help with its first ever all-electric SUV, and the result is a great looking machine that despite its solid underpinnings from another automaker absolutely looks and feels like a Honda product. The Prologue is not just a Honda design, but a testament to the company's commitment to innovation and sustainability.
The Prologue is based on GM's Ultium platform, but it has been optimized by Honda engineers. In fact, Honda sent a team of its own people to embed themselves alongside GM as Optimum development moved along. The goal was to make the Prologue look, feel, and drive like a Honda product, which they have certainly achieved.
The design side of the Prologue is solely responsible for Honda, and it's clear that they've put their heart and soul into creating a clean and simple design aesthetic. They call this design "Neo rugged," which means low, wide, and sleek – an unexpected combination in an SUV, but one that pulls off beautifully. The wheelbase of the Prologue is 20 inches long, pushed way out to the corners, providing a great looking stance while also allowing for tons of room on the inside.
The interior volume of the Prologue is impressive, with dimensions similar to those of the Honda Passport but with the interior space of an Odyssey. The cabin itself mirrors the same clean and simple design aesthetic from the exterior, with a focus on functionality and comfort. Ahead of the driver is an 11-inch digital display, with an 11.3-inch display in the center that handles wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Duty.
In addition to these screens, you can also run Google Maps via the Google-built-in system, which is smart enough to display necessary charging times and can also tell the car to pre-condition the battery if you're heading to a DC fast charger. The Prologue comes standard with interior tech and display screens across all models, but the Elite trim adds a sport driving mode and a head-up display.
When it comes to power, the Prologue is offered as a single motor front-wheel drive machine or with a dual motor all-wheel drive setup. All-wheel drive is available on both the EX and Touring models, but it's standard on the top spec Elite. The dual motor setup produces an estimated 288 horsepower and 333 pound-feet of torque, while Honda aims to achieve an EPA-estimated 300 mile driving range on the front-wheel drive version.
The Prologue uses an 85 kilowatt hour battery pack that can handle charging speeds up to 155 kilowatts. This means it can deliver 65 miles of range in around 10 minutes, making it an attractive option for those looking for a fast and efficient electric vehicle. The EX model will come with 19-inch wheels, while the Elite model gets a set of 21s.
In terms of pricing, Honda hasn't announced official prices just yet, but says the Prologue will start in the upper $40,000 range before any taxes or incentives that might be available. The Prologue is scheduled to arrive early on in 2024 and will be followed by a larger EV in 2025, which will be solely a Honda-developed machine riding on their e-architecture platform.
The transition of Honda's Bev production to its original Marysville Ohio plant is a significant milestone for the company. As they move forward with electric vehicle manufacturing, it's clear that the Prologue is just the beginning – a precursor to a new era in sustainable and innovative transportation solutions.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHonda has turned GM for help with its first ever all-electric SUV and the result is a great looking machine that despite its solid underpinnings from another automaker absolutely looks and feels like a Honda product this is the prologue and it could be quite a hit for Honda is using GM's ultium platform for the prologue but the team at Honda is quick to point out that it's been optimized by Honda engineers in fact Honda sent a team of its own people to embed themselves alongside GM as Optimum development moved along they want it to look feel and drive like a Honda product and it certainly looks the part Honda is solely responsible for the design side of the prologue and though it's fairly simple it's clearly Honda and it's a clean good design Honda calls it Neo rugged what that means to them is low wide and Sleek you know a Sleek as an SUV can be but they pulled it off look at that wheelbase those are 20 ones and they're pushed way out to the corners that provides a great looking stance but also allows for tons of room on the inside this thing is about the size of a passport but with the interior volume of an odyssey and the cabin itself mirrors the same clean and simple design aesthetic from the exterior ahead of the driver is an 11 inch digital display with an 11.3 inch display in the center that handles Wireless Apple carplay and Android auto Duty you can also run Google Maps via the Google built-in system which is smart enough to display necessary charging times and can also tell the car to pre-condition the battery if you're heading to a DC fast charger spring for the touring or Elite trim you also get a 12 speaker Bose audio system with speaker types and layout engineered specifically for the prologue this means everyone should hear the music in the same manner no matter where they're sat in the vehicle now as for power the prologue is offered as a single motor front-wheel drive machine or with a dual motor all-wheel drive setup all-wheel drive is available on both the ex and touring models but it's standard on the top spec Elite and right now Honda is estimating the power output of the dual motor to be 288 horsepower and 333 pound-feet of torque there are no power figures yet for that front wheel drive version but Honda says it's aiming to achieve an EPA estimated 300 mile driving range on that one in the LTM chassis the prologue uses an 85 kilowatt hour battery pack that can handle charging speeds up to 155 kilowatts and Honda says that's good enough to deliver 65 miles of range in around 10 minutes the ex and touring will arrive wearing 19-inch Wheels while that'll Elite gets the set of 21s you see in the footage but all models come standard with the interior Tech and display screens while the elite adds a sport driving mode and a head-up display Honda hasn't announced official pricing just yet but says the prologue will start in the upper 40 000 range before any taxes or incentives that might be available and the prologue arrives for sale early on in 2024. it will then be followed by a larger EV in 2025 which will be solely a Honda developed machine riding on their e-architecture platform soon after in 2026 Honda's Bev production kicks into high gear with its original Marysville Ohio plant transitioning to EV manufacturing so the prologue is literally the prologue to this new fully electric chapter for HondaHonda has turned GM for help with its first ever all-electric SUV and the result is a great looking machine that despite its solid underpinnings from another automaker absolutely looks and feels like a Honda product this is the prologue and it could be quite a hit for Honda is using GM's ultium platform for the prologue but the team at Honda is quick to point out that it's been optimized by Honda engineers in fact Honda sent a team of its own people to embed themselves alongside GM as Optimum development moved along they want it to look feel and drive like a Honda product and it certainly looks the part Honda is solely responsible for the design side of the prologue and though it's fairly simple it's clearly Honda and it's a clean good design Honda calls it Neo rugged what that means to them is low wide and Sleek you know a Sleek as an SUV can be but they pulled it off look at that wheelbase those are 20 ones and they're pushed way out to the corners that provides a great looking stance but also allows for tons of room on the inside this thing is about the size of a passport but with the interior volume of an odyssey and the cabin itself mirrors the same clean and simple design aesthetic from the exterior ahead of the driver is an 11 inch digital display with an 11.3 inch display in the center that handles Wireless Apple carplay and Android auto Duty you can also run Google Maps via the Google built-in system which is smart enough to display necessary charging times and can also tell the car to pre-condition the battery if you're heading to a DC fast charger spring for the touring or Elite trim you also get a 12 speaker Bose audio system with speaker types and layout engineered specifically for the prologue this means everyone should hear the music in the same manner no matter where they're sat in the vehicle now as for power the prologue is offered as a single motor front-wheel drive machine or with a dual motor all-wheel drive setup all-wheel drive is available on both the ex and touring models but it's standard on the top spec Elite and right now Honda is estimating the power output of the dual motor to be 288 horsepower and 333 pound-feet of torque there are no power figures yet for that front wheel drive version but Honda says it's aiming to achieve an EPA estimated 300 mile driving range on that one in the LTM chassis the prologue uses an 85 kilowatt hour battery pack that can handle charging speeds up to 155 kilowatts and Honda says that's good enough to deliver 65 miles of range in around 10 minutes the ex and touring will arrive wearing 19-inch Wheels while that'll Elite gets the set of 21s you see in the footage but all models come standard with the interior Tech and display screens while the elite adds a sport driving mode and a head-up display Honda hasn't announced official pricing just yet but says the prologue will start in the upper 40 000 range before any taxes or incentives that might be available and the prologue arrives for sale early on in 2024. it will then be followed by a larger EV in 2025 which will be solely a Honda developed machine riding on their e-architecture platform soon after in 2026 Honda's Bev production kicks into high gear with its original Marysville Ohio plant transitioning to EV manufacturing so the prologue is literally the prologue to this new fully electric chapter for Honda\n"
