► Revealed at the Japan Mobility Show
► An electric Kei car
► Coming to some markets from ‘26
You’re looking at the Super-N, a new electric Kei car coming to global markets from 2026 – and yes, that includes the UK. Revealed in prototype form at the 2025 Japanese Mobility Show, it’s a more finished version of the camo’d Super EV concept we saw at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed. With that in mind, it’s focused on delivering the ‘joy of driving,’ to prospective customers.
‘The Super-N Prototype promises to offer a great entry point to Honda EV ownership when it arrives in our market next year, building on the excitement we saw for the concept model at Goodwood this summer,’ said Rebecca Adamson, Honda UK’s head of automobile.
‘By bringing Honda’s trademark “fun-to-drive” performance to a compact all-electric model, we believe this is a unique proposition and we are excited for people to experience it from 2026.’
These new pictures flesh out the boxy, sporty design of the Super EV with more detail – but it’s still a looker. Aero ducts along with flared arches and a black roof make it look relatively sporty, despite its diminutive stance. Think the ‘80s Honda City Turbo and the Honda e combined and modernised for the 20s, and you’re pretty much there.
Inside, you get colourful seats and sparse – or honest – interior. There’s some tech here at last, with a horizontal instrument panel but this is an entry-level model, after all. We’ve sat it in, and found it both functional and refreshingly plain. The air vents are real and tactile, there’s a small touchscreen along with a USB-C port and there’s just enough space for my 6’3 frame to sit behind itself. All in all, it feels like a winner.
The USP for this car won’t be its interior tech, but its handling. We do know it’ll be built on the lightest platform of the N Series ‘Kei’ car range already sold in Japan, and that it’ll feature a few additional bits of technology for further engagement.
Interestingly, the Super N doesn’t actually count as a Kei car; Honda’s modifications around track width actually bump it out of the Kei sector. The N series on which the Super-N is based is front-wheel drive, so we’re expecting a similar set up on the Super-N – not that that’s a bad thing.
A new boost mode increases the overall power level, but it also has a simulated gearshift which works in tandem with Honda’s Active Sound Control. The result should be a more engaging driving experience.
Not only does this increase vehicle output to maximise performance, but it also simulates a multi-gear shift with Active Sound Control. The system also makes use of F1-style dedicated interior displays and lighting sequences in the interior, so channel your inner Verstappen if you so wish.
It’s not the only Kei car being released at the Japan Mobility show either; it’s joined by another Kei car from Chinese giants BYD.
We’ll update this article when we get more insight. You can catch the rest of our JMS coverage here.
Curtis Moldrich is CAR magazine’s Digital Editor and has worked for the brand for the past five years. He’s responsible for online strategy, including CAR’s website, social media channels such as X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, and helps on wider platform strategy as CAR magazine branches out on to Apple News+ and more.
By Curtis Moldrich
CAR's Digital Editor, F1 and sim-racing enthusiast. Partial to clever tech and sports bikes
