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Although just revealed in Japan, Honda Australia has committed to bringing its diminutive Super-One electric vehicle to local showrooms next year.
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Honda Australia’s first electric vehicle (EV) will be the just-revealed Super-One micro hatchback, arriving in local showrooms in the second-half of 2026.
Measuring “less than 3.6m long and less than 1.6m wide”, according to Honda, the Super-One’s footprint is even smaller than a BYD Atto 1 and Hyundai Inster, and is more in line with the Kia Picanto.
And because of its diminutive size, it will become Honda Australia’s most affordable passenger car, undercutting the $49,900 drive-away Civic small car.
Exact pricing is still to be confirmed, but given its all-electric powertrain and big-name badge, it could start around $40,000 like the Hyundai Inster.
It has also been confirmed the model will receive a level of local tuning to ensure “its composed ride and handling, charging solution, and vehicle safety systems perform optimally in congested Australian CBDs”, according to Honda.
“Honda is renowned for our attention to detail and reliability,” Honda Australia President and CEO Jay Joseph said in a statement.
“That’s why the Honda Super-One will launch in Australia following completion of a local testing program.
“It is important that our customers have confidence the same commitment to quality Honda has delivered consistently over the past 55 years in Australia extends into the new EV and e:HEV era.”
No details on the electric motor outputs, or battery size and range, have been revealed, but the Super-One is based on the N-One Kei car underpinnings, which is offered in electric guise with a range of up to 295km.
Honda has had a tiny, global electric before with the e that was in production from 2020 to 2024, but never made it to Australia despite being available in right-hand-drive form.
The Honda e featured a rear-drive electric motor with a 113kW/315Nm output, and its 35.5kWh battery was enough for a claimed 220km driving range.
With advancements in electric motor technology and battery chemistry, it is expected the Super-One will exceed the e in all metrics and move Honda’s EV game forward significantly.
The Japanese brand is also promising the Super-One to be “fun” and “playful” with taught handling characteristics, as well as a Boost Mode to maximise outputs, a simulated gear shifter, and fake engine and transmission sounds.
“Honda Super-One is a unique proposition for Australians living and working in dense urban environments, blending small car usability with premium Honda design and engineering,” Joseph said.
“Developed from Japanese Kei car concepts, Honda Super-One is designed to be an agile, quiet, and playful inner-city EV that’s as fun to drive as it is to own.”
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Tung Nguyen has been in the automotive journalism industry for over a decade, cutting his teeth at various publications before finding himself at Drive in 2024. With experience in news, feature, review, and advice writing, as well as video presentation skills, Tung is a do-it-all content creator. Tung’s love of cars first started as a child watching Transformers on Saturday mornings, as well as countless hours on PlayStation’s Gran Turismo, meaning his dream car is a Nissan GT-R, with a Liberty Walk widebody kit, of course.
