Earlier this month, Honda introduced a trio of electrical autos (EVs) that can type its new Ye line-up in China. All three have since made their public debut on the ongoing Auto China 2024 in Beijing, so listed below are some reside pictures of them.
We begin with the P7, which is an SUV that’s scheduled to be launched by the top of 2024, with gross sales and manufacturing dealt with by the carmaker’s GAC Honda three way partnership. It’s joined by the S7, one other SUV that will probably be marketed by Dongfeng Honda this 12 months.
Each fashions are constructed on an EV-dedicated platform referred to as Structure W and will probably be supplied with single-motor, rear-wheel drive or dual-motor, all-wheel drive powertrains. The platform additionally options double-wishbone suspension on the entrance, whereas the rear is a five-link setup. Detailed specs equivalent to outputs and vary are unknown for now.
The P7 and S7 comply with within the footsteps of different Honda fashions which are mechanically very related however have differing designs. Shared cues embrace a wraparound windscreen, a sloping rear windscreen, giant D-pillars, retractable door handles in addition to branding trim close to the facet mirrors. Each Ye fashions (the identify means “shiny and shining” additionally put on a flattened model of the standard ‘H’ brand.
The P7 is about aside from the S7 by its entrance and rear ends, the previous sporting LED headlamps with a C-shaped daytime operating mild signature linked by a light-weight bar. By comparability, the S7’s DRLs are Y-shaped, additionally with a light-weight bar connecting them, whereas the primary headlamp clusters are diagonal in format.
Shifting to the rear, the P7’s taillights mimic the design of the entrance DRLs, extending deep into the tailgate to satisfy with a central Honda script. The S7 takes a special strategy with a H-shaped lighting signature due to vertical taillight parts related by a light-weight bar operating simply above the identical script on the tailgate.
Whereas the exteriors of the P7 and S7 are distinctive, the interiors are practically equivalent with the primary spotlight being a big, portrait-format touchscreen in the course of the dashboard. This gives entry to all automobile capabilities, together with local weather controls, whereas the slightly naked centre console – aside from gear selector buttons – sees some buttons (just like the drive mode selector) be positioned on the base of the display housing.
Sitting deep within the dashboard forward of the driving force is a slim digital instrument cluster, with different noteworthy gadgets being air vents on both facet of the practically hexagonal-shaped steering wheel. You’ll additionally discover screens close to the A-pillars that present a video feed from the side-mounted cameras on the skin.
The third Ye mannequin is being offered as a present automobile for now. Referred to as the GT Idea, it previews a manufacturing sedan set to be launched in 2025. The sporty four-door mannequin contains a smooth silhouette in addition to an X-shaped DRL signature much like the S7.
On the rear, the GT Idea will get ultra-slim taillights, whereas different cues embrace pop-out door handles, facet cameras, 22-inch wheels, cast carbon trim and a slightly outstanding pixel theme.
Inside, you’ll discover a futuristic (and slightly edgy) dashboard design that’s accomplished by a yoke- and racing-inspired steering wheel in addition to an abundance of screens. Whether or not all that we see right here will make it into the manufacturing model stays to be seen.
This trio is simply the beginning of the Ye vary of EVs, as Honda says it can have three extra coming by 2027. The corporate additionally has its e:N collection of merchandise, which is able to type a line-up consisting of 10 EVs, with extra presumably added sooner or later.
GALLERY: Honda Ye P7 at Auto China 2024
GALLERY: Honda Ye S7 at Auto China 2024
GALLERY: Honda Ye GT Idea at Auto China 2024
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