We have finally been given the rest of the details on the Honda Super-One – the little tyke of an EV is set to be open for pre-orders in Japan starting this Thursday, April 16, before going on sale in the UK in July as the Super-N. As we’ve previously reported, this city car is based on the N-One e: kei car, but with a more powerful motor to suit the wider roads outside Japan. You won’t get any more power in everyday use, however – the Super-One sticks to the same 64 PS (47 kW) and 162 Nm of torque as the N-One e:. But thumb the Boost Mode button on the steering wheel and you’ll unlock the full 95 PS (70 kW), and you will also enable the paddles to shift a simulated seven-speed gearbox, à la the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and Ioniq 6 N. Mind you, that extra power does blunt range. Honda has yet to confirm the battery size of the Super-One, but we expect it to be the same 29.6 kWh pack as the N-One e:, and that results in a range of just 205 km on the WLTP cycle. Even on the more lenient Japanese cycle, the car can only muster 275 km, which is 20 km shorter than the N-One e:. Given the expected carry-over battery, the Super-One should support the same paltry 50 kW of DC fast charging and take the same 30 minutes to charge from 20 to 80%. It will likely also charge via an AC wallbox at 6 kW, topping up the battery to the same level in 4.5 hours. Taking full advantage of the its small size, Honda has tuned the Super-One’s suspension through extensive testing on various road surfaces in Japan and the UK. Helping it in its cause is a kerb weight of just 1,090 kg, the one upside to the small battery; to put that into perspective, that’s 140 kg lighter than the already featherweight (for an EV) Proton eMas 5 Prime. With its sportier bent, the Super-One is being touted as the spiritual successor to the City Turbo II (unrelated to the current City that we get), and its pugnacious styling reflects that. Starting with the N-One’s upright body, Honda added box-flared fenders for that bulldog-like, wheel-at-each-corner stance, housing distinctive 15-inch eight-spoke alloys finished in Berlina Black with a machined rim. There are also functional ducting at the front and rear bumper corners to help guide air around the wheels and out the rear bumper, the latter preventing a “parachute” effect that creates lift. Meanwhile, the front air intake gains a heat sink-inspired finned motif, as do the wheels. The front panel where the cutesy round LED headlights sit features two charging port doors on the Japanese model, but only one on the driver’s side for the global model, as the latter uses the widespread European-standard CCS2 port. The Super-One will be available in five colours, including a lime green and the bespoke hero colour Boost Violet Pearl – that purple hue is inspired by blue jets, a rare form of lightning that shoots upwards into the upper atmosphere instead of down towards the ground. The interior is shared with the N-One e: but with angular black and white sports seats; their asymmetric blue stripe pays homage to that City Turbo II. There’s also Honda’s standard nine-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, along with a seven-inch instrument display with a unique three gauge display for battery temperature, power and “revs” when the Boost button is pressed. That purple button also turns the ambient lighting purple instead of the usual blue. An eight-speaker Bose sound system comes standard – a first for a Honda compact model in Japan, apparently – replete with a 13.1 litre subwoofer under the boot floor. Could the Super-One come to Malaysia? It had seemed very likely just a few months ago, and a prototype was even spotted on our roads in November. But while Honda Malaysia has confirmed it will launch no less than six new models this year, the government’s recent imposing of a RM250,000 floor price for CBU fully-imported EVs seems to have put paid to that. HONDA SUPER-N: A NEW EV ICON ON SALE IN THE UK FROM JULY HONDA SUPER-N: A NEW EV ICON ON SALE IN THE UK FROM JULY HONDA SUPER-N: A NEW EV ICON ON SALE IN THE UK FROM JULY HONDA SUPER-N: A NEW EV ICON ON SALE IN THE UK FROM JULY HONDA SUPER-N: A NEW EV ICON ON SALE IN THE UK FROM JULY HONDA SUPER-N: A NEW EV ICON ON SALE IN THE UK FROM JULY Compare prices between different insurer providers to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services. Many payment method supported and you can pay with instalment using Atome, Grab PayLater or Shopee SPayLater. Use the promo code 'PAULTAN' when you checkout for 10% discount!