New Honda e:Ny1 Electric SUV: Is it Worth the Price?

The Japanese fell from sales heights to the very bottom in a few years. And the next novelty can hardly do anything about it, the new compact SUV at a price starting at 1.1 million crowns cannot possibly become a sales hit.

At one time, Honda was one of the most popular foreign car manufacturers in the Czech Republic. After all, it still has a large number of fans, which is evidenced by the fact that the iconic Honday will be held again this year, i.e. a gathering of car owners of this brand. If you want to participate, circle the date from July 7 to 9 on your calendar. Then enter the autodrome in Vysoké Mýto as the destination in the navigation. However, expect to witness considerable nostalgia more than anything else.

The Japanese probably decided a few years ago to voluntarily bury their activities on the old continent. And as quickly as possible. The car company thus began to tailor its innovations only according to the ideas of politicians, despite the fact that only a few of them wander into its showrooms. This strategy then led to the inevitable, a drastic drop in sales.

It is not in the least conceivable that the brand would rise again to the limelight with its electric offensive. Such a Honda e is above all a very expensive car, for a 3,894 millimeter long hatchback with a stated range of 220 kilometers, the local dealership charges a whopping 939,900 CZK. At the same time, this is only one thousand kroner less than what you can get an almost five-meter-long Škoda Superb equipped with a two-liter TDI and a DSG automatic.

The new Honda is starting to push an electric SUV with the somewhat mind-boggling name e:Ny1 onto the European markets. At the same time, it can be looked at a little more favorably than the mentioned hatchback, but even then it is not possible to talk about a car that will attract crowds. In reality, it is an electric version of the Honda HR-V, which is a competitor of the Skoda Karoq. However, while the Czech SUV can be purchased from CZK 665,900, which is already a considerable sum in itself, the e:Ny1 will be available for approximately double that.

Czech prices are still missing, but the Dutch can already order electric SUVs. With the lower level of Elegance equipment, it will cost 47,600 Euros (approx. 1,127,000 CZK), in the case of the higher level Advance, then you have to prepare 51,670 Euros (1,223,000 CZK). In addition to alloy wheels, dual air conditioning, heated front seats and multimedia with a 10.2-inch display, they also get a Pioneer audio system, a panoramic roof and a set of cameras.

As far as technology is concerned, it always remains the same regardless of equipment. So we have batteries with a capacity of 68.8 kWh, with which you should drive up to 412 km. However, you would have to move around in closed laboratories, on real roads your radius of action will be smaller. You get 204 horsepower and 310 Nm under your right foot, so even in this case it’s nothing world-shattering. We would not be so surprised if not a single piece appeared on future Hondas 2033. That is, if someone from the vicinity of Vysoké Mýt doesn’t buy this car…

The new electric SUV called e:Ny1 is probably not going to impress either with its appearance or technology, and certainly not with its price. It almost seems that the Japanese intend to do away with the old continent, but they are afraid to say it outright. Photo: Honda

Source: Car WeekHonda

Petr Prokopec

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