Honda’s iconic NSX gets electric successor in 2027

A Honda executive has confirmed that the NSX supercar will soon get an electric successor. It will be built on Honda’s 0 Series EV platform, which aims to be as low-profile and light as possible, two essential characteristics for a sports car.

Honda global executive vice president Shinji Aoyama told a round table of journalists that a new sports model will come from Honda/Acura “in 2027 or 2028”. “We may not call it an NSX, but it’s kind of an NSX-type of vehicle,” Aoyama added, placing the new vehicle above Honda’s current sporty offerings, the Civic Type R and Integra Type S for the North American market.

New low-profile, lightweight architecture

The platform for this spiritual successor to the NSX will be the 0 Series architecture, first unveiled in January at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. There, Honda showed two concept vehicles: a saloon with a very low profile, and the Space hub minivan, emphasizing the large interior space this new platform will enable.

Indeed, Honda aims to keep the footprint of the necessary components, such as the battery, as small as possible. Many electric vehicles today necessitate a relatively tall body because of the battery pack on the floor, making even saloons look like SUVs. Just look at the VW ID.7 and Audi A6 e-tron as examples.

Honda aims to reverse this trend by 2026 when it launches its first electric sedan on the 0 Series platform. This follows American sister brand Acura’s first model, which will be launched in 2025 and was previewed last week with the Performance EV Concept. Honda’s sedan will take inspiration from the wedge-shaped 0 Series Saloon concept car.

Cheaper than other EV supercars?

And with a low roofline and a smaller battery pack, a relatively lightweight sports car is also possible. Straight-line performance has not been an issue with EVs, but good cornering ability seems to be limited to highly exotic models like the Rimac Nevera for now.

If Honda directly compares the NSX, a price tag of around €150,000 seems likely for this new sporty EV model, or maybe even less if many components can be shared between the rest of the platform’s models. We’ll know for sure in about three years.