The 0 SUV and 0 Saloon – which are likely to adopt different names when they go into production – will be joined next year by what is described as an ‘entry-level SUV’, which is expected to be close in size to the current combustion-powered ZR-V.
That car is being developed with a focus on the Asian market, and Mitsuru Kariya, vice-president of Honda’s BEV business unit, insisted that “it’s not decided yet” if it will be offered in Europe, adding: “Personally, I’d like to see it.”
While Honda has said that the Saloon and SUV will be global models, not all of the seven 0 Series products will be offered in every region. Following the entry-level SUV, a large seven-seat SUV is due in 2027, followed by small and medium-size SUVs and a smaller saloon (imagined by Autocar below).
At last year’s CES, Honda displayed a ‘Space Hub’ MPV concept alongside the saloon, but that model has been shown very little since – although the firm did claim it informed the design of the SUV. Asked about that model’s future, chief designer Daisuke Tsutamori said that “we’re not denying the possibility of doing more with the Space Hub”, but said the focus was on “taking what we explored in that model” and applying it to cars such as the 0 SUV.
