Honda 0 SUV and Saloon electric cars at CES 2025
Honda presents 0 SUV and 0 Saloon electric car prototypes at CES 2025, their designs drawing from wedge-shaped vehicles. These two models form part of the new 0 Series line of the company, and both are set for a 2026 launch in North America. Honda first introduced the 0 series at CES 2024 and has since refreshed the car design with a wider front mouth and a light color. While these two vehicles are different models, they share the same wedge-inspired designs, with the Saloon prototype having a fiercer and sharper look.
Honda also debuts its original vehicle operating system called ASIMO OS at CES 2025. The company expects to use this throughout the 0 Series models. Its name pays homage to the Honda ASIMO robot and the ‘Wise’ design ethos of the new series. During the conference, the company has also shared that they’ve partnered with Renesas Electronics Corporation to develop a high-performance system-on-chip. It is set to be used on the next generation of the 0 Series models in the late 2020s alongside the dubbed Home Energy Management System that can enable the drivers to have reduced environmental impact as they drive the models.
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‘Thin, light, and wise’ as the design approach to the vehicles
The Honda 0 Saloon prototype is the flagship model of the company’s new series of battery electric cars. As seen in CES 2025, it is thin, light, and ‘wise’, three words that make up the design approach of the team to the vehicle. It retains the low height and sporty wedge-shaped styling from the predecessor prototype, but the cabin is more spacious now based on the upgraded exterior dimensions. The front hood slopes down, while the rear narrows down to a square shape. The bottom part at the back is also raised, which contrasts the low-leveled front.
For the mid-size Honda 0 SUV prototype, the company builds its design and style from the first 0 back in 2024. The same design ethos of ‘thin, light, and wise’ from the Saloon model shows up in the SUV version, as well. This allows for a spacious cabin, and in fact, the interior of the prototype hints at the company’s direction to build more spaces for the driver and passengers. There’s enough legroom for everyone, even the back passengers, and the light-colored seats cocoon the users for a long, comfortable ride. Unlike Saloon, the Honda 0 SUV lacks the low-level height, but its back part also narrows down to a square-shaped pane.
rear view of Honda 0 Saloon prototype at CES 2025
the front hood slopes down, while the rear narrows down to a square shape
the low height and sporty wedge-shaped styling comes from the predecessor prototype
rear lamps of the Saloon prototype
inside the Honda 0 Saloon prototype
