Honda's incoming EV sports cars! Renders show NSX and possible Prelude successors - report

Honda will reportedly reveal two new electric sports cars before the end of the decade, with a relatively clear path for each to take based on the information available.

Not only will Honda bring its storied halo car, the Honda NSX, into the electric car era by around 2028, but it’s also expected to bring the Honda Prelude back as a sports car to rival the likes of the Toyota Supra or Nissan Z.

Japanese outlet Best Car, known for its early renders of anticipated Japanese cars, has released images of how it sees the two sports cars teased by Honda turning out, as well as a look at some passenger SUVs and a small commercial van.

The NSX, which we were already expecting to see sometime this decade, as rendered by Best Car follows the silhouette teased by Honda earlier this year very closely. The outlet expects to see it face off against an old foe in the Nissan GT-R, which it’s hoped will enter its R36 generation this decade.

Further confirmation of the return of the NSX came in 2021 when Acura vice-president and brand officer Jon Ikeda told The Drive that there will be a third-gen car.

“If you notice, we make an NSX when there’s something we want to say. The first-gen was gas. Second-gen was a hybrid. There’s going to be another one,” he said.

While the NSX is a relatively straightforward suggestion, the idea that Honda could revive the Prelude to face off against the Toyota Supra and Nissan Z is an intriguing one.

Having lasted a little longer than two decades, the Prelude nameplate has remained dormant since the beginning of the century. Although it was a front-wheel drive car with sporting intentions, there’s nothing stopping Honda from bringing it back as an all-wheel drive electric car, or even a rear-drive model.

The render from Best Car appears to be inspired by the Toyota GR86, but still follows the silhouette provided in the ‘covered car’ teaser image Honda revealed this year.

“While taking on challenges toward carbon neutrality and electrification, Honda always has a passion to offer FUN for its customers,” Honda said in a statement earlier in the year when the two cars were initially teased.

“The ‘joy of driving’ will be passed on to our models even in the era of electrification, and Honda will globally introduce two sports models, a specialty and a flagship model, which will embody Honda’s universal sports mindset and distinctive characteristics.”

Honda this year further announced plans for 30 new global electric models to roll out, mentioning specifically things like light-commercial vehicles, mostly to be built in China.