Honda N-One

The Honda N-One(Japanese: ホンダ・N-ONE, Hepburn: Honda Enuwan) (corporately styled as N-ONE) is a kei car produced by Honda since 2012 over two generations. It is a five-door hatchback with retro styling and either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. The N-One was previewed at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show and went on sale on 1 November 2012 for the Japanese market. Together with the N-Box, N-WGN and N-Van, is part of the renewed N lineup of kei class city cars from Honda. The "N" prefix was previously used for the late 1960s and 1970s N360; originally it stood for norimono which loosely translates to vehicle. For the new N lineup, the "N" represents New, Next, Nippon, and Norimono.

First generation (JG1/2; 2012)

The N-One was introduced in 2012 as a newer addition to Honda's kei car lineup in Japan. It features styling reminiscent of the 1969–1972 N360 and incorporates Honda's DOHC three-cylinder engine with a continuously variable transmission, which was launched in 2011 with the N-Box. It is marketed as an upmarket vehicle in the kei class and incorporates standard features uncommon for its class.

• Rear view
• N-One Select (JG1)
• N-One Turbo Premium Tourer (JG1)
• N-One Turbo Premium Tourer (JG1)
• N-One RS (JG1)
• N-One RS (JG1)
• N-One Modulo X (JG1)
• N-One Modulo X interior (JG1)

Second generation (JG3/4/5/6; 2020)

The second-generation N-One went on sale in November 2020. While the sheetmetal is all-new, it is remainingly similar in design to the first generation. The lineup of the second generation started with the Original, followed by the Premium and Premium Tourer, with the sporting RS model at the top. The Tourer and RS models are fitted with the more powerful, turbocharged engine. The RS is the only model to be available with a six-speed manual; all other versions have a CVT transmission. Four-wheel drive was available on all models except the RS.

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• 2021 N-One Premium Tourer (JG3)
• 2021 N-One Premium Tourer (JG3)
• 2020 N-One RS (JG3)
• 2020 N-One RS (JG3)

N-One e:

A battery electric version, called N-One e:, was unveiled on 28 July 2025, and went on sale on 11 September 2025. It is offered in G and L grades.

• 2025 N-One e:L (JG5)
• 2025 N-One e:L (JG5)
• 2025 N-One e:G (JG5)
• 2025 N-One e:G (JG5)
• N-One e: L interior

Super-One EV

A revised widebody version will be marketed in right-hand drive markets, such as Southeast Asia and the UK, as the Super-One EV or Super-N EV. The vehicle is styled with a retro look reminiscent of the City Turbo

On 10 April 2026, Honda was announced that the Super-One will be on sale starting on 16 April 2026 by pre-order.

• Super-One EV prototype (JG6)
• Super-One EV prototype (JG6)

Awards

Honda N-One won "Kei Car of the year award" at Japan Car of the Year 2021–2022

Motorsports

Since 2014, Honda has been organizing the “N-ONE Owner's Cup,” a one-maker spec racing series featuring the N-ONE. Similar to Toyota's Vitz Race, this is a race for “street-legal vehicles”; participants can compete by adding racing equipment, such as roll cages and four-point seat belts, in their production cars

In its inaugural year of 2014, a total of 10 races (2 exhibition races + 8 series races) were held across 7 circuits in Japan, including in Suzuka Circuit and in Mobility Resort Motegi.

Starting in 2026, the N-ONE is eligible to race in the “SC-N” class of the new “Super Taikyu Challenge,” a new second-tier racing series under the Super Taikyu racing series umbrella.

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