Honda e:N1 – upcoming EV HR-V will only be available through eight selected dealerships across Malaysia
The Honda e:N1 is set to be launched in Malaysia before the end of the second quarter, and ahead of its arrival, the order books were opened for the all-electric SUV earlier this month. It won’t be available from all Honda dealerships in the country though, with Honda Malaysia having reiterated via a Facebook graphic that only eight dealerships have been appointed to market the B-segment offering.
The selected dealerships that will eventually handle the e:N1 are Vivahill Auto in Penang and Ban Hoe Seng Auto in Perak for the northern region, while the central region is covered by Accord Auto, HZN Cars and Tiong Nam Motor in Selangor and Peringgit Sri Motor in Kuala Lumpur, with Ban Lee Heng Motor in Negeri Sembilan and Kah Motor Co in Tebrau, Johor the selected southern region outlets.
The e:N1 made its regional debut last year in Thailand, and was subsequently offered through a leasing programme. It finally went on sale in the Kingdom last month, indicating that Honda Malaysia’s first battery EV will also be offered via the retail path here.
Underpinned by the automaker’s e:N Architecture F platform and skinned with the HR-V’s bodyshell, the eN:1 is powered by a single front motor producing 204 PS (201 hp, or 150 kW) and 310 Nm of torque from 0-4,621 rpm. Performance figures include a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of7.7 seconds and a top speed of 160 km/h.
A 96-cell 68.8 kWh ternary lithium-ion (nickel manganese cobalt, or NMC) battery provides up to 412 km of WLTP-rated travel (500 km on the NEDC standard). The unit supports DC CCS2 charging at up to 78 kW, where it takes around 45 minutes for the unit to get from a 10% to 80% state-of-charge, while AC charging at 11 kW will take six hours to juice up the pack.
Malaysian specifications haven’t been announced, but shouldn’t deviate very far from the Thai-spec model, which features multi-spoke 18-inch two-tone alloys, auto on/off LED headlights with LED DRLs and front fog lamps, front LED sequential turn signals, a smoked LED tail light strip and a rear spoiler for its exterior.
As for interior kit, the car comes with with black sports-design leather seats adorned with white trim and blue stitching. You’ll also find a large, vertically-oriented 15.1-inch Advanced Touch Display Audio touchscreen panel with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto and a 10.25-inch TFT multi-information display, along with a simple shift knob arrangement and an electronic parking brake switch.
Standard kit will also include the Honda Sensing suite of driver assists, blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert. The last two are a first for a Honda in Malaysia and supplant the usual LaneWatch camera.
Pricing is also yet to be revealed, but the car’s 1,199,000 baht (RM157,600) pricing in Thailand provides an indication that we can expect the Malaysian price to be within that ballpark. We’ll know soon enough, but for now, those interested in the e:N1 can make a booking for it through the HM official website or the HondaTouch app as well as through the eight selected dealerships.
GALLERY: Honda e:N1, 2024 Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS)
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