Honda has developed electric GT prototypes but has not committed to a production timeline.
CEO Toshihiro Mibe says EV sports car launch depends on future market conditions.
Honda will showcase electrification technology in 2026 F1 partnership with Aston Martin.
Honda has confirmed it is developing a fully electric sports car, but the company has not yet committed to a production timeline due to uncertainty in the global EV market, according to CEO Toshihiro Mibe.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo during the Japan Mobility Show, Mibe said that Honda has already built several internal prototypes of an electrified GT. However, current EV demand does not yet support the commercial launch of such a model.
“We do have research on EV-based sports cars, and we have many prototypes already made internally,” Mibe said. “We have to decide on timing, when to make that available as a product sometime in the future.”
While Honda mulls over its high-performance EV plans, many other automakers are already quite invested. From Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N and Ioniq 6 N to the Rimac Nevera, and without forgetting the upcoming electric Porsche Boxster and Cayman replacements, there are many to select from even now in late 2025. Pricing varies wildly from a BMW i4 M60 to a Tesla Roadster (should it ever see the light of day), which leaves Honda with plenty of wiggle room for what could be considered the NSX’s replacement.
Honda’s recent electrified sports car efforts, under Mibe’s leadership, include the recently revived Honda Prelude as a hybrid model, aside from the hybrid Acura NSX.
While consumer demand will determine when an electric sports car reaches the market, Honda is continuing to advance its electrification technologies through motorsport. Mibe pointed to Formula 1 as a development platform for future powertrains.
In 2026, the company will return to Formula 1 as a works team with Aston Martin, coinciding with new technical regulations that require a 50-50 split between internal combustion and electric power.
The company previously planned to exit Formula 1 but reversed course due to the sport’s shift toward electrification. “We are going to participate as a works team,” Mibe said.
Source: Motor Trend
