- Americans love fast cars, and Honda is taking note.
- Honda’s next-generation hybrid system will be different in the United States.
- It looks much better than the new one.
Hybrids are known to sound great, often preferring everyday use over aural pleasure. But Americans are built differently. We want our hybrids to look good. Honda, which has been developing hybrids since 1999, is developing its next-generation hybrid system that will hit our roads with a special road tune.
A Honda engineer revealed Carbs That the upcoming powertrain will be louder in the United States. “Americans love fast cars, so we had to make it extra nice for them,” he said. Damn right, we do.
Although not a hybrid in the traditional sense, we focused on the Cadillac V-Series.TR, which combines its beam of electric motors with the launch of a naturally aspirated V-8. It’s stunning, and the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray comes close to replicating it. But we doubt Honda’s new hybrid will be the same.
According to the report, the new roadster will at least look better than it looks Carbswho were able to hear Honda’s new hybrid sound in person. The sound will reportedly offer “vast improvements” over the coupe.
The prototype he heard reportedly uses the same 2.0-liter four-cylinder hybrid setup as the Accord Hybrid and CR-V Hybrid, with engineers working on a specific road note for the U.S. market.
Honda will put the new 2.0-liter hybrid setup in its most popular models—the Accord, Civic, and CR-V—but may limit the availability of related trims to certain trims. That would be great as an option.
The company is also developing a new V-6 engine for its larger hybrid models, and we’d hope Honda takes time to factor in its exhaust note as well.
The automaker’s current 3.5-liter V-6 powers the Odyssey, Pilot and Ridgeline, producing 285 horsepower. An off-road oriented pilot or a throaty V-6 on the Ridgeline will likely sound amazing.
While Honda, like others, is turning to hybrids as electric vehicles struggle in the United States, they don’t have to be boring—especially performance-oriented models. Sound is part of the experience, and Americans love it so much that Honda is giving us buyers something to consider for once — and it feels great.
