The 2024 Honda Prologue Elite Is A Handsomely Styled EV With Ample Range & Tech
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- After decades of not offering a competitive fully electric vehicle, #Honda is finally ready to play in the premium EV space with the first-ever #HondaPrologue! This 2024 #PrologueElite represents the best version and with nearly 300 miles of range and nearly 300 HP going to all four wheels, it has the right specs to finally put Honda on the map in the ultra competitive EV space.
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A competitive fully electric Honda is finally here! Even though Honda got some help from GM with the platform, was it a smart decision or a risk that could hurt their reputation for reliability? Keep in mind, an EV built on Honda's own dedicated electric architecture is coming in 2026.
Yeah I'll wait until 2026 and see what they put out. Hopefully they release a sedan too.
I think given what you have said in your conclusion about liking the feel and size of the vehicle and that it does seem their engineers have tweaked the vehicle to have their more sporty driving experience, it is possibly a worthy risk to do something now than get even more behind and seen as more and more irrelevant. As long as they figure out the major screen issues (lock-ups) before they do the final release/sales.
Just like Toyota went to bmw for their sports cars 😆
SOME HELP..??...NO.........100% GM running gear...............Paul
100% a GM vehicle. Nothing on this car other than the logos are Honda.
Dude, im subscribed to like 30 different review channels lmao, but imo i think your reviews are the best. The layout of the vids, they move at a pace not too slow or fast, and youre pretty informative
Thank you for that! We greatly appreciate the feedback and we’re happy to be able to give you all the information you need at a pace that is easy to follow ☺️
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Saw this car in person and I’m very impressed by its look and style
Timestamps (yay! A Honda EV with a good range!):
1:25 Under the hood / No frunk / Powertrain specifications
3:21 Charging port location and charging / range details
4:14 Exterior
8:31 Trunk / cargo area
9:18 Front interior, key fob
12:20 Main screen, infotainment (stops when the screen locks up, pre-production vehicle)
13:04 Instrument screen and more interior / controls
14:29 More infotainment (screen un-froze)
15:20 More controls / interior
17:09 Rear interior
19:10 Driving experience, 0-60 real world, shared platform discussion, Honda "sensing" (lane keep assist), etc.
27:41 Conclusion / wrap-up, overall "feel" and size comparison to competitors, pricing and trim differences, possible full tax credit soon?
Note to @sofyan, feel free to always grab these timestamps when I make them and copy them into the video description if you want.
Not a fan of the car but I love the review! Keep up the work Sofyan!
🚥Hey little Chevy Blazer EV what do u wanna be for Halloween this year I’m gonna be a Honda Prologue 😂😂😂
Yeah honda brought this on themselves 😂
Ha ha ha stop it 😂 no seriously stop it
😂😂!!
It’s also an Acura ZDX, just saying.
Technically it's the same size as the Blazer EV
I'd wait until Honda makes their own unique platform and does, say, an electric sedan.
Fair. But the base price is pretty appealing. Interesting that they are undercutting the Chevy blazer.
You might want to take a look at Afeela which is the product coming from both Honda and Sony.
@@jmckey true! I'm sure it will be a decent seller for them.
@@blackwhirlwind1245 I haven't seen that! I'll look at it.
Sedans are not profitable. Genesis almost failed because they introduced only expensive sedans, while people prefer to overspend on crossovers. In reality we need EV wagons, but older generation made wagons look boring, so they overspend on lifted wagons called SUVs. Car makers also made sedans uncomfortable, seats too low, roofs too low, interior too small, so in many ways customers were forced into crossovers.
Car screen freezes... yeah, it's GM.
Be fair, he did say at that point that this is a pre-production vehicle. Still, that does concern me to if they plan to go wide with the car in March. But it could be that this car has firmware from weeks or months ago. I'll be interested to see how agile they can be with OTA updates given that this isn't fully their platform.
Honda’s old infotainment screens did that too. I’m more worried about other GM parts, not the screen.
Year, GM with Honda emblem.
@@jonwear9791Honda and gm have been working together quietly all these years
I have a newer GM car, I love my infotainment. Zero issues. Never freezes, no glitches, CarPlay always works. Bose audio sounds amazing. I drove every new Honda on the market - all of them are much worse than my GM car, especially Honda infotainment, it is straight from 1990’s.
Absolutely amazing! I am most likely buying the Prologue if they get 7500 tax credit. Love new GM infotainment, love Bose audio, love long range, love Honda design, love actual leather seats unlike rubber seats in Cadillac Lyriq. Love front wheel drive option.
It does qualify.
@@disco.lemonade yes, it officially does now. My dealer will be getting a few next week, going to test drive it.
Not a fan of EVs but this one does look pretty good, probably one of the best looking EVs on the market right now.
BEV are more Sustainable than ICE/hybrids.
ICE/Hybrids still have Tailpipe Emissions of PM 1.3 & PM 2.5 particles that KILL.
I was sitting in my Tesla at the charging station in Buford, ga and saw one of these pulling out of Costco two months ago and had no idea what it was but loved the look.
I would say wait until Honda have their own EVs
Isn’t this a Honda? I’m confused
@@dnice362 it's a gm blazer ev dressed with honda bits here and there.
@@blackxthink Thank you lol
If the platform proves to be good as people actually buy these evs, this vehicle is awesome. The design is significantly nicer than the blazer imo, and it still has a unique interior and driving experience
Edit: when you said ok google it triggered mine
Totally agreed.
The Honda logo on the steering wheel looks exactly like the on on my old 2004 Honda Odyssey I had.
Yes they have the same logo they always have
Imo best honda steering wheel ever
The honda logo has never really changed that much. They added the box around the H some time in the 80s, but the H symbol at its core has barely changed at all, beyond a few minor adjustments to its proportions.
I love the color & can't wait to test drive this.
I always smile these days when I see Sofyan opening his arms to the cars he reviews in the review photo. It reminds of what the brothers from Car Confections used to do often. Imitation is definitely a form of flattery.
HECK I THINK HONDA AND TOYOTA SHOULD PARTNER UP NOW THAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE CAR!!!!!
Man you and I have a very different definition of a “gm bong “ 😅😅
Exactly, it’s like he’s suddenly complaining or sad about it being the *gm* bong, but he’s given them props for finally updating it in other reviews. It’s like everyone has this notion to make Honda look like the superior corporation as they undergo this collaboration. Let me go listen to the Honda bong to hear what all of the noise is about. 🙄
I don’t think Sofyan grew up with a big old fashioned H body Oldsmobile door dinger sounding when the low fuel light went on.
I speak from experience as you can tell.
I've lived 81 Years without a FRUNK.........WHY do I suddenly now need one..........Paul
Looks like a winner for Honda.
A good looking SUV
Congrats on the 1M subscribers!
This brown leather looks amazing! I wish the middle portions of the seats were also brown instead of black nut this tow-tone combo looks better in this video than it does on the Honda website
Nice design. Better than many cars coming on to the market these days.
Thanks for the review. I like the exterior look of this Prologue and it doesnt show any GM on it. Honda should take note that a lot of EV owners love the “frunk” feature and hopefully in the futre iteration of prologue it will be considered. I am really not a fan of small interior space of model Y and I think this Honda will compete more to MachE and Ioniq.
So glad it has CarPlay. Honestly this is the best implementation of this platform, in my opinion, just because it has CarPlay
'90's Halo color when teal colors were popular and '90's font. Cool!
Any update on the Acura ZDX release date?
I don’t know what segment they think they are in saying it gets the longest range when the Blazer EV comes with more?
So does Model Y LR. That car goes 310 miles.
The rear wiper is so small. In bad weather, it's not going to clear a nice area to see out of...
I drive a 330e now, but I'm looking forward to driving one before I buy something else. Interesting.
The 2024 Honda Prologue Elite looks fantastic! Its sleek design and attention to detail really set it apart in the EV market. Honda's focus on combining style with practicality is evident, making it an appealing choice for anyone looking to transition to electric. I'm particularly impressed with the ample range and advanced features that make it both a smart and stylish option. Can't wait to see how it performs on the road!"
Honda Prologue? More like Epilogue. Thanks but no thanks to the GM that's under the hood.
If Honda ever does Passport hybrid with a non-interference engine, that will be a total game changer.
They should have pushed for that small Honda e car that was a car I was looking forward to seeing in person the laws on some things just don’t make sense.
Nice segment as always, very informative. Thank you
Yes! I just test drove new Prologue Touring AWD along with new CRV, HRV and Pilot. Prologue is the best vehicle Honda currently sells and it happens to be made by GM. Bose audio is a bit bland, my old CT6 stock Bose sounds way better. But considering discounts, features, interior space, acceleration, battery range - this is the best EV on the market.
I like it, but can we stop calling wagons, SUVs?
How bout putting that screen in the Pilot 🫤
I really like the simple styling over a typical Honda SUV. Just wish it was a Honda from the ground up and a hybrid or PHEV.
Then get a CRV Hybrid. It’s $15-20k cheaper, more space inside for people and cargo, has close to the same power, can go 2x the distance this can, and is 100% Honda made.
Hybrids/PHEV are unsustainable.
they also have 80% MORE maintenance, than BEV.
@@jessethompson9087 so wrong 🤣 I actually just test drove CRV Sport Touring Hybrid. It is horrible! It drives heavy and rough, like an old Toyota. It is cheap inside, steering has nothing sporty like older Hondas used to feel. But the worst thing in new CRV is infotainment - it is a tiny pixelated screen straight from 1995, reminds me on Windows 3.11. But there is more - stealerships also add 4-5k of extras, so these CRVs are around 45k total. New Prologue will be a huge improvement over current CRV, just the new modern infotainment alone is worth it.
@@00_UU I literally own one, so I know what I’m talking about. Your opinion is irrelevant.
@@jessethompson9087 my opinion irrelevant because you own one? Oh that's funny.
Thank you to Redline once again for breaking down a new car brand model. I'm not going to lie, I've been behind on a ton of car reviews from everyone I follow. Hoping to catch up. So far, this looks like a nice installment from Honda/GM, not so sure about the price, though, doesn't scream affordable from base alone with features like AWD not standard.
this car seem like an after thought. rushed and put together just so Honda can have an electric car. They should have just waited
Sat in that same spec Prologue that’s on the thumbnail photo at the Honda Cars, Bikes, and Coffee event and the interior doesn’t feel cheap for a pre-production car
Thanks Sofyan! Always the best car reviewer. Not too nerdy like Out of Spec reviews lol. This car is a nice option i might trade my Polestar 2, mainly due to the size. But i wish it had a bigger battery pack so it could go beyond 300 miles of range
Yeah Honda it’s kind of a shame that you guys didn’t develop your own platform. Like the chime tho yall couldn’t even be bothered to use your own Honda chime. Total shame 😬
I hope that Honda doesn’t get inspired by GM to bake headlight controls into the infotainment for new designs after Prologue
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The GM key with a Honda logo is something might be cool on other Honda models. Not a fan of anything else here.
Love that green jacket, where did you get it(please)?
Nice walkthrough, I'm definitely in the market for one.. Just doing my homework!
Already ordering my next EV lol Going to the dealership in the coming weeks to test drive it.
Why the hell would you put a 275 tire on a EV. 18 inch wheels with a 235 Max. This isn't about efficiency anymore this is about status.
Seeing an onstar buttom on the rear view mirror with a honda emblem on the steering wheel was messing with my mind 🥴🥴
The exterior actually looks great but the interior looks messy with both screen instead of a one big screen connecting and all the buttons underneath.
That entertainment system interface looks awful too.
So does it have walk away auto lock or not? Why are you skipping the door handle part?
Interesting point. I think he did miss that...
@@jmckey because Honda always has this feature, and since this is GM product, I am sure whether it has such feature or not, I watched another video and saw that it doesn’t even have sensor behind the door handle, so you have to press a button to unlock.
Those two screens look really bad next to each other with the thick bezel.
The *gm* hate train is expected at this point especially with them being this present in every segment now. If you look back just 10 years ago, you’ll realize how much ground they have recovered.
Honda had to rely on *gm* to build their EVs because they know that they cannot compete with General Motors head to head and alone. So if you can’t beat them…well you know the rest.
It’s again, *expected* but funny to watch people hate these cars and criticize *gm* about the collaboration for whatever they think they can find and somehow praise Honda for the same exact product.
They earned the hate through bankruptcy, or reliability and ecades of inferior quality.
@@CalvinHikes so what? They should be always cancelled now? GM did improve big time. I owned 3 Hondas and 2 Acuras and now I love my new-ish GM car. I dislike everything Honda currently sells. Both Prologue and ZDX offer a huge step forward for Honda - amazing modern infotainment, newest battery tech, great range, good price vs competition.
@@CalvinHikes Some of your favorite stars and your favorite cousins have also filed for bankruptcy but you’re not forming hate trains for them. As far as the product goes *gm* has improved everywhere they could improve and their product speaks for itself. I was talking to the adults when i posted this.
I don't think it's more that people expect an actual Honda, instead of a rebadge GM.
@@Aki_Lesbrinco I understand this but that would mean Honda fans should be grilling Honda for their laziness and not *gm* for handing them an award winning fully electric platform.
10:31 Huh? Well I know it’s gonna be forever that Honda will make their own EV platform so GM Ultium is what they chose
Is there still a stop sale on the Blazer? Does it affect this vehicle as well?
Honda has sold badge-engineered versions of other carmakers in the past. The Isuzu Trooper sold as Acura SLX ( roughly 1996 to 1999?) and the Isuzu Rodeo sold as the Honda Passport (around 1993 to 2018?) come to mind. As far as this GM version, though, I've seen news reports of Chevrolet putting a Stop-Sale order for all Blazer EV's due to terrible software issues. (Maybe Sofyan's example of the screen locking up wasn't just due to it being a pre-production model.) Although I like the looks/style of this vehicle, if I were considering this Honda Prologue, if the software is shared with GM, I would probably wait a while to make sure GM successfully sorts out those software problems.
This ain't nuthin but GM in Honda drag.
great review as always, love your channel and just subbed. Congrats on hitting 1M BTW - you’ve really earned it with how long you’ce been putting great reviews out there. You have gotten so good at delivering these reviews and it’s seriously impressive how much you know and are able to retain and explain.
lol though: “usually the weather in Healdsburg is crap” this couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s usually sunny and beautiful in this area. I grew up close by in Sonoma County just over the hill in Petaluma.
Thanks for the excellent, complete, and informative review. However, I will wait for the real Honda in 2026.
Not a Honda! If your remember the first gen Honda Passport/Isuzu Rodeo you would wait
Amazing job Sofyan.
Your Ok Google command triggered my Google Nest to find Starbucks, LOL. Not sure if I'd like this so much. Looks pretty cool though.
Perhaps like a gold/Copper/rainbow mental rim around the Honda steering wheel badge or add some thing to the black background, sparkles. Something "ooh la la" 😂
Funny that the infotainment screen froze during the review. That was one of the reasons why there was a stop sale on the Chevy Ev. They only recently resumed sales and have dropped the price as well. There is some reliable information out there on what Honda engineers really thought about this collaboration that has since been discontinued. It's a chevy not a Honda and it is overpriced. Remember the rebadged Isuzu Rodeo disguised as a Passport? This is a stop gap car. Oh wait, a collaboration to achieve the economies scale of platform sharing. Translation? We are going to put a Honda badge on it and hope nobody notices all the GM parts. appreciate the objective review. It makes your reviews more credible. I've owned 7 Honda vehicles, but since the new Accord I'm a bit disenchanted with the Honda lineup. Hard pass.
What’s up with the delay in actually test driving 2024 Acura ZDX Type-S on your CZcams channels, can be attributed to the meticulous process involved in conducting thorough and comprehensive test drives of new vehicles.
Just a Fyi to some.. Honda and GM have done many calibrations in the past. Saturn VUE had honda motor, other vehicles shared some parts so this isnt a new thing with them both.
You really don't know what you're getting with a lot of vehicles.
Hell - Volkswagen even sold a Minivan called the Routan which was just a rebadged Dodge Caravan!
@@jeffb.6642 forgot that one😂
Nice GM Honda in Rivian Blue! Lol
6:15 not sure Honda can out-do this ugliest wheel, but they can try.
Why would you say OK GOOGLE in your video, HAHA... great review...
All the buttons and fixtures are all gm ewwww
Hey Norm, is this finally the Honda you'd buy? Lol
Only auto down windows in the back is petty asf
Thank GM for that 😂
How often do adults ever ride in the back seat? Uber people don't count.
@@shawnwhite2572 that’s no excuse. Toyota for example has all auto up and down on all 4 windows for every trim and model
My VW e-Golf infotainment screen is great in every situation except with Apple Car Play. I use Android Auto for my personal phone, and its fine, even with the MA1 wireless adaptor, but if I connect my company iPhone, Car Play frequently crashes out.
Definitely not a vehicle manufacturer issue....
OMG, the price!! How can anyone afford these vehicles?
This isnt even a Honda. Just a GM with a Honda badge.
If Honda rebadged a GM vehicle ten years ago, I’d say they’re stupid and ruining their reputation. But GM has made some big strides in both quality and reliability, which is great. I think this was a smart collaboration
Its not really a Honda.
Why in the world would an EV have remote start?
Thanks for the review. I like the interior. All I have in my driveway are Hondas.. 4 of them. Great reliable cars. But the interiors are quite Meh.. even the newest models. Waiting for Honda to get with the interior styling on par with the Korean and many US cars. Or I could buy an Acura I guess..or this GM Honda vehicle. It took GM to force Hondas hand at interior styling? I like the look of the car here. Those buying this might not be in the market for a Tesla I think. But I am in the market for a Tesla. Several years in I'd like to buy this though, used and cheaper.. hopefully it will have some charging station partners too. ✌️
Finally super fast charging is kind if a myth 150 is perfectly fine. Virtually all vehicles that can chrge faster than 150, require all the stars to be in alignment low battery (but not too low) right temperature (not too cold and not too hot), a charger willing and able to provide you the juice, and so on. After 2 years with an EV that can charge at 200 plus, I can count in one hand how many times I have been succesful at charging at 200 or more, 150 however is more than doable most of the time. Finally, even when you do get that high charge level the average from 10 to 80% is going to be 160 or less so in the deep charges that you do on a road trip the difference in time is about 5 minutes tops. In Europe where distances are short you can use that quick 100 mile jolt much better than in the US where road trips are much, much longer.
Nice looking exterior…..but wouldn’t touch this vehicle with a ten foot pole.
If this car is reliable it will do well. It is the most normal EV out there which sets it apart. Normal switchgear and nothing missing. I’d consider one once early adopters have taken the risk and once it has an NACS connector. When I saw the early prototypes I thought it was too bland, but it’s grown on me. That back seat seems pretty compromised for tall adults, so maybe that’s why the Blazer has no sunroof. I’d take the compromise as most of the competitors’s don’t have sunroofs that open. Over all I’d say Honda took the GM parts and made a better EV because they didn’t do anything dumb. No stupid elaborate charge port that’s slow and seems like it will break. You also get CarPlay. I really like that blue too. So the horsepower and charging are just okay, and the styling is a bit bland. Probably not dealbreakers for most people.
The only thing more handsomely styled than the 2024 Honda Prologue Elite is Sofyan!
I test drove one this week, and I was very disappointed. My last 3 vehicles have been Honda. I’ve loved them, but going from a 2020 Passport to this would be a big downgrade. Everything feels so cheap.
I also test drove a Kia EV9 and it’s at least 10x nicer. I can’t believe I’m going to be switching from Honda to Kia, but Kia has really done a great job on their EVs.
Actually, this is NOT Honda's first all EV SUV. For years Honda has been selling an EV SUV in China, and now in Europe.
Awesome shoes! Are those converse?
I'll wait until the Japanese make one
Does it come with all the GM electrical problems too?
Wireless carplay is too glitchy, mine froze a lot never happened again after using wired.
Hondas are $20k cars, not $60k. For $60k I can drive BMW m340.
In 1990
u re outdated asf. You can buy your bmw and live on repairs
I think this is best-looking EV on the GM electric platform.
It's not a real Honda... but I like it!
Honda had to entice reviewers to come to Napa just to review the car lol
I feel like Honda will tell dealerships "you better sell these"
I like the look of this but if I were in the market for an EV in this segment I would choose the Nissan Ariya. I trust Nissan more than I do GM when it comes to any vehicle.
Frunks usually seem to be briefcase size, so why do they matter? they look like a good spot for charging cables, but not a great deal more.
You keep saying Honda and GM. Aside from the screen what else is GM engineered? This would really impact who buys this