Honda 0 Series In Depth Tour (Honda 0 Saloon and SUV)

Summary

Highlights

• The Zero series features a futuristic design emphasizing lightweight appearance and interior space. 🌌
• Unique lighting systems, self-driving capabilities, and facial recognition redefine driving experiences. 🚘
• The SUV and Saloon models include distinct features like a steering yolk and massive glass panels. 🌄
• Honda focuses on innovative technologies, including adaptive lighting and sound for different driving moods. 🎵
• Expected to hit the market in 2026, these vehicles mark Honda's ambitious entry into the all-electric vehicle space. ⚡

Key Takeaways

• Honda introduces the Zero Saloon and Zero SUV, showcasing futuristic and electric automotive design. 🚗
• The vehicles boast a lightweight appearance while providing spacious interiors. 🌟
• Innovative features include facial recognition, ambient lighting, and level three self-driving capabilities. 🤖
• The Zero series blends retro and modern elements, paving a new direction for Honda. 🔄
• The SUV model is expected to launch in early 2026, followed by the Saloon later that year. 📅

Overview

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction to Honda 0 Series The chapter introduces the latest development from Honda, the Zero Series, which includes both a saloon and an SUV model. These are fully electric and feature a futuristic design. The focus of these vehicles is on maintaining a lightweight appearance while maximizing interior space. Emphasizing a sense of future innovation, the vehicles boast features like a sunset gradient turn signal, highlighting their ambition in automotive design.
• 00:30 - 04:00: Design and Features of Honda 0 Saloon The chapter discusses the design and features of the Honda 0 Saloon, which is set to be the flagship model representing a new identity for Honda. A key design element is the straight walls on either side, alongside doors and glass that follow a straight line rather than curving inward, as is typical. This design choice creates a slim and low profile for the car, but surprisingly offers more actual space or a greater sense of space inside.
• 04:00 - 08:00: Design and Features of Honda 0 SUV The chapter discusses the design and features of the Honda 0 SUV with a focus on its retro yet modern appeal. The vehicle incorporates a unique rear tail light that also serves as a signal indicator, symbolizing Honda's direction towards embracing new technologies while having a nostalgic touch reminiscent of retro gadgets. Overall, the design decision creates a blend of old and new, setting a distinctive tone for the SUV.
• 08:00 - 12:00: Interior Features and Self-Driving Capabilities This chapter highlights the interior design and self-driving features of a Honda car. It describes the independently operating light strips and a unique startup sequence where the Honda badge appears last. Notably, the design includes a distinctive pattern with a forged appearance, and a massive glass panel that contributes to an open, airy experience. The text also mentions the exceptionally low floor, which enhances the spacious interior feel.
• 12:00 - 14:30: Ambient Lighting and Customization The chapter discusses the features of a futuristic vehicle that emphasizes interior comfort and advanced technology. Inside the vehicle, there's ample legroom even for passengers in the rear seats, enhancing the overall spacious feel. A steering yolk is utilized, aligning with the car's level three self-driving capabilities, allowing for eyes-off-the-road driving. One of the standout features is the absence of door handles, as the vehicle employs automated unlocking through facial recognition. Additionally, the vehicle is equipped with LIDAR sensors, highlighting its advanced sensing capabilities.
• 14:30 - 17:00: Honda's Future in Electric Vehicles This chapter discusses the integration of advanced technology in Honda's future electric vehicles, focusing on the design and functionality of sensors and lighting systems. The integration is noted for its elegance, maintaining the vehicle's aesthetic lines. Key elements include a sensor for self-driving capabilities and motorized headlight covers that respond to the owner's presence. Additionally, the vehicle features a lit front grill and specific wheel selections, emphasizing both style and function.

Honda 0 Series In Depth Tour (Honda 0 Saloon and SUV) Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 so I'm looking at the latest development from Honda the zero Saloon and the zero SUV full electric futuristic Vehicles this one the design ambitious they've put an emphasis on the sort of lightweight appearance while maintaining space on the interior you're in the future man Sunset gradient turn signal Mo show the people look at this damn
• 00:30 - 01:00 the Honda zero Saloon is going to be the flagship this is the model that represents this new identity if you look at the design of this thing what you're going to see is straight walls on either side the doors and the glass rather than what they typically do sort of curving inward they follow this straight line and what that means for you is that even though you have what looks like a slim or thin profile which is also incredibly low you're actually getting more space or at least the feeling space on the
• 01:00 - 01:30 inside because of this particular design decision it has a retro feeling to it while still feeling new and speaking on that retro aspect if we come around back this has to be one of the craziest areas this rear tail light which also acts as your signal indicator and really for me sends a signal about where Honda is going and their willingness to embrace this new technology for me this reminds me of retro gadgets but at the same time
• 01:30 - 02:00 time it's not one of those mirrors each of these light strips can operate independently and the startup sequence actually showcases that and then the Honda badge pop up last as part of that sequence some other design decisions since we're back here already you can see we have this unusual pattern it has a forged look when you look at the inside from the top I mean it's dominated by this massive glass panel and that again brings you back to this sort of Airy experience the floor they've managed to get it extremely low
• 02:00 - 02:30 and flat when you're inside so even if you're in the rear seat you feel like you've got tremendous amount of leg room they have a steering yolk on the inside and that's because of their target here for level three self-driving eyes off the road self-driving you also probably noticed that the doors don't have handles they're meant to be automated and this is extremely early at the moment but this vehicle is supposed to sense your presence through facial recognition and actually unlock the car because of it it's got liar sensor
• 02:30 - 03:00 integrated in the top one of the more elegant Integrations that I've seen some of them tend to look bulbous this one sort of follows the line of the vehicle and that liar is one of the core sensors when it comes to that self-driving capability and obviously recognition of not just other cars pedestrians objects animals the headlights have a motorized cover when you lock the car and walk away and then when you approach it and it senses your presence then those will lift up we have this Grill on the bottom which also is lit the wheel selection
• 03:00 - 03:30 again futuristic obviously some sort of efficiency component as well because they're flat and covered this one has no side mirrors just cameras now the eventual model may need to have side mirrors for the moment though that's a pretty cool look look at this is this the world's coolest turn signal damn and it the depth like this 3d effect that it has it might be the coolest aspect of the car at first it's a little shocking right you see it you're like that is really
• 03:30 - 04:00 different but then it becomes distinctive like it grows on you as you look at it I should also mention I can't open this trunk right now but it will be a functioning trunk obviously when the vehicle's ready this is the Honda zero SUV obviously here we have a familiar SUV stance with some of the same design language and styling from the saloon straight line maximizing glass Headroom and the feeling of lightness and space on the interior this one sort of has door handles these are touch sensitive
• 04:00 - 04:30 but then the door is operated via motor now in this case we have sort of a more rugged look that you would associate with an SUV we have a slightly more blunt front end I mean it still looks futuristic we've got this black and white contrast going on including our integrated headlights and still that new Honda emblem on the front and the rear is all about maximizing volume and cargo as well as headro in the back seat here you can see the trunk opening up obviously plenty of cargo here we're probably going to have folding seats but
• 04:30 - 05:00 one of the surprising things something I haven't seen before is these tables that fold down a little bit of extra storage but also for organization if you're tailgating camping barbecuing if you want to put your drinks there they're on both sides as well flip those down it's a unique idea it's important to note that these vehicles aren't completely final they're closer than a concept but some things are subject to change prior to production I should also mention at this point both of the new vehicles have a target of 300 M of range so now we can get a better look at the interior here on this Z SUV you can see you've got
• 05:00 - 05:30 your steering yolk they have maintained a signal indicator and a drive selector beside the steering yolk the dash is dominated by this large display which sort of flows through the center and then our cameras that are being used for side mirrors so this is your cockpit obviously when you switch to a steering yolk you're going to get this feeling of space and visibility where you would normally have your steering wheel and with such an emphasis on self-driving and the move towards self-driving the concept here is that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks of Shifting to
• 05:30 - 06:00 Yol style steering some of this may change on the interior final product but you can see we have wireless charging here at the moment this model is not equipped with a passenger display whereas on the Zero Saloon it is which I'll show you in a moment we have video for our rear view mirror and that's going to be the same on the two vehicles now the front is impressive it's comfortable but it's more impressive in the back as you'll see here I've got like I'm 6t tall and I have a lot of hedro here huge huge piece of glass the
• 06:00 - 06:30 windshield meets this Center joint and then it's basically glass the entire way back obviously our window is glass and we have this secondary small glass window here but as you can see I have that this was my driving position fairly far back and I'm still having the feeling of tremendous space here yeah the carpets are unusual actually there's a a kind of abstract pattern there and the the floors are actually fairly flat we do have a slight hump here you're going to see when we get into the zero Saloon that it's completely dead
• 06:30 - 07:00 flat I think we can go to the saloon so the doors here are also motorized and the idea with the vehicle being intelligent and the vehicle being wise enough to actually interpret the individual that approaches it via facial recognition to then not only unlock the car but actually open the car door as well this is the idea the other thing that it does when this door opens the steering yolk spins in a completely upside down fashion to provide you with
• 07:00 - 07:30 greater amount of room for entry and exit into the vehicle so you can see as this door closes the steering yolk spins and my seat moves forward into my driving position which again I would be recognized as a unique individual and this setting would then be tuned for myself without a special input from a key or an app but instead via facial recognition so this display takes things a little bit further than on the SUV because now we've also got a display
• 07:30 - 08:00 here for the passenger so it flows the entirety of the dash and each of the two side mirror cameras are angled even a little bit more towards the driver now we've still got our Drive selector same for our signal indicator now the feeling of space in here is just massive honestly it's it's not just a thing about glass like they've lowered the floor here it just feels bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside I think that was what they were hoping to achieve and that's definitely the case now back here this feels like a living
• 08:00 - 08:30 room of a four- seat configuration is tremendous Comfort obviously for four passengers this flat and low floor gives a a sense of space almost like domestic comfort you know almost like a room a little more than a vehicle it's just a huge amount of flat carpeted space the seating curls around you they've got speakers integrated as well for more immersion and a massive piece of glass which you can appreciate even more from the rear than you can from the front as
• 08:30 - 09:00 well as that ambient lighting that flows around the entire perimeter of that piece of glass and just how much ambient light we have we've got a strip that travels around the entirety of the Interior just below the windows this glass panel footwell lighting which also matches through this acrylic piece also in this strip and in a strip in the rear there tons of different areas that you notice that they've implemented this ambient lighting and part of it is how they're thinking about moods the driving
• 09:00 - 09:30 modes will not just manipulate the lighting but they'll manipulate the sound the fan speed and the driving Dynamics so you can see the awaken setting is currently as part of the preset it's the economy driving mode whereas if I switch to Exhilarate it's going to put it into a sports driving mode it's going to change the amount of Base that I'm hearing of course you're going to be able to edit these but these settings are all about creating a particular mood but in the long term through the facial recognition getting to know the individual that drives most frequently and what their settings
• 09:30 - 10:00 normally are it's going to be able to do a lot of this automatically that's the goal so if I select [Music] Exhilarate we get different sound settings as you can see so I can switch then to awaken for example this is going to change my lighting effects all over the place same goes for Unwind and then if I switch to a parking mode like Serene this will actually change the positioning of my chair and it will spin that steering yolk back around knowing that that I'm in a parked position and
• 10:00 - 10:30 maybe I want to work on my laptop maybe I just want to relax this Serene setting actually vibrates my seat a little bit in a subtle way so when you select one of the modes and it switches is the best yeah select it it's crazy that's that's one of the better ambient setups that I've SE I've seen the wildest ambient setups and they went for it here it really comes down to the volume and the amount of lighting that you can fit get the lighting under
• 10:30 - 11:00 the acrylic armrest for the driver it is also Dynamic whoa that's cool you see what I'm saying now switch to another one switch to awaken so this is a little bit brighter this is to wake you up try unwind orange is interesting it's Vibes in here man you're just back here you're being nestled by yeah you're just back
• 11:00 - 11:30 here you're in the future man so you just imagine you come in here you're in a bad mood had an argument you just click that Serene button lean back relax let it melt away try meditation let's see what it does meditation mode takes us somewhere above the Earth's atmosphere into space where we can recognize how small our problems actually are relative to the scope of the universe so what do we have here we have a brand new direction for Honda we have
• 11:30 - 12:00 fully electric Honda vehicles that look futuristic that manage to look light from the outside with space on the inside we have two to choose from the SUV will actually launch first so this will be the beginning of 2026 this will be some later point in 2026 self-driving functionality level three eyes off the road relaxation liar to pick up your obstacles I'm extremely excited about more players in the EV space to have a
• 12:00 - 12:30 story brand like Honda present these ambitious options is something I'm looking forward to