The Honda N-One (Japanese: ホンダ・N-ONE, Hepburn: Honda Enuwan) (corporately styled as N-ONE) is a retro styled kei car produced by Honda for the Japanese market. It was previewed at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show and went on sale on 1 November 2012. Together with the N-Box, N-WGN and N-Van, is part of the renewed N lineup of kei class city cars from Honda. The use of the letter "N" in the name was previously used for the late 1960s and 1970s N360.

Honda N-One
Overview
ManufacturerHonda
ProductionNovember 2012 – present[1]
AssemblyJapan: Suzuka, Mie (Suzuka plant)
Body and chassis
ClassKei car
Body style5-door hatchback
Layout
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Chronology
Predecessor

First generation (JG1/2; 2012)

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First generation
 
Overview
Model codeJG1/2
ProductionNovember 2012 – March 2020
Powertrain
Engine
Power output
  • 43 kW (58 hp; 58 PS) (S07A)
  • 47 kW (63 hp; 64 PS) (S07A turbo)
TransmissionCVT
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,520 mm (99.2 in)
Length3,395 mm (133.7 in)
Width1,475 mm (58.1 in)
Height1,535–1,630 mm (60.4–64.2 in)
Kerb weight830–920 kg (1,830–2,028 lb)

The N-One was introduced in 2012 as a newer addition to Honda's kei car lineup in Japan. It features styling reminiscent of the 1969–1972 N360 and incorporates Honda's DOHC three-cylinder engine with a continuously variable transmission, which was launched in 2011 with the N-Box. It is marketed as an upmarket vehicle in the kei class and incorporates standard features uncommon for its class.

Second generation (JG3/4; 2020)

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Second generation
 
2020 N-One Original (JG3)
Overview
Model codeJG3/4
ProductionNovember 2020 – present
Powertrain
Engine
  • Petrol:
  • 658 cc S07B I3
  • 658 cc S07B turbo I3
Power output
  • 43 kW (58 hp; 58 PS) (S07B)
  • 47 kW (63 hp; 64 PS) (S07B turbo)
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,520 mm (99.2 in)
Length3,395 mm (133.7 in)
Width1,475 mm (58.1 in)
Height1,545–1,570 mm (60.8–61.8 in)
Kerb weight840–910 kg (1,852–2,006 lb)

The second-generation N-One went on sale in November 2020.[2]

Awards

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Honda N-One won "Kei Car of the year award" at Japan Car of the Year 2021-2022[3]

Sales

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Year Japan[4]
2012 17,988
2013 107,584
2014 34,808
2015 22,829
2016 17,260
2017 13,059
2018 16,353
2019 15,462
2020 15,462
2021 20,930
2022 18,712
2023 19,703

References

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  1. ^ "ホンダの軽「N-One」が2020年秋モデルチェンジ! 気になる発売時期や価格、燃費を大予想!|【話題を先取り】新型車解説2020【Mota】".
  2. ^ "【ホンダ N-One 新型】見た目そのままプラットフォーム一新、6Mtも 159万9400円から". 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "2021-2022 "N-ONE" won "K CAR of the Year" in Japan Car of the Year". Japanese Car News. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "ホンダ NONE 新車販売台数の推移/売れ行き(生産台数)と生産状況は?生産工場も - 株式会社アイディーインフォメーション" [Honda NONE New car sales trends/sales (production volume) and production status? production factory too]. id-information.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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