What we know so far!
Featuring a crisp shoulder line, flush-fitting door handles and frameless windows, this GT is a looker through and through. Compared to the concept shown at last year’s Beijing motor show, few, if any, body panels have been changed, although the bumpers and lights have been tweaked. The interior is also substantially different, with a sporting theme that carries over. That is made clear with grippy bucket-like seats within the cabin, red leather accents on a black interior and steering wheel with flat bottom and top.
Modern, cutting-edge touches are realized through up to six screens in the vehicle, including a thin and wide instrumentation display ahead of the driver, a large central touchseen, a portrait touchscreen next to the gear shifter, a far-focus display for the front passenger and a screen in the front door for the wing mirror cameras. Also within the vehicle will be tech linked to AI advanced driver assistance and DeepSeek deploying more AI in the infotainment system.
What we do know is that this GT is the next production car – following the P7 and S7 crossovers – in Honda’s Ye series of EVs developed just for China. To that end, and similar to the P7 and S7, the GT rides on the e:N Architecture W. We are not yet sure what will power the GT, but if it follows suit of the P7 and S7, it may be available with 200kW single-motor rear-wheel drive and 350kW dual-motor-all-wheel drivetrains.
Both of the crossovers are also linked to an 89.8kWh battery pack that is likely to be good for 620 km of range in the all-wheel-drive variant and 650km in the rear-wheel drive.
If in fact the GT is presented with rear-wheel drive, it will be the closest thing to a rear-drive Honda sedan. And similar to Honda cars also sold in China, two versions will be presented of the GT, one for each of the automaker’s joint venture partners, Dongfeng and GAC. The versions will be identified with such features as an arrow-like headlight and tail-light treatment, as well as a clear plastic garnish with 3D effect as part of the full-width tail-lights for the Dongfeng. Meanwhile, the GAC’s iteration is presented with a set of crab claw-shaped headlights and a thinner strip of tail-lights, also with a crab claw-shaped lighting graphic. And while most Chinese market Hondas have different nameplates, as well as styling changes for
the GAC and Donfeng variants, the two production partners will use the GT nameplate for the electric fastback.
The designs of these two variants will reflect the respective style and image each model strives to create, with the red GAC seamless and sophisticated and the Donfeng exuding an emotional sense of the future.
With not one, but two versions, plenty of design tweaks rooted in sporting themes and power through and through, the Honda GT is well worth the attention! It’s also driving pleasure personified! See what’s in store!