Honda electric sports car could be unveiled this year

A report out of the U.K. suggests that Honda might unveil an electric sports car later this year. A year ago, the company stated that it would build two sports cars as part of a bigger push to release 30 EV models by 2030, a $40 billion investment. It was assumed that a sports car would be low on the priority list, but a European company exec now suggests otherwise.

In speaking with Tom Gardner, Honda's European VP, Autocar learned that the first of the two Honda electric sports cars could arrive as early as this year. "Watch this space: [2023 is] 75 years — we had the S2000 at 50," Gardner said, referencing how the S2000 was revealed in 1998 in honor of Honda Motor's 50th anniversary. However, he did hedge with a "Who knows …"

Honda Motor was founded in 1948 and started out making motorized bicycles and motorcycles. The S2000 roadster was a spiritual successor to Honda's first passenger car, the two-seat, open-top sports car called the S500 that debuted in 1963.