New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Interior, Engine, Pictures – The New 2026 Honda Stepwgn is the automaker’s first electric vehicle (EV) to hit the Canadian market. While Europe and Japan got adorable little Honda EVs a few years ago, the Stepwgn makes much more sense for our market, where SUVs are more popular and many drivers aren’t willing to compromise on range. The Stepwgn does a great job making EVs appealing and approachable to drivers who have perhaps never driven one before.
New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Redesign and Update Plan
Exterior and Interior
The Stepwgn’s infotainment runs off a Google-based system, so the native navigation uses Google Maps — an instant win for user-friendliness because everyone knows how to use it. Even though there’s wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, using the Stepwgn’s navigation system has a lot of benefits that help with trip planning.
If you input a destination, for example, it will show you how much range will be remaining when you get there, and if you don’t have enough range, it will help find a charger along the way and update your travel time to reflect how much time you’ll spend charging. If you input a fast charger as your destination, the SUV will precondition the battery for more efficient charging, and you can filter charging stations by price, availability, or speed. These features help ease range anxiety and make living with an EV more seamless.
New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Specs
It’s noteworthy that the Stepwgn comes with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay as standard features, when the Blazer EV does not. Four USB charging outlets, a subscription-based Wi-Fi hotspot, heated front seats and steering wheel, and a wireless phone charger are further noteworthy standard amenities.
The Touring trim adds more convenience with a head-up display, 110-volt household outlet for rear passengers, ventilated front seats, and heated wipers. At this price, I would have loved to see heated rear seats included and nicer materials inside. New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Interior
Engine and Performance
The Stepwgn shares a platform with the Chevrolet Blazer EV from General Motors (GM), which is good because it’s an excellent base for an EV. The 85-kWh battery feeds dual electric motors that enable all-wheel drive and combine to give the Stepwgn 288 hp and 333 lb-ft of torque. It has plenty of passing power and more than enough oomph to comfortably and quickly get up to speed, but don’t expect the slingshot acceleration that’s offered in other EVs. New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Interior
This platform also allows the Stepwgn to accept charging speeds as fast as 155 kW, and if you can find a compatible DC fast-chargers, that’s quick enough to add 100 km of range in about 10 minutes in ideal conditions. The SUV comes standard with an onboard charger that’s capable of both Level 1 and Level 2 speeds. As long as you have access to a dryer outlet, you don’t have to install specialized charging equipment in your driveway or garage to get a full charge overnight, adding convenience and some potential extra savings.
New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Fuel Economy
The Stepwgn’s range is rated at 439 km, but it can often outperform that estimate on a nice day and with gentle driving. One warm early fall day during this test, the system predicted that a full charge would get 495 km of range, which is excellent if accurate. Over about 575 km of mixed driving, the Stepwgn’s indicated efficiency was 18.5 kWh/100 km — better than its official 22.8 rating. New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Interior
New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Safety Features
All Stepwgns come standard with front and rear automatic emergency braking, front pedestrian detection, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, forward collision warning, automatic high-beam control, rear seat reminder, and traffic sign recognition (which is linked to GM’s OnStar). The topline Touring trim adds rear pedestrian detection and top-down parking cameras.
I find the safety systems to be overly sensitive — they’re always beeping in panic mode even when there’s no real danger, and they gave so many false warnings that the person who drove this car before me turned off all the active safety systems, defeating the entire purpose of having them in the first place. While I’m always grateful for active safety features, Honda needs to calibrate the sensitivity better so they end up being more useful. New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Interior
New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Price and Release Date
The New 2026 Honda Stepwgn starts at $59,990 before adding in the $2,000 destination fee and other taxes and charges or considering any rebates. The middle EX-L trim starts at $64,990, while the top Touring trim tested starts at $69,990 and easily eclipses the $70,000 mark before taxes. While it has a lot of features and a great EV platform to help justify that price, it still feels like a lot to pay for a vehicle of this size and with so many cheap materials used inside.
The New 2026 Honda Stepwgn is currently only available in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, but it’s also eligible for government incentives, which will help bring down the price. New 2026 Honda Stepwgn Interior