New 2026 Honda Prologue Interior, Pictures, Engine – The first Honda electric vehicle (EV) to be sold in Canada is the 2026 Prologue. The Prologue makes far more sense for our market, where SUVs are more popular and many drivers are unwilling to sacrifice on range, even though Europe and Japan received cute little Honda EVs a few years ago. For drivers who may have never driven an EV before, the Prologue does a fantastic job of making them seem desirable and approachable. New 2026 Honda Prologue Interior
New 2026 Honda Prologue Redesign and Update Plan
Exterior and Interior
The Prologue doesn’t look too exciting, but its unfussy styling actually works in its favour. There’s nothing about the design that screams EV, which helps make it more approachable. Not everyone wants an EV that looks like a wild spaceship or a blob on wheels, and the Prologue is attractive because of its toned-down, more traditional SUV style. The clean lines and smart proportions will help it age more gracefully, while the funky 21-inch wheels add a dash of personality without going over the top.
The interior carries on with the same sort of theme, with a cabin that’s sensible but a bit bland. There’s a lot of hard plastic used inside, and the lack of colour and texture makes the cabin look drab. It would have been nice to see Honda swap out the shiny, dust-collecting black plastic panels for something with more life and colour
New 2026 Honda Prologue Specs
It’s intriguing that the Prologue comes with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay as standard features, where 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 Prologue Interior
Engine and Performance
The Prologue 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 Prologue 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 Prologue Interior
This platform also allows the Prologue 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 Prologue Fuel Economy
The Prologue’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 Prologue’s indicated efficiency was 18.5 kWh/100 km — better than its official 22.8 rating.
New 2026 Honda Prologue Safety Features
All Prologues 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. New 2026 Honda Prologue Interior
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 Prologue Price and Release Date
The 2026 Honda Prologue 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 2026 Honda Prologue 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 Prologue Interior