Honda Prologue — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Honda Prologue deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | EV |
|---|---|
| Power | 220 FWD / 300 AWD (2025); 212/288 (2024) |
| Range | 494 (308 mi EPA FWD 2025); 477 (2024) |
| Battery | 85 Ultium NMC |
| 0–100 km/h | n/a |
| Fast charge | 150 DC (peak; owners see 80-100) |
| New price US | ~47400 base (2024 MSRP; nobody paid it) |
| New price EU | UNVERIFIED (not sold in EU) |
| New price CN | not sold in China |
| Used price signal | ~$20k off MSRP incentives; $375/mo 3-yr lease (2025 owner) |
| Value call | 2025 discounted or 2026 closeout only; lease not buy |
| Sweet-spot year | 2025; 2026 closeout |
| Years to avoid | 2024 (launch batch) |
| Reliability flag | Red: CV axle failures; HV battery module errors |
| Biggest risk | Orphan status + GM build quality; battery module scarcity |
| Community verdict | hate the GM build; orphan grief |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | - (did not exist) · - · - · - · - |
| 2022 | - (did not exist) · - · - · - · - |
| 2023 | - (did not exist) · - · - · - · - |
| 2024 | Gen 1 launch · Ultium 85 kWh; 212 hp FWD / 288 hp AWD; 296 mi EPA FWD · Axle clicking; HV errors; charging issues from launch · None verified specific to Prologue this wave · UNVERIFIED |
| 2025 | Carryover + motor upgrade · 220 hp FWD / 300 hp AWD; up to 308 mi · Same failure modes; winter-charging regret threads · None verified · UNVERIFIED; ~$20k off MSRP incentives reported |
| 2026 | Final year (production ends) · Same · Too new for data; orphan-car question · Discontinuation announced Jul 2026 · New: ~$47,400 base; inventory selling into early 2027 |
Sweet-spot year: 2025; 2026 closeout
Years to skip: 2024 (launch batch)