What's In a Name?

If you were rolling your eyes at the strangely capitalized Toyota bZ4X, the even more convoluted e:Ny1 will make you faint. Thankfully, the vehicle itself is much more conventional than its name, looking very much like a reworked European-market 2022 HR-V, which is a hybrid. That is a vehicle we're expressly not getting in the States, so it's an open question as to whether Honda would bring an EV version of this chassis here but not its internal-combustion counterpart.

Put On a Tough Face

Where the HR-V's frameless grille looks cheeky and sleek, the e:Ny1 (which it should be noted, is a "prototype"—which doesn't mean much these days, as it sure seems production-ready from these renders) has a more purposeful, grille-less visage. The front bumper shape actually resembles the current CR-V, which is due for a replacement.

The rear, meanwhile, looks exactly like the HR-V, save "HONDA" spelled out on the rear rather than an "H" badge interrupting the rear light bar. The hatch and its little hoodlike spoiler looks identical to the HR-V.