Honda Super-One baby EV's leaked price was wrong, says Honda Australia

Honda Australia has responded to a previous CarExpert article that revealed what appeared to be pricing for its upcoming Super-One electric city hatchback, after a Reddit user uncovered the information on the brand's online configurator.

The Super-One will be the first electric vehicle (EV) sold by Honda Australia when it arrives before the end of the year. The five-door hatch takes design inspiration from the 1980s Honda City Turbo II, while offering dimensions closer to the BYD Atto 1 and Hyundai Inster.

Full details and pricing for Australia are yet to be announced, with the company gauging interest when the Super-One made its local public debut at the Melbourne Motor Show last April.

The leak, posted by Reddit user Capt_SloMo, showed Honda's configurator displaying pricing for the Super-One before the information was removed from public view.

While it was live, the configurator listed the Super-One at $38,900 drive-away, with a two-tone paint option available exclusively in Boost Violet with a black roof for an additional $500.

Honda Australia has now confirmed the website was its own configurator but said the pricing shown for the Super-One was only a placeholder.

"We love that the pricing for Honda Super-One is garnering so much attention but unfortunately the price identified on our staging site is only a placeholder," a spokesperson told CarExpert.

"We expect to be in a position to confirm final pricing next week."

Honda said it would allocate vehicles to customers who have submitted an Expression of Interest through its website, but declined to say whether the final price would be higher or lower than the figure shown on the configurator.

Based on Honda Australia's current pricing strategy, the final figure could be slightly lower than the displayed $38,900 drive-away price.

The Super-One went on sale in Japan in May 2026 priced from ¥3,390,200, equivalent to about A$29,600 at current exchange rates.

Australian pricing is unlikely to mirror Japan's, however, with Honda's locally sold models typically commanding a premium.

The recently launched Prelude, for example, starts at ¥6,179,800 (about A$54,000) in Japan and is priced at $65,000 drive-away in Australia.

While it's not a direct rival to the BYD Atto 1 – Australia's cheapest EV, priced from $23,990 before on-road costs – the Super-One is closely aligned with the Hyundai Inster.

The Inster starts from $39,000 before on-road costs, with the entry-level model offering slightly more power (71kW) and a longer 327km WLTP driving range, compared to the Super-One's 70kW/162Nm outputs and 206km WLTP range.

Buyers could also cross-shop leftover stock of the slightly larger Fiat 500e La Prima, priced from $52,500 before on-road costs, which features an 87kW electric motor and up to 311km WLTP of driving range. In Abarth guise, the electric city car is currently being offered for $43,990 drive-away.

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