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Updated 17.Mar.22

NOTE: Dates indicated are for expected model introduction, not necessarily model year.

  2022 2023 2024 2025 and beyond
Accord   FMC due. Possibly delayed until 2023
Civic New Type R arrives. Hybrid or PHEV?  
CR-V FMC      
Clarity 2021 was final model year     Could the name be used for a future BEV project?
HR-V FMC - Hybrid?      
Insight Likely final year in US market, to be replaced by Civic Hybrid?    
Integra 1.5T/CVT. Replaces ILX Integra Type-S arrives - SH-AWD?  
MDX 3.0T Type S      
NSX Type S - 600hp. Final model year      
  2022 2023 2024 2025 and beyond
Odyssey   FMC? Hybrid/PHEV?    
Passport   FMC    
Pilot FMC      
Prologue     BEV SUV co-developed with GM  
RDX   FMC    
Ridgeline No FMC expected for Ridgeline, unknown when final production year will be      
RLX (NA) / Legend (ROW)     Legend name may return as BEV (on GM Ultium platform)  
S2000   Keep dreaming    
TLX     MMC  

NOTE: Dates indicated are for expected model introduction, not necessarily model year.

The information above is compiled from numerous sources.
Unless otherwise noted, information pertains to US and/or Canadian-market models
If you have more up-to-date or more accurate information, please contact me
 

NOTES:

DRL: Daytime Running Lamps

EU: European Market
FF: FF refers to a Front-engine, Front-wheel-drive drivetrain configuration.
FMC: Full Model Change - full redesign of a product, generally resulting in significant changes in packaging, performance, and styling.
FR: FR refers to a Front-engine, Rear-wheel-drive drivetrain configuration.
IMA: Integrated Motor Assist - Honda's Hybrid gas/electric technology
JDM: Japan Domestic Market
MMC: Minor Model Change - Mid-cycle freshening of an existing model. Often limited to subtle cosmetic changes but sometimes new trim levels and/or drivetrain options are introduced.
MYxx: Model Year, where xx is the year (e.g. MY03 = Model Year 2003)
NA: North America; in other places on the site it may be used as an abbreviation for Naturally Aspirated
ROW: Rest of World
P-AWS: Precision All-Wheel Steering
SH-AWD: Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™
xAT: Automatic Transmission - x denotes the number of ratios
xDCT: Dual-Clutch Transmission - x denotes the number of ratios
xMT: Manual Transmission - x denotes the number of ratios

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Some of the information presented here is speculative, and is not provided nor endorsed by Honda Motor Co., Inc.


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