The Honda Prologue, which the automaker builds with General Motors on the latter’s Ultium battery-electric-vehicle platform, is performing better than expected and already getting improvements in its second year.
The Prologue’s updates include a dual-motor all-wheel-drive model that now offers 300 hp and 355 lb.-ft. (481 Nm) of torque, up 12 hp and 43 lb.-ft. (58 Nm) of torque from the model’s first year. The front-wheel-drive variant, with a single motor, now has 220 hp and 243 lb.-ft. (329 Nm) of torque, up 8 hp and 12 lb.-ft. (16 Nm) of torque. The 2025 numbers are the same as those for the Chevy Blazer EV. The Prologue sold 11,000 more units than the Blazer in 2024.
Range is also up for both models. In the FWD EX trim, the Prologue is rated for 2025 at 308 miles (496 km), up from 296 miles (476 km). The AWD EX and Touring trims are up to 294 miles (473 km). The Elite trim is now at 283 miles (455 km). These are bumps of 13 miles (21 km) and 10 miles (16 km), respectively. Peak charging speed is still the same, at 150 kW. The Prologue will be able to use Tesla Superchargers via an adapter by the time this car is on dealer lots, Honda says. The Blazer EV can already use the Tesla network.
The Prologue seems to have connected with pent-up demand for BEVs among Honda buyers, who tend to be very loyal and prioritize fuel economy. Honda has already pulled out of the JV with GM, as well as an earlier JV with the Detroit automaker to develop and build small BEVs together. The two companies still have a JV around hydrogen fuel cells.
Both the Prologue and Blazer, built in Mexico, currently qualify for the federal $7,500 tax credit, which buyers can apply to the sale as well as to leases.
