Honda hunts for more Super-One stock after first allocation sells out in Australia

Honda asks Japan for more stock after sell-out

Honda Australia is in discussions with Japan to secure additional Super-One electric vehicles after the first allocation of 500 cars, covering deliveries through to October 2027, sold out in Boost Violet Pearl, with the other two colours also running low. That is according to CarsGuide-affiliated outlet cars24.com.au, which reported that the company is seeking a bigger allocation after demand exceeded expectations. ¹

'We're kind of battling with the home country to get a few more,' Nick Parkington, general manager of automotive at Honda Australia, told cars24.com.au, noting the Super-One has been 'hugely popular' in Japan and that securing extra units for overseas markets is hard. He added that a large allocation arrives in the first quarter of 2027, between January and March, which he said 'will satisfy a lot of the demand at the moment'. The report does not specify how many additional vehicles Honda is seeking or when any extra allocation would be confirmed. ¹

Unprecedented demand from launch

The demand surge traces back to before the car went on sale. CarsGuide rival CarExpert reported that Honda Australia logged around 7000 expressions of interest ahead of the Super-One's launch, which local executives said exceeded the response to both the Prelude and Civic Type R and was the brand's highest ever. Honda Australia director Robert Thorp told Autotalk the 2026 stock had sold out within hours of pre-orders going live, calling it the most customer expressions of interest in the company's history. ²⁵

Thorp told cars24.com.au the response caught the company off guard: 'We put it in front of people at the Melbourne motor show, we did some social media, and the feedback out of that was next level... The 7000 expressions of interest were more than Type R; it was more than Prelude. We were really surprised at the passion and the enthusiasm for it.' ¹

GoAuto reported that early orders had already accounted for almost half of the volume Honda expects from the model before customers had even test-driven it. 'We sold pretty much half our volume expectation for the year without anyone actually having a test drive of the car,' Honda Australia CEO and president Jay Joseph told the publication at the Melbourne launch. ⁷

Pricing, delivery waits and volume plans

The Super-One is priced at $36,900 drive-away with single-tone paint or $37,400 drive-away with two-tone paint, figures Honda Australia confirmed when the order book opened in August 2026, as reported by RACQ. The two-tone version pairs Boost Violet Pearl with a Crystal Black roof, and cars24.com.au reports buyers choosing that combination face the longest wait, with the next allocation not due until the second half of 2027. ⁴¹

CarExpert reported, from Parkington's comments at the media launch, that a two-tone order today lands in the back half of the following year while a monotone arrives in the first half, a combination of lead times and Japanese domestic demand, which he said had run about ten times above Honda's initial forecast. The first batch of around 130 vehicles sold out within hours when orders opened in early August. ²

Honda is not treating the Super-One as a one-off. Parkington told cars24.com.au that about 500 vehicles across a calendar year is the volume the company is targeting, with scope to go back to the factory for more while demand persists. First customer deliveries began on 1 October 2026, according to cars24.com.au. ¹

What the Super-One offers

RACQ's report describes the Super-One as based on the Japanese-market N-One, measuring under 3600mm long, 1600mm wide and 1550mm high, with retro styling reportedly inspired by the 1980s Honda City Turbo II. It weighs a claimed 1093kg and uses a 29.6kWh lithium-ion battery feeding a single front-drive motor. A Boost mode lifts output from 47kW to 70kW with 162Nm of torque, adds a simulated seven-speed transmission and an Active Sound Control system. RACQ reports a claimed range of up to 253km and a 30-minute DC charge from 15 to 80 per cent. ⁴

Chasing Cars, in its independent review, quotes slightly different figures: a 29.8kWh battery (28.0kWh usable) and a 206km combined WLTP range per UK-market data, versus 320km in urban driving, while measuring 14.3kWh/100km in its own mixed testing. It timed 0-100km/h at a claimed 14.5 seconds, dropping to 10.0 seconds with Boost or Sport engaged, and noted a maximum 50kW DC charging rate with three hours on an 11kW AC charger. The review praises the packaging, ride and handling, with Chasing Cars rating the car 8.5 overall, while flagging the limited range and leisurely charging as drawbacks. ⁸

Equipment, as detailed in Chasing Cars' review, includes six airbags, forward AEB, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control, a nine-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, an eight-speaker Bose stereo, heated front seats and steering wheel, and a three-year Honda Connect subscription. Chasing Cars also notes Honda does not plan to submit the Super-One for ANCAP testing. ⁸

Ownership costs and market context

The Super-One has also been spared from a service-price increase across the rest of Honda's range. 7NEWS, republishing CarExpert reporting, detailed that Honda Australia raised capped-price service costs for petrol and hybrid models by 40 per cent, from $199 to $279 per service, for vehicles purchased on or after 1 October 2026. The Super-One's capped-price program is unchanged at $199 per service for the first five services, due every 12 months or 15,000km, for a total of $995, making it Honda's cheapest model to service and one of Australia's cheapest EVs to maintain. The report notes BYD's Atto 1 costs $1528 over five years. ³

Chasing Cars lists the Super-One's warranty as five years with unlimited kilometres, plus six years of rust protection and an eight-year/160,000km battery warranty, alongside the $995 five-year service total. 7NEWS reports Honda's warranty can be extended to eight years if the vehicle is serviced at a Honda Service Centre. ⁸³

The car enters a crowded field. RACQ notes its closest rivals include the BYD Atto 1, priced from $23,990 to $27,990 (MRLP), the Geely EX2 from $26,490 to $30,990, the GAC Aion UT from $31,990 to $35,990 and the Hyundai Inster from $39,000 to $45,000. Honda executives told GoAuto the Super-One is not positioned to compete purely on price. 'Other models in the segment are on a different journey, and that's okay for them,' Joseph said, with Thorp adding the car's personality and the company's near-six-decade Australian parts and service infrastructure differentiate it. ⁴⁷

The Super-One is Honda Australia's first fully electric model, filling a gap the company's local leadership had long acknowledged. CarExpert reported in July 2026, before launch, that managing director Rob Thorp viewed the hatch as the brand's local EV while maintaining hybrids remained the core strategy, with the car taking Honda's local line-up to seven nameplates. CarExpert's later report noted more than 90 per cent of Honda's local sales are now hybrids, though the Super-One remains a key part of its electrification plans. ⁶²