Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Honda Reveals Next-Gen Hybrid Platform for India
Honda is working on a new secret platform for its hybrid cars, called PF2.
This new platform will make the cars lighter and stronger, which means they will use less gas and be more fun to drive.
It will have cool new features like special systems to help the car handle better, especially when turning corners.
These new hybrid cars will start coming out in 2027 and will be sold in India.
Honda is doing this to help make all its cars not produce any pollution by the year 2050.
Honda is developing a next-generation hybrid vehicle platform codenamed PF2.
The new platform is 90 kg lighter and more rigid than the current one, aiming for improved fuel efficiency.
It will incorporate advanced technologies like Motion Management System and Agile Handling Assist for enhanced driving dynamics.
This platform will underpin small and medium-sized passenger vehicles for the Indian market.
New hybrid cars based on this platform are slated for launch starting from 2027, supporting Honda's 2050 carbon neutrality goal.
- Who
- Honda
- What
- Revealed details of its next-generation hybrid vehicle platform (PF2), designed to be lighter, more rigid, and incorporate advanced driving technologies.
- When
- New hybrid cars utilizing this platform will launch starting from 2027.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To improve fuel efficiency, enhance driving experience, and support the brand's goal of achieving complete carbon neutrality by 2050.
Platform Focus
Vehicle Applications
Platform Design
Platform Focus
Honda's new hybrid platform (codenamed PF2) is designed to be 90% lighter and more rigid than the current platform, promising improved fuel efficiency and an enhanced driving experience.
Vehicle Applications
The platform incorporates advanced technologies like Motion Management System for posture control and Agile Handling Assist for improved driving dynamics and cornering stability.
Market Scope
Platform Focus
The PF2 platform will underpin small and medium-sized passenger vehicles for the Indian market.
Vehicle Applications
This new hybrid architecture will be crucial for Honda's goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 and will be the basis for hybrid cars launching from 2027.
- Platform Codename
- PF2
- Platform Improvement
- 90 kg lighter and more rigid than current platform
- Key Technologies
- Motion Management System, Agile Handling Assist
- Target Vehicles
- Small and medium-sized passenger vehicles
- Launch Timeline (Hybrid Cars)
- Starting from 2027
- Carbon Neutrality Goal
- 2050
