Honda and Red Bull Racing are still in partnership despite the Milton Keynes squad taking over the running of the Honda power units. The latest Honda e Limited Edition has now gotten world champion Max Verstappen’s stamp of approval.
Max Verstappen has become a household name in the past few years with his feverish pace, aggressive driving style and as of last year, a Formula 1 world champion too. It only makes sense to capitalise on this and as such Honda in Europe have exploited his success to bolster the sale of their new electrically powered city slicker; the Honda e Limited Edition.
The concept model which was first unveiled over three years ago has developed a sense of affection with buyers for its characteristics. Verstappen got to grips with the Honda e Limited Edition a few months ago at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in the classic Italian streets of Dozza and had this to say: “The Honda e Limited Edition is simply lovely. It has funky looks, a compact design, and is fun to drive. It’s a great electric urban vehicle.”
While we can’t speculate on its driving charm since it won’t make its way to our shores we have to agree with its cute and retro exterior and interior aesthetic. The special edition will be sold exclusively on the continent on which Verstappen first got to drive it with updates including a Crystal Red colour hue not available on regular trim with black body accents contrasting the rich colour. This also includes 17-inch black alloys on the rear wheel driven EV.
Honda has mentioned that a hot, Type R version could happen since the underlying platform can reportedly handle some more power and if it looks as good as this homemade, motorsport inspired version of the model then we can’t wait! In current state of tune it is equipped with 115 kW and 315 N.m.