It’s important to compromise in life. Sometimes, you just need to make small concessions in order to get things done...unless you work in Honda’s Chinese design department, it seems.
Because instead of just agreeing on one single look for its newest electric vehicle, Honda has decided to make two slightly different versions of the sedan/hatchback thing using the names of two of its joint ventures.
We’re not making this up. What you see above are the GAC Honda GT in the red corner and the Dongfeng Honda GT in the blue corner.
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As far as we can tell, these two will both be built in the same factory in China, with Honda saying “the designs reflect the respective style and image each model strives to create.” We’re told the red GAC “expresses a seamless, sophisticated, and smart sense of the future” with its black hood and sporty front bumper, while the Dongfeng “expresses an emotional sense of the future that stimulates people who see the vehicle.”
Clear as mud, right? Heck, they’ve even got the same wheels. We’re liking the Dongfeng GT’s Lambo Revuelto-style lights, though.
Looks like the interiors will be identical, too, with a large central infotainment screen, a second portrait screen by the drive selector, a dial display screen behind the steering wheel, a passenger screen with a ‘far-focus display,’ and two screens to beam in a feed from the wing-mirror cameras. Yep, that’s a lot of screen action.
There’s no word on powertrains just yet, but we’re told this pair will be the flagship models of Honda’s ‘Ye Series’ in China. Oh, and the carmaker also says it’ll use local tech in its cars for China, with Momenta looking after the AI advanced driver-assist tech and DeepSeek deploying more AI in the infotainment system.
Given the choice, would you go Dongfeng or GAC?
More photos of the Dongfeng Honda GT and the GAC Honda GT:
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
