2025 Honda Prologue Review
2025 Honda Prologue
Base Price: $48,795
85 kWh battery pack
288 HP / 333 TQ
0-60 : 5.7 Seconds
Efficiency: 3.0 kWh as observed
—- Guy who did stuff : Yousef Alvi
News Flash
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News Flash 〰️
Welp that didn’t last long. As reported by various news outlets back in October of 2023 and finally giving a definitive no by it’s CEO a few days ago… this Honda Prologue maybe one of the rarest Honda vehicles you can buy. Because it’s done after this…
““We don’t have any relationship with GM.”
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So that kinda leaves this entire review a bit moot. But, you’re still intrigued by the Honda Prologue, read below:
Let’s get this out of the way first, yes this Honda Prologue is based on the Chevrolet Blazer. The problem we have it’s not just based on the Blazer EV, for intents and purposes it feels exactly the same as the Blazer EV. The ‘Honda magic’ is just not there.
What is the magic? It’s the lithe feeling behind the wheel, that flingability of the chassis, suspension and steering working in perfect harmony with each other, heck even Honda’s interior’s have their own DNA to them. It’s just a nice place to be. From their seats, to their switches…there is a light, delicate and yet authority to everything. It’s not earth shatteringly apparent but from your fingertips to your butt…you can tell the difference between a Honda interior and a Hyundai interior.
Not so much with this Prolazer, it feels the same as the Blazer. Yes, Honda thankfully fixed at least two of the Blazer’s annoying issues:
It has a Starter Button
It has CarPlay
Also there is a Honda badge on the steering wheel but at the same time it’s missing GM’s Supercruise. So well…boo.
While I think the Blazer looks better, the Prologue also suffers from the Blazer’s inherent faults.
Let’s go ahead and break it down:
The Great
Efficiency:
Averaging 3.0 kWh, the Prolazer matches it’s bowtie brethern in efficiency
Roomy:
It’s just fracking huge on the inside. From the driver’s to the rear passenger to the cargo hold…it’s just big
The Good
Comfortable:
Tuned for more squish than grip, the Prolazer rides well around town. The huge 22inch wheels though give a shattery like demanor over any type of road imperfections
Brakes:
Nicely tuned and progressive brakes. It' won’t out brake a 911 but it will surprise you with it’s competency.
The Bad
Visibility:
The Prolazer suffers from huge A and B Pillars, making front and side visibility atrocious. The squared off hood should help matters but somehow makes it worst.
Seating Position:
You can’t sit low enough to feel comfortable but you have slide the seat forward enough to clear the B pillar (so you can see) but not so close that the steering wheel is giving you a chest massage. Finding that ‘perfect balance’ is akin to finding life on Mars. It could be there but it’s going to take a majority of your life to find it.
The Ugly
Feels Huge:
One of the signs of a great engineered vehicle is no matter its actual size, if it feels small and maneuverable to drive and park. The Prolazer does not. At all. It feels every bit as big as it is, heck driving a Tahoe feels more lithe than the Prolazer.
Why?
Why would you get one? You have the Blazer that costs less, looks a bit better and has Supercruise.
Oh….and Honda terminated their partnership
The Overall
I just don’t understand the Prolazer. As a GM product, it’s pretty damn good. But I expect more out of Honda, so as a Honda Product…it’s uhhh lacking.
It’s missing the 'Hondaness’ that makes Honda vehicles so special and adds in the annoyances that make most GM vehicles errrr not-so-special. All for more money than the it’s bowtie brethern.
