Honda E electric car gets motorsport-style body kit

The Honda E electric car – released in Japan and Europe in 2020 – gained popularity due to its retro-styling and cute proportions.

But one Japanese tuning firm has attempted to shake the soft image with a tough-looking motorsports-style body kit for the tiny electric vehicle.

The new body panels are made by Innovate Composites and are designed to make the Honda E look like it's destined for an endurance race.

The bolt-on kit adds a wider front fascia and some pumped wheel arches over the widened rims.

A lower side skirt leads to sculpted rear wheel arches, which sit almost flush over the rear wheels. At the rear, the Honda E scores a large rear winglet and an aggressive rear diffuser.

The look is completed by a set of white six-spoke wheels wrapped in track-ready rubber.

No performance modifications have been mentioned. The car is understood to retain its standard electric motor powered by a 35.5kWh battery pack.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a fixed-gear transmission, and it has a claimed maximum of 220km between recharges.

After the images of the white car were taken late last year, the modified Honda E hit the paint shop – and donned a livery inspired by a Red Bull Honda Formula One car, with navy blue bodywork complemented by F1 sponsor logos, and yellow and red accents.

In an Instagram post, Innovate Composites said: "We are proud to show you the progress we have made on the Honda E. We will be building a limited number of these to pay homage to @hondaracingf1 @maxverstappen1 and @redbullracing winning one of the best and hardest fought F1 drivers world championships ever."

The British developer of the kit intends to make a limited run of these body kits for Honda E owners – possibly with carbon-fibre panels, as it has hinted on Instagram – though no official details are revealed on how many, or how much it will cost.

Of course, Australians won’t get the chance to run around in the cool-kitted Honda E, at least officially. Honda does not – nor does it currently have any plans to – import the Honda E to Australia through official channels, though a few examples have reached local shores through private importers.