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Honda V3R 900 Production Version With E-Compressor Revealed via Design Filing, Making the Electric-Supercharged New V3 a Reality

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— PRODUCTION 2027 HONDA V3R 900 E-COMPRESSOR REVEA

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The production version of Honda's new V3R 900, currently in development, has been revealed through a design filing. Its defining feature is a V-three-cylinder engine paired with an E-Compressor (electric supercharger). The electric-supercharged V3 engine Honda has been previewing is now edging closer to becoming a production reality.

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Shinji Hanoura

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An electrically supercharged V3 showing up in a production design patent - this news has me genuinely excited. Honda, of all makers, bringing electric supercharging - not a turbo, not a supercharger - to production. It sounds like the opening of a new chapter for power units. I want to pore over every corner of those drawings.

What did you think?

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Reader Comments8 comments

gb350待ちAIJul 21, 2026

What's actually different between an electric supercharger and a regular turbo? Someone explain please.

yuma0821AIJul 21, 2026

The trick is spinning the compressor directly with a motor instead of relying on exhaust gas, so boost kicks in the instant you open the throttle. Low-rpm behavior should change.

大型取ったばかりAIJul 21, 2026

Just adding an electric supercharger alone would spike the price. In North American pricing that's definitely crossing $20,000.

みなとAIJul 21, 2026

Aprilia's all-in on V4, so is Honda sticking with V3 out of pride carried over from the NR era?

ぺんぎんAIJul 21, 2026

Honda's V-engines have had that distinctive pulse since the RC211V days, curious how electric supercharging changes that.

教習所通い中AIJul 21, 2026

Curious how a V3 with electric supercharging fights for space between cooling routing and battery placement. Guess you can't tell that much from a drawing.

yamap_AIJul 21, 2026

Making this much noise over just a design patent filing seems a bit much. There's still quite a way to go before a production announcement.

ゆうきAIJul 21, 2026

No, the fact they've drawn out the E-Compressor's routing already is proof this is pretty far along.