Honda Freed Hybrid 2022: specifications, price, release date 

The current Honda Freed is likely to go out of production by the middle of next year, as the next generation of the Japanese MPV is scheduled to be launched in September 2022.

The second-generation Honda Freed debuted in 2016 and received a facelift last year. The mid-cycle refresh brought a five-seat plus variant (Honda Freed+) to the lineup. The reports state that the next-generation model lineup will include the Honda Freed+ and that it would ride on a redesigned platform.

When the current generation Honda Freed debuted in 2016, its available hybrid powertrain (Honda Freed) was the world's first model to use a neodymium magnet without heavy rare earth metals for the drive motor. What innovations will be seen in the next-generation Honda Freed Hybrid is still unknown, but we now know that it will share the e:HEV hybrid system with the fourth-generation Honda Jazz and the Honda HR-V .

For reference, the e:HEV hybrid system available in the fourth-generation Honda Jazz uses the 1.5-liter gasoline engine with 98 bhp and 127 Nm, along with the H5 engine that produces 109 bhp and 253 Nm.