2019年本田Clarity Electric Interior and Cargo

The Clarity Electric is offered with seating upholstered in perforated leather but does allow lessees the opportunity of choosing a color based on the exterior paint scheme. Vortex Blue and Modern Steel exterior hues are paired exclusively with gray leather, while the Platinum White exterior color adds the choice of black leather to the mix. Regardless of the leather choice, a dark open-pore wood-look dash is standard with chrome detailing throughout. A leather-clad steering wheel is also standard in black leather.

The Clarity Electric is the more capacious of the Clarity range, devoid of hydrogen tanks and thus being able to expand on cargo volume by means of 60/40 split folding rear seats. The available 14.3 cubic feet of cargo space in the trunk is in a shallow configuration and is below the capacity offered by other EVS that either make use of a traditional hatchback or sportback configurations to maximize cargo volume. The Ioniq Electric, for example, offers 26.5 cubic feet while the Nissan Leaf offers 23.6 cubic feet.

There's an abundance of in-cabin storage options, however, with a good size console binnacle, large cupholders in the center console, cupholders in the rear center armrest, large door pockets, a good size glove box, storage under the floating center console, and smartphone pouches in the rear of the cabin.

Among the features equipped to the Clarity Electric as standard, buyers can expect a rearview camera, dual-zone automatic climate control, a tilt-and-telescopic steering wheel, HomeLink universal remote system, auto-dimming rearview mirror, auto-up/down power windows, adaptive cruise control, front and rear 12-volt sockets, sliding sun visors, dedicated smartphone pockets on the backs of the front seats, eight-way power adjustment for the driver's seat with dual-memory function, four-way power adjustment on the front passenger seat, heated front seats, and satellite navigation with voice recognition and charging station locator.

Standard infotainment is by means of an eight-inch touchscreen display with AM/FM/Bluetooth/SiriusXM/HD radio inputs and an eight-speaker, 180-watt premium audio system. The system also offers Pandora compatibility, along with full Android Auto and Apple CarPlay functionality, and comes with two USB ports on the front console. The system offers voice controls which work fluently and allows you to avoid using the touchscreen, which is just as well, as it's a frustrating system to use. The touch zones are too small, basic functions are hard to use while on the move, and the system is slow with dated graphics. Importantly, there's no volume knob - something Honda has rectified on other models but not the Clarity.