The Sony car is almost here. After its creation via a joint venture with Honda in 2022 and two years’ worth of prototypes, the electronics giant’s Afeela brand is finally taking reservations for its first electric vehicle,

Afeela is starting to become a little bit more than just a feeling. The electric vehicle, which is a joint venture between Sony and Honda, is finally available for preorder. And it only took five years to get here.

Sony Honda Mobility's ultra-high-tech Afeela 1 electric vehicle comes with a $90,000 price tag, which limits its market, and U.S dealers are disappointed in its direct-to-consumer sales model.

The four-door sedan is scheduled for production in the United States at an Ohio plant with sales in California coming in 2025 and first deliveries expected in mid-2026. Prices start at $89,900 for the electric vehicle, which includes a three-year subscription to some features and functions.

Need a quick history lesson? Sony was originally founded in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. It went through the Walkman and the Discman, and in 1994, it introduced the first-ever PlayStation. It also released a range of robot dogs between 1999 and 2006, and yep, now it’s building cars.

Honda and Sony introduced their first electric vehicle, the Afeela 1, initially available for pre-order in California, with plans to expand across the US and Japan. This launch is a crucial step in their partnership,

In a little over a year, Sony Honda Mobility expects to launch the Afeela 1, a battery-electric sedan that’s been very visibly half a decade in the making. When I ask CEO Yasuhide Mizuno about the challenges the joint venture has faced in its brief history,

The technology and entertainment features are sublime, but the execution was less than perfect when we tried them out. Even so, there was plenty of 'wow' factor here.

The Afeela 1, the first electric car from Sony in partnership with Honda, will be launched in 2027. Starting at $89,900, the entry-level model, called Origin, will feature 19-inch wheels and only one available color: Core Black.