2027 Honda Element Comes From Afterlife to Virtually Fight Land Hopper and Bronco Sport

So, you could say the company is enjoying some pretty good times in America, especially since their Acura ZDX and Honda Prologue all-electric SUVs are also well prepared for the new EV lifestyle with additional agreements with EVgo and Electrify America, plus roaming network partners, giving them access to more of the biggest charging networks in North America.

But we all know that EV sales are not the Holy Grail everyone envisioned, especially if your name is not Tesla. So, maybe it would be best for Honda to hedge its bets on the US car market with even more crossovers and SUVs aside from the 2024 HR-V, CR-V, Pilot, and Passport. After all, all four of them revolve around just two segments – compact and mid-size two or three-row CUVs.

However, the last time we heard whispers about Honda, the rumor mill claimed they were busy preparing for updates of the Ridgeline unibody mid-size pickup truck, as well as the iconic Civic and Accord passenger cars. So, maybe they don't want an all-new model introduction after all.

No worries; some people are unafraid to take matters into their own hands when OEMs don't budge. Or rather, at the tip of their CGI brush, as is the case here with the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. Meet the good folks behind the Halo oto channel on YouTube, which provides fresh automotive info corroborated with their virtual designs; now, there are some CGI ideas about a Honda Element revival.

The compact crossover SUV was produced in the United States for the North American market at the East Liberty, Ohio (ELAP) plant over a single generation – for model years 2003 through 2011. While it lasted, it was clearly a sight to behold thanks to its quirky, boxy-like exterior styling and eccentric side doors. The interior, meanwhile, thanks to the upright styling, was both flexible and spacious.

Now, the channel's resident pixel master envisions the potential comeback of a second-generation 2027 Honda Element with the same boxy accents and modern technology under the hood. But why now, and why the quirky Honda Element? Well, this design project surely ties into the recent whispers across the rumor mill focused on Toyota's potential introduction of a 'Land Hopper' nameplate as the compact body-on-frame sibling to the J250 and J300 mid-size and full-size Land Cruiser series.

So, would you agree to buy a revived 2027 Honda Element instead of the potential 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Hopper compact SUV, or is the ruggedly adventurous Ford Bronco Sport more than enough for any daily needs and weekend escapades?