Honda Unveils Base Station Prototype: A Lightweight Towable Travel Trailer with Modular Design, Smart Technology & Clever Packaging to Democratize Camping

• Lightweight design enables Base Station to be towed by compact SUVs like the Honda CR-V - America's best-selling SUV over the last 25 years
• Honda packaging magic delivers a spacious and flexible interior in a compact format to support family fun and adventures
• Fits authentically alongside existing Honda adventure-ready products, including rugged light trucks, ATVs, side-by-sides, generators and motorcycles
• Conceived in California and Ohio by Honda U.S. R&D team that developed the innovative Motocompacto e-scooter

Honda today revealed the Base Station Prototype, an entirely new towable travel trailer from the innovative engineers and designers at the company's U.S. research and development (R&D) centers in Los Angeles and Ohio. Designed with modularity, integrated smart technology, and clever packaging, the Base Station Prototype brings segment first innovations only Honda can deliver. The Honda Base Station Prototype was conceived to democratize outdoor adventures, with the ability to be towed behind many of the most popular vehicles in America, like the Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4, as well as electric vehicles like the Honda Prologue and upcoming Honda 0-Series SUV, while remaining competitively priced in the lightweight travel trailer segment.

"Base Station is a perfect example of what can happen when you let a team of researchers, designers and engineers pursue bold new ideas to create new value for our customers," said Jane Nakagawa, vice president of the American Honda R&D Business Unit. "Just like the Motocompacto, Base Station is the product of fresh and innovative thinking. We designed it to make camping more accessible and enjoyable for families across America."

The Base Station Prototype follows Honda's signature "Man Maximum/Machine Minimum" design philosophy-maximizing space for people, while minimizing the footprint of mechanical components, a principle behind the packaging magic found in many of Honda's award-winning cars and light trucks. As a result, the Base Station will fit in a standard residential garage or parking space, yet its interior is open, spacious, airy and bright. Five large side windows allow for plenty of natural light, and can be removed and replaced with various accessories. The top of the Base Station Prototype can be quickly raised to create seven feet of stand-up space, while a top-hinged rear tailgate enables free flow between the Base Station and campsite. Base Station can sleep a family of four comfortably with a large futon-style couch that folds out to provide a queen-sized sleeping area and an optional kids' bunk bed.

The clean and modern design of the Base Station is about both form and function, with clever ambient light rings around the windows that are not only programmable for brightness and color, but will illuminate a campsite to make setting up easy at night.

Showcasing the potential of its modular design, the Base Station Prototype is outfitted with various accessories, including an air conditioner, an external shower, and an external kitchen complete with running water and an induction cooktop. Zero emissions power off the grid is enabled through a standard lithium battery, inverter, and integrated solar panels. External power sources, whether campsite hookup or Honda generator, can be quickly connected for extended stays.

The Honda Base Station Prototype builds on the company's 50-year legacy of U.S. R&D, delivering customer-focused innovations like adventure-ready vehicles and gear for outdoor lifestyles. Designed to enhance the experience for both seasoned adventurers and first-time campers, Base Station complements Honda's existing lineup of rugged and adventure-ready products like light trucks, ATVs, side-by-sides, generators, and motorcycles.

50 Years of Innovation in the U.S.
American Honda celebrated 50 years of R&D in the United States in 2025, honoring the efforts of Honda associates and engineers who research, design and develop innovative products and technologies that have shaped mobility and advanced the American auto industry over the last five decades.

About Honda
Honda offers a full line of clean, safe, fun and connected vehicles sold through more than 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The award-winning Honda lineup includes the Civic, Prelude and Accord, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport, Prologue and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan. The Honda electrified vehicle lineup, representing nearly a third of total sales in 2025, includes the all-electric Prologue SUV, hybrid-electric Accord, CR-V, Civic and Prelude, and fuel-cell-electric CR-V e:FCEV.

Honda has been producing automobiles in America for over 40 years and currently operates eight major auto manufacturing facilities in America. In 2025, around 99% of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, with about 60% made in America, using domestic and globally-made parts.

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Honda Research & Development in America
Honda has been conducting research & development operations in America for 50 years, beginning with the establishment of a research facility in California in 1975. Today, Honda conducts R&D activities at 21 facilities across the country responsible for creating advanced products and technologies that provide new value to Honda and Acura customers.

Honda conducts all facets of product development in the U.S., including market and technology research, product styling, engineering design, prototype fabrication and testing, collaboration with parts suppliers, and support for mass production. With major R&D facilities in California, Ohio, and North Carolina, U.S. Honda associates are engaged in the development and testing of Honda and Acura automobiles, Honda powersports and power equipment products, and also play a lead role in the development of leading-edge safety, driver-assistive and environmental technologies.

Important Notice
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