Half a decade after Sony shocked us with the news that it would make its own car – and more than two years since it joined forces with Honda – the tech company’s first EV is finally here.

While it's being built by Honda in Ohio, Sony is very much the one in the driver's seat here. The car is a kind of attempt to put Japan's EV offerings on par with the high-tech, software-defined ...

suggesting that Sony’s blockbuster games would make their way inside the car. But Honda is responsible for how this car will ride and handle – and it's a manufacturer with a patchy EV history.