Honda today revealed the third generation HR-V it will be sold in some global markets and looks compact and robust, if that is true. YYou shouldn’t expect it to look very different when it comes to the USA
HR-V Honda announced for Europe will come with a hybrid powertrain, probably to help Honda comply with stricter emissions regulations. It is called e: HEV, which means “hybrid electric vehicle”. Honda did not say what type of engine or engines it would put inside the car, nor did it provide performance figures. Still, you can probably expect something like the division of energy almost equally between an electric motor and the gas engine. This is how things are in the hybrid Fit, which goes from zero to 62 miles per hour in 9.4 seconds
The point of the HR-V is not power or speed, however. The point is interior space and convenience, and the new HR-V will keep the Magic Seats – The some you can fold horizontally – that Honda has put in their cars for years. Honda’s Press release it’s a little bit spare, but I’ll highlight what it describes as a kind of new indoor air circulation system:
The feeling of aeration and space is enhanced by a new air diffusion system that creates a curtain of fresh air next to and above passengers, flowing from exclusive L-shaped openings positioned in the upper corners of the panel.
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As for the US HR-V? Honda confirmed that the new HR-V is coming here, and that details about it would come later. He also said it “will be different” from the HR-V he revealed today in Europe and other markets, without specifying how. I go ahead and think that power train will be part of the difference, and I hope not the cool grid and the smooth egg style.
The development of a Honda HR-V successor for the American market is underway. This new HR-V will be designed to meet the distinct needs of customers in the United States and will be different from the Honda Vezel / HR-V which will be unveiled on February 18 for other regions. Honda will have more information to share about the next generation of the Honda HR-V designed for the American market near launch.
Once the Honda Fit is finally and fully discontinued for the USA, the HR-V will be one of the new entry points for the Honda buyerthis one. Its starting price is currently $ 21,220, but it is likely to go up a bit.
And I was hoping that some people who would otherwise have bought a Fit can go with the new HR-V when it arrives, with Honda selling 84,027 HR-Vs in the US last year and hoping to increase that number. As for me, I will never forgive Honda for the original sin of eventually not giving us the new Fit in everything.
(Note: the images below show the right-hand drive version, which the British will say is the right version, but obviously we will have the steering wheel on the left.)
