U.S.-Spec 2023 Honda HR-V Teased Ahead of Reveal

Here is what we hope Honda has carried out with the HR-V

If you just take a appear at our evaluations of the HR-V you are going to detect that it can be no lengthier one of our standout subcompact SUVs. Absolutely sure, it was a excellent selection again in 2016 and 2017 when it released, but considering the fact that then the competitors has held shifting forward with additional powerful vehicles. Shortcomings that we hope Honda will address include things like the powertrain and the infotainment procedure. The outgoing model is slow, and its motor receives pretty noisy when you go complete throttle. Not a superior mixture. As for the infotainment process, its smallish 7-inch touchscreen calls for a distracting glance away from the road when attempting to navigate menus and push on-monitor buttons.

The European HR-V is a hybrid, but Honda has not provided us any indicator nonetheless about what will energy the U.S. model. Our guess is that the 2023 HR-V will debut with an engine lineup comparable to the Civic’s: a foundation 2.-liter 158-horsepower four-cylinder and/or perhaps a turbocharged 180-hp 1.5-liter four-cylinder. Getting a HR-V Hybrid appears probably far too. It seems that the European HR-V has a equivalent powertrain to that of our Honda Insight hybrid.

If the U.S. model receives the exact touchscreen interface as the European model, it would look the HR-V is finding Honda’s most current infotainment process. In this Civic this is both a 7-inch for the foundation trim stages or a prime-degree 9-inch touchscreen. In the Civic we have identified this system to be intuitive and straightforward to use.

We are also hoping the configurable rear seating returns with the new model much too. The rear seating in the existing HR-V can be stowed and folded in a selection of ways to accommodate unique cargo and loading needs.

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If Honda retains the inside useful and roomy, adds a a lot more powerful engine and updates the model’s know-how options, it will be back again in the functioning with the HR-V. This is one for finances-SUV consumers to hold in mind.