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

This is what we hope Honda has done with the HR-V

If you get a glimpse at our testimonials of the HR-V you’ll observe that it truly is no lengthier just one of our standout subcompact SUVs. Absolutely sure, it was a very good alternative again in 2016 and 2017 when it launched, but because then the competition has retained moving ahead with more compelling vehicles. Shortcomings that we hope Honda will address consist of the powertrain and the infotainment system. The outgoing product is sluggish, and its engine gets fairly noisy when you go entire throttle. Not a very good mixture. As for the infotainment method, its smallish 7-inch touchscreen involves a distracting glance away from the highway when hoping to navigate menus and press on-display screen buttons.

The European HR-V is a hybrid, but Honda has not presented us any indicator yet about what will ability the U.S. product. Our guess is that the 2023 HR-V will debut with an engine lineup identical to the Civic’s: a foundation 2.-liter 158-horsepower 4-cylinder and/or maybe a turbocharged 180-hp 1.5-liter four-cylinder. Getting a HR-V Hybrid appears to be most likely also. It seems that the European HR-V has a comparable powertrain to that of our Honda Perception hybrid.

If the U.S. variation receives the identical touchscreen interface as the European model, it would seem to be the HR-V is receiving Honda’s hottest infotainment process. In this Civic this is possibly a 7-inch for the foundation trim degrees or a top rated-amount 9-inch touchscreen. In the Civic we have located this method to be intuitive and effortless to use.

We are also hoping the configurable rear seating returns with the new model way too. The rear seating in the recent HR-V can be stowed and folded in a range of approaches to accommodate various cargo and loading requires.

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If Honda retains the inside simple and roomy, adds a a lot more effective motor and updates the model’s technological know-how functions, it’ll be back in the working with the HR-V. This is 1 for finances-SUV shoppers to retain in mind.