Honda has taken the wraps off of the redesigned 2023 Honda HR-V and the subcompact crossover includes a heavy dose of Civic styling and content material, inside and outdoors.
This isn’t a shock, contemplating that the HR-V headed to U.S. showrooms in early June rides on the identical platform because the compact sedan and borrows considered one of its powertrains—although sadly, it’s the one with no turbo. We bought an opportunity final month to check out the brand new HR-V in Los Angeles and see how these modifications really feel up shut.
The redesigned HR-V might be supplied in three trims: LX, Sport, and EX-L. Pricing begins at $24,895 for the LX, together with a $1,245 vacation spot cost, adopted by the Sport at $26,895 and the EX-L at $28,695.
2023 Honda HR-V
The final era HR-V had awkward proportions and a unusually sloped tailgate, however most of these tough edges have been smoothed out. The 2023 HR-V includes a good-looking design with an extended hood, customary LED lights at each ends, and the identical black trim that many of those small SUVs characteristic to persuade you that they’re truly utility automobiles and never tall wagons. Most of the previous HR-V’s angular parts have been eradicated with an emphasis on easy strains and outstanding fenders that give it a hippy look from the rear particularly.
The mid-level Sport grade will get a number of design options of its personal, with 18-inch black wheels, a black spoiler (as a substitute of physique coloured), a bigger exhaust tip, and a wavy entrance grille. Do not be shocked if Honda additionally finally ends up providing an HR-V that wears a TrailSport badge. The TrailSport grade was launched on the up to date 2022 Passport SUV and Honda has hinted that we’ll see it supplied on different automobile strains.
There is just one engine possibility: the Civic’s base engine, a 2.0-liter inline-4 good for 158 hp and joined to a repeatedly variable transmission. Honda says the HR-V will get totally different CVT tuning than the Civic and hopefully that helps what we’ve thought of to be an anemic powertrain into one with extra pep. All HR-Vs include customary front-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive obtainable as a $1,500 possibility. The AWD system now sends extra torque to the rear than earlier than to enhance automobile dynamics and there’s a brand new Snow mode that’s meant to enhance efficiency in slick situations.
2023 Honda HR-V
The 2023 HR-V has grown considerably for this new era. The wheelbase has been stretched by 1.7 inches to 104.5 inches, however general size is up rather more to 179.8 inches. That’s a rise of 9.4 inches over the earlier mannequin and provides the HR-V a way more vital presence on the street. Surprisingly, Honda’s specs say this development has truly resulted in much less rear legroom (down from 39.3 to 37.7 inches) and solely a achieve of 0.1 cubic ft of cargo room to 24.4 behind the rear seats. However sitting within the new HR-V the backseat feels considerably extra spacious and has bigger home windows that make visibility a lot improved, for each the passengers and the driving force.
Inside, the styling is pure Civic. There’s the identical honeycomb metallic air vents and steel switches that give the HR-V’s cabin a extra upscale really feel than opponents. The infotainment touchscreen sits atop the flat dashboard, measuring 7.0-inches within the LX and Sport fashions, whereas the EX-L comes with a bigger 9.0-inch display screen that additionally provides wi-fi Android Auto and Apple CarPlay (these require a wired connection on the smaller display screen). The entrance seats don’t characteristic any sort of thigh extension, however really feel very supportive and ok for lengthy stints behind the wheel.
Between the entrance seats, there are USB ports on both facet to permit each passengers simple charging entry and a space for storing under the controls for the drive mode and the parking brake that makes use of all of that tunnel house with spectacular effectivity. A brand new customary 7.0-inch show can be discovered within the instrument cluster, although the Civic’s totally digital show isn’t supplied.
2023 Honda HR-V
2023 Honda HR-V
2023 Honda HR-V
Customary security options are strong and embrace automated ahead emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with low-speed observe, energetic lane management, and visitors signal recognition. Blind spot screens are customary on the Sport and above, whereas the EX-L additionally provides entrance and rear parking sensors.
The updates to the 2023 HR-V enhance lots of the outgoing mannequin’s pains, with its added measurement making it extra habitable (backseat passengers will thanks). And we’ll have to attend till we drive it to know for certain, however the transfer to the Civic platform ought to enhance trip high quality and make the HR-V really feel extra planted on the street.
Honda isn’t stopping at a redesigned HR-V; there are additionally redesigns on the best way shortly for the CR-V and Pilot, each of which have been noticed testing.
