PRECISELY one month after its preliminary tease, Honda’s all-new HR-V compact SUV has been revealed in all its glory with the high-riding little household hauler because of arrive in Australia inside the subsequent 12 months.
In contrast with the present mannequin, the brand new HR-V – often known as the Vezel abroad – is sort of unrecognisable save for its sloping rear tailgate and roofline, taking up a far squarer look than its considerably rounded predecessor.
On the entrance we discover a slim set of headlights capped by a frowning set of daytime operating lights, linked by a singular piece of chrome trim.
Beneath the trim is a brand new built-in radiator grille loosely resembling the form of the outgoing Hyundai Tucson’s grille.
On the backside of the entrance fascia is a trapezoid decrease consumption underlined by a contrasting black and silver lip.
Trying from the facet, the entire typical SUV styling cues are current together with black plastic cladding across the wheelarches and facet skirts, generously sized alloy wheels and extra floor clearance than a daily passenger automobile.
A couple of signature options embody the aforementioned sloping tailgate, a delicate character line linking the bonnet line with the tail-lights and the acquainted hidden rear door deal with – nonetheless built-in into the black window surrounds.
On the rear that character line is sustained between the tail-lights by a pink brake strip with the tail-lights themselves being an identical form to the headlights.
The rear bumper matches the entrance in being subtly trapezoidal in form, black in color and that includes a silver would-be skid plate.
That trapezoid theme is sustained on the tailgate twice, with each the numberplate reduce out and tail-light being wider on the backside than on the prime.
Native pricing and specification particulars are but to be confirmed by Honda Australia, nonetheless inside the cabin we discover a prominently mounted infotainment touchscreen, modern built-in air vents, black material and leather-appointed upholstery, dual-zone local weather management, energy home windows, a multifunction steering wheel and the ‘magic’ second row (fold down and flip up).
Honda says the brand new mannequin will proceed on in its predecessor’s footsteps of providing “class-leading inside area”.
As beforehand reported by GoAuto, the brand new HR-V is the newest mannequin to hitch Honda’s expending line-up of electrified automobiles, all fitted with differing variations of the model’s e:HEV system.
For these unfamiliar with the system, it’s primarily based across the electrical motors slightly than an inside combustion engine with the fuel-burning powerplant there purely to assist generate electrical energy for the battery and motors.
“The present HR-V continues to be probably the most common and profitable fashions within the Honda vary, so we’re trying ahead to the brand new mannequin becoming a member of the line-up in Australia over the subsequent 12 months,” a Honda Australia spokesperson mentioned.
“We can share extra particulars concerning the all-new HR-V for our market as we get nearer to the native launch.”
The present mannequin has been a stable performer for Honda Australia in years passed by and it was an identical story final month, chalking up 662 gross sales and accounting for six.7 per cent of the more and more crowded sub-$40,000 compact SUV section.
