New Honda HR-V Release Expected to Become the "New Civic" of the SUV Session

New HR-V look

Tougher appearance

The new HR-V adopts a new shape, compared to the relatively miniaturized appearance of the old HR-V, this time the whole has become more large, of course, the most obvious is the new style design of the front face, which is very different from the previous Honda design language.

The new front face design has a refreshing look, first of all, the front grille part, the front of the car made a similar forward bulge design, so that the middle grid part and the entire front face present a three-dimensional sense, look very recognizable. The middle net adopts a hexagonal design, and the interior is also a small hexagonal design, which is quite a tough style, but the most conspicuous is the engine compartment cover connected to the middle net part, and the lid is designed with two muscle lines, which are connected with the two muscle lines in the middle net part, and there is some domineering feeling.

In addition, the lower front bumper is flanked by matte decorative panels, which are more dynamic than the old model. As for the headlight group, it is not selected to be connected to the front grille, and the overall shape is still maintained with an elongated design, which should be similar to the wing LED headlights from the picture, with L-type LED day running lights.

Coming to the side of the body, you can see that the new HR-V has been strengthened in size, the rear and C pillar have obviously been lengthened, and the angle has also been set steeply, the area of the rear window is wider than the current Binzhi, and the rear spoiler has also been added to the top of the rear. A major feature of the previous HR-V was that the rear door handle was hidden on the C-pillar, and the new HR-V eraser canceled this design, and the rear door handle changed back to the traditional door handle. Since the size of the vehicle has increased, it looks more stable. In terms of wheels, a new five-spoke rim is also used, which looks very dynamic.

Tail design, did not see the day gauge and XR-V on the through the tail light design, is still to keep the tail light separate design, of course, the shape is also a new style, compared to the tail light of Binzhi / XR-V, HR-V tail light is more rounded, L-type tail light strip and the front LED day light also echoed.

Interior: Similar to the New Civic

Although the interior of the new HR-V has not been officially announced this time, through the official language expression, it is also possible to roughly guess the interior of the HR-V.

Eleventh Generation Civic

Previously HR-V's interior is the same scheme as Binzhi /XR-V, the whole style is placed in 2022 is really somewhat outdated, and in terms of Japanese standards due to the replacement upgrade, the entire interior has adopted a new design language, the current 11th generation of Civic interior is also using this set of the latest interior design, and the official also shows that the new HR-V is sharing a platform with 11th generation Civic, so we can guess that the interior scheme of the new HR-V will adopt a similar design to the 11th generation Civic.

According to the "hobby" of the previous North American market, the dashboard will retain the traditional pointer-style instrument, but the new HR-V has such a personalized appearance, with a 10.2-inch full LCD dashboard, which is also quite in line with its positioning. In addition, like the hive style air outlet panel used by the 11th generation Civic central control, the exquisite air conditioning knob with anti-slip design, etc., I personally hope that the HR-V assembly, after all, the interior of the 11th generation Civic is still quite exquisite, and it is believed that it can also be favored by many consumers on this personalized SUV.

Power: Expected to be equipped with 1.5T

This time the announcement of the new HR-V, the power also did not mention any information, but the current North American market Binzhi that set of old 1.8L natural suction power, obviously in this era is not enough to see, then the new HR-V is necessary to replace the more novel power system.

Eleventh Generation Civic 1.5T engine

At present, in the North American market, the 11th generation Civic on sale provides two kinds of power, one is a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine, the other is a familiar 1.5T engine, and the power system of the new HR-V has a high probability of using the same two sets of power. Similarly, if the new HR-V enters The country, then HR-V will most likely be equipped with a power combination of 1.5T + CVT.

Honda also mentioned in the announcement: "The new HR-V will be equipped with a more responsive engine and a new independent rear suspension, making this compact SUV more confident, refined and fun to drive." So it is speculated that the rear suspension of the new HR-V chassis will be equipped with independent suspension, rather than the torsion beam rear suspension similar to the Binzhi/XR-V, presumably Honda also wants to create another "Civic" in the field of SUVs.

Will it be introduced? Is there a market?

This more "approachable" SUV with a larger space than the FunChi/XR-V will further open up the market for 100,000 SUV levels. In terms of consumer-focused space, the Corolla Sharp has a wheelbase of 2640,mm, which is only 29mm less than the compact CR-V, although it is exactly the same as the Corolla in the interior, but its wide cockpit performance is the focus. In addition to space, the Corolla Requiem is also equipped with a 2.0-liter Dynamic Force engine, which is equipped with a Direct Shift CVT gearbox with a maximum output of 126 kW (171PS), and the 1.5-liter engine mainly sold by the Syngen/XR-V is quite advantageous in terms of performance.

HR-V, which is highly similar to the Corolla Resten, from the information currently available, the wheelbase should be between Binzhi/XR-V and Haoying/CR-V, around 2640mm, and the length is about 4.5 meters, so the performance of such cockpit space should be able to meet the domestic consumer market. In addition, if it is equipped with a power combination of 1.5T + CVT, then there is nothing to worry about, after all, this set of power is still absolutely strong at the same level, and HondaConnect intelligent mutual guidance and Honda Sensing can also provide enough intelligent experience.

However, I personally believe that the probability of Dongfeng/GAC Honda will introduce HR-V is not large, after all, Honda has clearly indicated that all its products will be converted to pure electric in 2040, and in the case of the increasing tide of electrification in China, this time will only be advanced and will not be delayed.

Taking a step back, even if it enters the domestic market, its actual sales will not be able to surpass the Binzhi/XR-V. The main reason is the price, the price of Binzhi / XR-V is between 120,000-170,000, but its main sales model, that is, the price of about 150,000 models, can not enjoy 1.5T power or relatively full-featured configuration, if HR-V only comes in with a single power, then what will be its pricing? Presumably it will not be lower than the price of 150,000.

On the other hand, the highly similar Price of Corolla Ruifang/Fenglanda is similar to that of Binzhi/XR-V, but their actual sales in the market are 3-5 thousand units, even if they are full of their own advantages, but the influence on domestic consumers is not large. In addition, HR-V also has a strong opponent, that is, the honda electric vehicle "Polar 1" that has recently established a name, in the current domestic consumer market, the demand for electric consumption is growing, and the polar 1 with the appearance of the Japanese standard Binzhi will also bring great pressure to HR-V in terms of appearance and pure electricity and intelligent experience.

brief summary:

Extremely personal and quite refined, it is a label for the new HR-V. For Honda, such a cross-border SUV can meet those who do not want to be dull but need space users, from the perspective of product strength, HR-V is indeed worth looking forward to, but the key is whether this car will come, after all, "polar turbulence" has begun to show its strength. (Text: Pacific Auto Network Gao Zijian)