Unveiled in early April 2022, the American Honda HR-V is a crossover SUV developed on the basis of the Civic chassis, and compared with the Eurasian HR-V, there is a certain degree of difference in size and appearance, so although the two models have the same name, they are indeed two completely different models.
According to the latest news from Japanese media, this enlarged version of the AMERICAN HR-V may be introduced into Japan under the name of "ZR-V" in October 2022, and Japanese Honda registered the name of ZR-V with the Japanese Patent Office as early as October 2020. The reason why the AMERICAN HR-V was introduced to Japan is actually not difficult to guess, that is, to resist Toyota's Corolla Cross released in 2020!
Looking at the current Honda SUV product line, because the CR-V has been enlarged a lot after the advent of the fifth-generation model, there is indeed a gap in combat strength between the current Eurasian HR-V and CR-V. At the same time, Toyota has launched the Corolla Cross and Yaris Cross for medium-sized and small crossover SUV levels to meet market demand. Compared with Honda's current hr-V as a confrontation, it is inevitable that it will be weak, and it will also show the importance of introducing this American HR-V developed on the basis of the Civic.
In fact, in addition to the possibility of Japan introducing the US HR-V, there have been previous rumors that Europe will also introduce the US HR-V in 2023. From this point of view, the status of the US HR-V is also likely to evolve from a single-market model to a global strategic model. Even the future introduction to the Asia-Pacific market is not impossible.