Speaking of GUANGQI Honda's SUVs, from Binzhi, Haoying to Guandao, it can be said that there are its own representative models in various market segments.
However, in order to cope with the gradual segmentation of the domestic automobile market, Guangqi Honda recently brought a new SUV model ZR-V Zhizai, which has many similarities with the AMERICAN version of HR-V. In addition, the GAC Honda ZR-V will be positioned between Binzhi and Haoying as an entry-level compact SUV under GAC Honda. In this way, the competitors of the car have become Toyota Corolla Sharp Fang, Volkswagen Tuyue and other models, so how is the strength of this new SUV ZR-V product of Guangqi Honda?
Looks the same as the American version of HR-V, bigger than Binzhi?
(The picture shows the US version of HR-V)
The overall styling of the new SUV Honda ZR-V closely coincides with the AMERICAN VERSION OF THE HR-V. As Honda's global model, the US version and the Asian version of the HR-V have been unveiled one after another, and have undergone a lot of upgrades and changes, especially the US version of THE HR-V, based on the eleventh generation of Civic platform, after the creation, at the beginning of the styling design on a change honda's conventional style.
This design continues to the Honda ZR-V, compared to the Honda Binzhi and Haoying layered shapes, the irregular mesh contour of the front face of the new car, the grid-like front grille, and the L-shaped fluorescent light group and taillight strip that echo before and after are basically consistent with the design details of the American version of HR-V, giving people a feeling of not like Honda. In addition, it is worth mentioning that ZR-V also returned the rear door handle to the traditional design, compared to the handle hidden in the C pillar, it is undoubtedly better to find some when opening the door.
Moreover, from the styling contour and tail line of the Honda ZR-V, as well as the positioning of its own compact SUV, it can be inferred that the body size of the new car may be between Binzhi and Haoying, becoming the entry model of Honda's compact SUV. In this way, the opponent of the new car has become an entry-level compact SUV such as toyota corolla sharp release and Nissan Qashqai.
Interior, configuration and type the same on the line?
Like the American version of HR-V, the official currently revealed that honda ZR-V design information is not much, but after all, it is built on the same platform as the Civic, and it can be seen from the interior of the new car that the suspension central control screen and the through-type air conditioner outlet and other designs seem to be less than the same as their own type in terms of interior layout and technology level. This means that in the domestic HR-V car, we may be able to see a 10.2-inch LCD dashboard and a 9-inch central control screen.
Honda's latest Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection system and Honda SENSING system will not be absent, at least to ensure the new car's technology level and intelligent driving assistance system, such as CarLife mapping, car networking and OTA upgrades and other functions are expected to be equipped. Although the Toyota TSS2.0 Smart Travel Safety System on the Corolla Sharp may be on par with ZR-V in terms of safety performance and driving assistance level, ZR-V, which has the latest generation of Honda intelligent car system, brings a level of intelligence that is one of the best in the field of vehicles.
Not only 1.5T, the hybrid version is also on the way?
(Pictured is Honda's 11th Generation Civic)
Corresponding to the upgraded body size, the power of the AMERICAN version of the HR-V is expected to match the 1.5T turbo and 2.0L naturally aspirated engine, and the power after domestic production may be slightly "optimized", but the use of the same powertrain of the Civic is a sure thing. In this way, the most likely scenario is that like the domestic Civic, the Honda ZR-V is expected to use a 1.5T + CVT powertrain, and the 240TURBO logo on the rear of the new car can also prove this. Referring to the Civic's 1.5T high-power engine with a maximum horsepower of 182 horsepower, compared with the 2.0L Corolla Relex with a maximum horsepower of 171Ps and the 2.0L Nissan Qashqai with a maximum horsepower of 151Ps, the power performance is even better.
In addition, equipped with a 2.0L hybrid system of the hybrid version of the Civic has been declared earlier, in today's oil prices soaring, consumers have tended to hybrid models in the environment, even if this time Honda ZR-V only brought 1.5T models, but the hybrid version must not be far from us. It is worth mentioning that after the Creation of the Civic platform, the biggest change of Honda ZR-V is on the chassis, and the car is likely to be replaced by the structure of the front McPherson + rear multi-link, which also makes its positioning one level higher than Thatzy, and compared to the Corolla Sharp Release suspended after the torque beam, the ZR-V must be more worth looking forward to in the future in terms of comfort and handling.
Write at the end
When the AMERICAN version of the HR-V was unveiled earlier, we were still speculating whether the car would be introduced to the domestic market in the future, and with the arrival of the Guangqi Honda ZR-V, this conjecture has now been confirmed. At present, the styling design of Honda ZR-V has moved closer to the American version of HR-V, and the configuration and power are naturally the Honda CONNECT 3.0 machine and 1.5T+CVT power that we are familiar with, even compared with potential competitors such as Toyota Corolla Sharp, Nissan Qashqai and Volkswagen Tuyue. All in all, the unveiling of GUANGQI Honda's new ZR-V further expands its compact SUV product matrix while providing consumers with more choices.