American-Spec Honda HR-V Revealed
As we learned last week, Honda’s first SUV wasn’t a Honda at all. Caught flat-footed by the SUV boom, Honda took some desperate measures to get bring something to market that had an “H” on the grille.
While the CR-V came out at exactly the right time, Honda waited nearly a decade after the Passport’s launch to come up with a large SUV. This time, they’re a little quicker in responding to the next wave of the SUV boom – the subcompact crossover.
The HR-V, already revealed as the “Vezel” in world markets, will go head to head with the Nissan Juke and Chevrolet Trax. Next month will bring the HR-V’s debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, along with details on powertrain, equipment levels and maybe even pricing. Given the success of the CR-V and Pilot, it’s safe to assume that this will be a huge hit for Honda.
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That's a nice looking little car, I like it! The grille area is a bit too busy for me in terms of design, but overall it's very handsome.
"As we learned last week, Honda’s first SUV wasn’t a Honda at all" Are you kidding??????? My relative was buying Passport. I said, "don't do it". 3 lawsuits later.... As far as HR-V goes... I bet that its interior will be, how to say this... worse than Mazda CX5 or Juke.
What - no rear door handles?
Put on two more doors, paint it yellow, and it's a CVCC wagon.