2022 Honda HR-V [AU]

The all-new Honda HR-V delivers a unique and responsive driving experience, with exceptional efficiency delivered by Honda's powerful and efficient two-motor e:HEV powertrain - available for the first time on a HR-V. The next-generation of the Honda's popular compact SUV offers outstanding space, comfort and utility, as well as advanced safety and technology features, all within a bold and sleek coupe-inspired form. When reimagining the HR-V, Honda set out to create a car with a desirable blend of stand-out design, exceptional efficiency and ultimate usability. Conceived to meet the exacting needs of modern consumers, the new model achieves a rare balance of premium SUV styling and exceptional spaciousness, with compact dimensions and easy entry and exit for passengers. The third generation of Honda's small SUV is also the latest model in the line-up to wear the e:HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) badge, representing the next step in the Honda Australia's commitment to introduce hybrid variants of each vehicle line with the arrival of every full model change.

Grand concept

The new-generation Honda HR-V is the culmination of an extensive review of modern consumer attitudes. Having evaluated how today's active, connected population identifies and selects high value products, Honda developed the HR-V not only as an all-new compact SUV, but as a consumer product that must appeal through desirability, functionality and usability. Applying the mantra 'Amp up your life', Honda engineers focused on enabling active lifestyles throughout every stage of the new HR-V's development. The objective was to widen the possibilities of what customers can do with the car to support and 'amplify' their everyday lives. The result is a contemporary coupe-SUV body that appeals through the simplicity of its design, while its exceptionally spacious and versatile interior is more user-oriented and comfortable to sit in than ever. The all-new HR-V also achieves a desirable yet rare combination of premium SUV styling and exceptional space efficiency. It successfully extends the Honda brand's reputation for quality, functionality and practicality, and presents it with an individual and fun style, all within a compact package.

e:HEV powertrain delivers optimal mix of efficiency and performance

The all-new HR-V is available with Honda's advanced e:HEV hybrid powertrain, giving the popular compact SUV the perfect blend of efficiency and performance. e:HEV has won acclaim in Europe for combining strong performance with high levels of real-world efficiency and refinement. With no need to plug-in and charge, the HR-V is suitable for every driving situation, combining the responsive performance and efficiency of an electric vehicle with the usability of conventionally powered cars. The e:HEV powertrain consists of two compact, powerful electric motors that work alongside an Atkinson-cycle 1.5-litre DOHC i-VTEC petrol engine, a lithium-ion battery and an innovative fixed-gear transmission coupled to a power control unit. The system benefits from advancements made over 20 years of hybrid development in Honda road cars and in Formula 1®. The e:HEV system in the HR-V is more compact than in the Jazz and has a higher degree of energy density, which enables it to generate greater torque. The number of cells in the battery has increased by 25 per cent, allowing greater storage and deployment of electric power compared to Jazz.

1.5L DOHC i-VTEC engine

The Vi X grade in the all-new HR-V line-up is powered by an efficient 1.5-litre DOHC i-VTEC four-cylinder port-injection engine, paired with a low-friction technology Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) featuring step-up shift control during acceleration and brake-operated step-down shift control to provide light and safe deceleration. The DOHC i-VTEC system enhances the effect of VTEC by adding Variable Timing Control (VTC). VTC is a hydraulically operated system that controls the timing of the chain-driven intake camshaft, advancing or retarding it during the intake cycle. During normal operation, intake camshaft timing is retarded at low-rpm operation to help provide more stable idling while at the same time reducing exhaust emissions. As rpm and engine load increase, the intake camshaft is slightly rotated; this advances the timing on the primary intake valve so that it opens sooner, for better cylinder filling. At higher engine speeds, both intake valves are opened to increase air/fuel flow, sometimes while the exhaust valves are still open; this valve overlap uses some of the suction of the escaping exhaust gases to help draw more air and fuel through the intake valves into the cylinder. The result is an engine that strikes a good balance between fuel efficiency and performance. The 1.5-litre DOHC i-VTEC engine produces 89 kW of power and 145 Nm of torque, with a fuel consumption rating of 5.8 L/100km for the ADR 81/02 combined test result and CO2 emissions of 133 g/km.