2016 Honda HR-V Review Honda provides a new subcompact crossover, and it comes at a reasonable price
With the HR-V, Honda now has a small ute to complement its lineup of CR-Vs and Pilots. And it has one other vehicle spun off from the very likable Honda Fit, the hatchback that has been a finalist in both The Car Connection's and Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy competitions.
The Honda HR-V features a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine excellent for 141 horsepower and 127 pound-feet of torque. For the front-wheel-drive LX and EX, the engine arrives paired with a standard six-speed manual transmission. A continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) is advisable on those trim levels and standard for the front-drive EX-L Navi. All-wheel drive (AWD) is an existing option on all three trim levels, but only with the CVT.
Whereas the CR-V is based on the Civic, the HR-V shares its platform with the Fit subcompact. The HR-V, on the other hand, is a whole order of magnitude a lot more solid- and substantial-feeling than that waif-like little box. The cabin is way wider, the windshield isn’t miles away, and the interior design and stuff are perfect. If you never looked behind you, you could quite easily be so sure that this is a new CR-V.
The HR-V is suspended with McPherson struts in front and an H-shaped torsion beam and coil springs in back. The solid rear axle was selected for both packaging and (we’d assume) cost advantages. This is the first Honda with an electric parking brake, enabling features like hill assist and auto brake hold. All HR-Vs arrive with 17-inch alloy wheels and 215/55 section all-season tires.
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