From the first time I contacted Ryan, he kept me informed.
Honda HR-V Hatchback
1.5 eHEV Advance 5dr CVT [2024]
Honda HR-V Hatchback
Download vehicle brochureThe modern HR-V represents everything that’s good about a Honda lease, as the manufacturer has always expertly married reliable practicality with style and comfort.
Key facts & figures
- Manufacturer OTR: £33,160
- Fuel consumption: 52.3 mpg
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Fuel Type: Hybrid
- Engine size: 1498 cc
- 0-62mph: 10.7 seconds
- No. of seats: 5
- CO2 emissions: 122 g/km
- Engine power: 131 bhp
- Boot size: 319 cm³
Honda’s compact HR-V crossover has long flown under the radar – in fact, you could even say it’s been almost forgettable over the years.
Honda has tried numerous design philosophies with it. Initially, it was a rather strange-looking SUV in the late-1990s. It blended practicality with affordability in a reasonably utilitarian-looking car, which the Japanese automaker hoped would appeal to beachgoers and the surfer scene.
This design was followed by a more rounded shape a few years later, incorporating a sloping roofline that took on the likes of the Nissan Juke. But, for many, it simply looked like an enlarged version of the Honda Civic at the time.
Neither design was particularly successful, so Honda returned to the drawing board again. It needed to because of the competition in this market segment. Anything perceived as second-rate just won't do.
Happily, the latest version of the HR-V has shown a lot more promise, and nearly a quarter of a century from the first one, this third-generation hybrid model has a more menacing and muscular, yet simpler and cleaner, design.
But is it any good? That is what we’re aiming to find out.