Honda HRV Vti / VTi L

The first thing you'll notice about the HRV is its refinement and comfort.

The HRV has come a long way since its first iteration fifteen years ago.. It's now rivalling its larger CRV sibling for interior room.

The HRV sits on the Honda Jazz platform but is slightly longer than a Jazz.
It's amazingly quiet on the move. At Idle the 1.8 litre engine is so smooth you have to look at the tachometer to make sure it's even running.

Acceleration is brisk through a marvellously efficient CV gearbox. The engine produces just 105 kw and 172 nm of torque but that's more than enough to get you down the road in quick time. I averaged around seven litres per 100 kilometres in mainly city diving. The gear selector has only three forward positions.. Drive, Second and Low for engine braking on steep hills. Ride comfort is approaching the best in class.. very smooth and supple over just about any road surface.

A large seven inch touch screen provides details on car functions and audio.. but the screen itself is very fiddly.. there's no volume knob, just a sliding touch adjustment and it requires a bit of mucking around. The steering wheel audio buttons were used more often as they were much easier to operate.
The same screen presents rear views from the tailgate mounted camera..a great safety feature.

Big soft seats are a pleasure to sit on but are a smidgin flat for my taste.

The fascia has plenty of ventilation outlets for driver and front passenger and there are lots of padded areas on the console and door cards

The hidden rear door handles bring to mind earlier Hondas with this feature, which can momentarily catch a few unwary occupants out.. searching for the handle in the usual place .

Headlights are right on the money , bright and clear..on high and low beam.
The HRV handles surely, although the steering could be a bit light for some.

The latest HRV sits fourth in the sales race in its class , behind Australia's market leader Hyundai's Ix35, Mazda's CX3,and Mitsubishi's ASX.
On refinement alone the HRV is worth a look and prices start from a very competitive  24 K to 33 for the top of the line VTiL. 

Peter Sellen

Quiet..roomyg..comfy economical sales..reverse camera fiddly touch screen..handles well.  Good value..

electronic parking brake. wifi. Large touch screen. Plenty of ventilation vents in the dashboard only to lower gears drive second and low.

plenty of padding in the driver's door armrest and door card padding....hidden rear door handles.bright headlights.easy steering effort..