Just haapen on your channel by chance looking at a new car for my wife. By far the most comprehensive reviewer of new cars I've seen. The fact you took time to drive previous iteration back to back and cover improvements is excellent. Well done.
Excellent review, very balanced, informative and thorough. By far the most useful and watchable review of this improved model. I think you are spot on with the type of driving where this car will excel. Well done.
They're such good looking vehicles, I too was hoping they'd have offered it with the Civic powertrain, seems a bit underpowered. Love the new blue colour.
They are very stylish especially in the blue! As I say for town driving as well as A&B roads it’s perfect, but for those who do a lot of motorway driving more power / a bigger engine would be better 👍🏻. Thanks for watching 😊
Very smart. I'd have one. Dont be fooled by the Honda quoted 0-60 time of over 10 seconds. CarWow clocked a 0-60 time of 8.7 seconds. Plenty quick enough for a small SUV like this. Japanese manufacturers are always conservative with 0-60 times.
Have now clocked 30,000 kms in our first year with the car and averaged 24.4kms per litre in mixed city, backroads and motorway driving. Air con is always on. Car is used for school run, shopping, holidays and weekends. Under normal driving conditions the car is quiet and smooth, hardly needing to dip into hard acceleration or kick down, mostly driven in Eco mode. Suspension is well controlled and steering predictable. With a family of 4 and the boot loaded with luggage for the weekend, we don’t feel the need for more power on Thailand’s open or mountain roads. Magic seats are excellent for permitting heavy or difficult loads to be carried within the wheelbase.
Fantastic work Sam and a huge congratulations on getting your first press car 🎉🎉🫶🏻☺️ I can imagine how made up you are about that, it’s a huge milestone and long overdue in my opinion! Your reviews are always so well produced and informative, you put so much work into Carcode it’s fantastic to see manufacturers are finally giving you recognition. And big shout out to Honda for being the first to loan you a car 😊 Haha I did notice in the thumbnail you’d matched your outfit with the HRV 😂 when you next do a wizard update I’ll remember to do a fit check and expect some yellow shorts/trousers and a black shirt/hoodie 🤣🤣🤣 Love the drone work in the intro shots too - plus the HRV itself is way better with all the revisions. I do like a green car so will be interesting to see what the standard paint looks like, although that blue would definitely be my second choice. Be nice if Honda brought back a yellow special edition on one of their cars too - I remember my dad looking closely at an Eddie Jordan Civic in the 90s and the yellow looked great on it. I know the HRV isn’t exactly a performance special but with the black trim round the wheel arches I think it would look great 👍🏻
Yes! It was very exciting to get my hands on my first loan car 🚙 🎉 More matching outfits to come! The drone shots were thanks to my Dad, it’s very cool to add another element to the videos and something a longer time with the car allowed 😄 I’m sure the green will look nicer in person than on the online configurator, I will just have to wait until one comes into the dealership. Yellow is always a good shout! 🤞🏻They add yellow as an option on the upcoming Prelude Hybrid. Thank you for your continued support and encouragement Richard 😊
Why oh why does everyone who reviews the Hondas insist on saying they have a CVT it doesn’t have a gearbox, engine drives a generator to the battery and the electric motor to the wheels, and the engine engages a clutch to the wheels at higher speeds, and this information is out there.
The H:EV system does have a gearbox, even a full EV has a gearbox, albeit a reduction one. My understanding is that the H:EV engages a clutch in its gearbox as a form of direct drive from the engine at high speeds, or where the power of both the motor and engine are required. Being a clutch its operation to the end user feels extremely CVT esque and for all intents and purposes a clutch by its own nature is variable so can be considered a form of continuously variable transmission. Honda don’t market it directly as a CVT transmission but a a rose by any other name…. I think that’s where a lot of this confusion comes from.
Had a test drive quite recently, a small incline and transmission kept going so loud I first thought it was broken 😂 the dealership manager said I’d get used to, not a chance. Bet it’s a good car as long as you plan on doing most of your driving traffic jams and city as fuel consumption real good, I am 1.75 meters tall, couldn’t stick my elbow out, yeah I like to drive this way in summer, felt like I was trapped inside. That ride was best proof you must drive it before you buy. I love the way it looks though!
A great review Sam. The small improvements seem to make a big difference. The HRV certainly seemed quiet cruising between 40-60mph (and I don't normally accelerate hard) so it would be good enough for me. A very smart looking offering. I assume that the Jazz has the same engine set up? The only issue is the price but then they are all expensive these days. 😏
Thanks Andrew, definitely all of the small tweaks add up! It is a very similar set up to the Jazz, with a little more power. Yes, it’s more on the premium price end, but yes it everything is expensive now 😅
Thank you for this review. I'm looking for my next car and I've been looking at a range of cars. One thing I've noticed is that Honda have a higher spec therefore a higher price. If you take a VW T-Roc for instance and add heated seats, auto dim headlights ect to bring it up to the Honda spec , there's not a big difference in price..
That’s correct, Honda includes all the features on each trim rather than needing to add lots of options and packs that you see from other brands! If you like to have lots of equipment on your car the Honda can work out cheaper and of course it is a hybrid so you should save a bit of fuel compared to a T-Roc, especially if you do a lot of town driving. Thanks for watching!
I agree! We do also sell your version of the HR-V Hybrid here but it is named the ZR-V Hybrid. I do like the look of the ZR-V, but I think our HR-V looks more modern and unique 😄
Nobody seems to have mentioned this, but I’m going to have to add some constructive criticism. The Honda E:HEV system doesn’t have a “transmission” at all - multiple times you go on about a “CVT”, going as far as to describe the cone/belt at some point, but this is factually incorrect. Google how the ehev system works - its basically a direct drive e-motor powering the wheels, with the engine serving mostly as a power unit for a generator. That generator feeds power to the battery, which then powers the direct drive motor. Only when the car deems it most efficient will there be a direct mechanical connection between the wheels and the engine (via a clutch). Great video otherwise.
what's the floor length and width of the boot with seats down? you look a little tall for camping comfortably? my wife and i are only 163cm. Could we stretch out?
Hello, first of all great review! Many thanks. Only your review showed the sunroof moonroof thing. I still call it a “thing” because I cannot find any information about this. I asked a local dealership about this and they told me: the front has a sunroof, it opens. The back is only a moonroof, not opening. Is that accurate?
Thank you, I appreciate your comment 😊 The front section has a manually retractable sunblind, revealing a fixed sunroof, the rear has 2 panels which hide the rear fixed sunroof. Neither section of the roof actually opens, they just let the light in!
Great review as always. I really like the car - and the magic seats are back! I'm pretty sure the pre-facelift didn't have them. They're a bit too pricey and the boot is too small for the class of vehicle. I'm not sure i could cope with the mooing CVT. It's a shame because i love how it looks and should be really well engineered.
Thanks Chris! The Magic Seats were on the pre-facelift too, a great feature. It does look great and you get used to its ‘Mooing’ 🐄 especially around town where it hardly makes noise. It’s a more niche vehicle for those wanting something that stands out and provides great fuel economy, just not perfect for lots of motorway trips and you are correct it’s not the cheapest car, but it is unique!
@@MorganHeritao I think they got the balance wrong. They've needlessly sacrificed too much boot space for an overabundance of space for rear passengers. For this class and size of car, it doesn't make much sense.
Yes, they are totally different cars though! Canada does not yet have the hybrid version of the HR-V (Known as the ZR-V over here) also the North American HR-V is made in Mexico, whereas our HR-V and ZR-V for the European market are produced in Japan. Unfortunately the European market sees bigger taxes, import charges etc further driving up the price of new vehicles.
The H:EV system does have a gearbox, even a full EV has a gearbox, albeit a reduction one. My understanding is that the H:EV engages a clutch in its gearbox as a form of direct drive from the engine at high speeds, or where the power of both the motor and engine are required. Being a clutch its operation to the end user feels extremely CVT esque and for all intents and purposes a clutch by its own nature is variable so can be considered a form of continuously variable transmission. Honda don’t market it directly as a CVT transmission but a a rose by any other name…. I think that’s where a lot of this confusion comes from.
Just haapen on your channel by chance looking at a new car for my wife. By far the most comprehensive reviewer of new cars I've seen. The fact you took time to drive previous iteration back to back and cover improvements is excellent. Well done.
Excellent to hear, I’m glad it was informative thank you Craig! 😊
wasnt expecting this good and indepth review. Good work :)
Thank you, I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it! 😊
Excellent review, very balanced, informative and thorough. By far the most useful and watchable review of this improved model. I think you are spot on with the type of driving where this car will excel. Well done.
Thank you Barry, I really appreciate your comment! 😄
Excellent review, carry on doing what you do. Very informative.
Thank you, more content on the way!
Great in-depth review!
Thank you!
Excellent review sam and quality of editing 👏👏 lots of facts and figures
Great to hear, thanks Andrew!
They're such good looking vehicles, I too was hoping they'd have offered it with the Civic powertrain, seems a bit underpowered. Love the new blue colour.
They are very stylish especially in the blue! As I say for town driving as well as A&B roads it’s perfect, but for those who do a lot of motorway driving more power / a bigger engine would be better 👍🏻. Thanks for watching 😊
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Had two both went brilliantly not underpowered at all plus 60 mpg
Very smart. I'd have one. Dont be fooled by the Honda quoted 0-60 time of over 10 seconds. CarWow clocked a 0-60 time of 8.7 seconds. Plenty quick enough for a small SUV like this. Japanese manufacturers are always conservative with 0-60 times.
Excellent full in-depth review! ❤❤
Thanks Scott!
Have now clocked 30,000 kms in our first year with the car and averaged 24.4kms per litre in mixed city, backroads and motorway driving. Air con is always on. Car is used for school run, shopping, holidays and weekends. Under normal driving conditions the car is quiet and smooth, hardly needing to dip into hard acceleration or kick down, mostly driven in Eco mode. Suspension is well controlled and steering predictable. With a family of 4 and the boot loaded with luggage for the weekend, we don’t feel the need for more power on Thailand’s open or mountain roads. Magic seats are excellent for permitting heavy or difficult loads to be carried within the wheelbase.
Thanks for sharing! That is very impressive fuel economy about 68MPG UK if my maths is correct.
Glad to hear you are enjoying your HR-V 😊
Outstanding review 👏
Thank you! 🙌🏻
Fantastic work Sam and a huge congratulations on getting your first press car 🎉🎉🫶🏻☺️
I can imagine how made up you are about that, it’s a huge milestone and long overdue in my opinion! Your reviews are always so well produced and informative, you put so much work into Carcode it’s fantastic to see manufacturers are finally giving you recognition. And big shout out to Honda for being the first to loan you a car 😊
Haha I did notice in the thumbnail you’d matched your outfit with the HRV 😂 when you next do a wizard update I’ll remember to do a fit check and expect some yellow shorts/trousers and a black shirt/hoodie 🤣🤣🤣
Love the drone work in the intro shots too - plus the HRV itself is way better with all the revisions.
I do like a green car so will be interesting to see what the standard paint looks like, although that blue would definitely be my second choice. Be nice if Honda brought back a yellow special edition on one of their cars too - I remember my dad looking closely at an Eddie Jordan Civic in the 90s and the yellow looked great on it. I know the HRV isn’t exactly a performance special but with the black trim round the wheel arches I think it would look great 👍🏻
Yes! It was very exciting to get my hands on my first loan car 🚙 🎉
More matching outfits to come! The drone shots were thanks to my Dad, it’s very cool to add another element to the videos and something a longer time with the car allowed 😄
I’m sure the green will look nicer in person than on the online configurator, I will just have to wait until one comes into the dealership. Yellow is always a good shout! 🤞🏻They add yellow as an option on the upcoming Prelude Hybrid.
Thank you for your continued support and encouragement Richard 😊
I love it and especially the magic seats.
The Magic Seats are excellent 👏🏻
Why oh why does everyone who reviews the Hondas insist on saying they have a CVT it doesn’t have a gearbox, engine drives a generator to the battery and the electric motor to the wheels, and the engine engages a clutch to the wheels at higher speeds, and this information is out there.
The hybrid system does use a form of CVT transmission, as you say to engage the electric motors or engine 👍🏻
@@Carcode ua-cam.com/video/6glpZTRT6qE/v-deo.htmlsi=DVe30JxFHJTG5L_e. This is the information that relates to the Honda eHEV system.
The H:EV system does have a gearbox, even a full EV has a gearbox, albeit a reduction one.
My understanding is that the H:EV engages a clutch in its gearbox as a form of direct drive from the engine at high speeds, or where the power of both the motor and engine are required. Being a clutch its operation to the end user feels extremely CVT esque and for all intents and purposes a clutch by its own nature is variable so can be considered a form of continuously variable transmission.
Honda don’t market it directly as a CVT transmission but a a rose by any other name…. I think that’s where a lot of this confusion comes from.
agree with you Mark...it's actually a traction motor that drive the wheels. It should be called e:cvt
Great review! Love your British accent!
Thanks I’m reaching an international audience it seems 😅
Yellow and Orange would be great
Absolutely! That would definitely further spice up the exterior 💛🧡
Another cracking review Sam thank you
Glad you enjoyed, thanks Alan!
Had a test drive quite recently, a small incline and transmission kept going so loud I first thought it was broken 😂 the dealership manager said I’d get used to, not a chance. Bet it’s a good car as long as you plan on doing most of your driving traffic jams and city as fuel consumption real good, I am 1.75 meters tall, couldn’t stick my elbow out, yeah I like to drive this way in summer, felt like I was trapped inside. That ride was best proof you must drive it before you buy. I love the way it looks though!
A great review Sam. The small improvements seem to make a big difference. The HRV certainly seemed quiet cruising between 40-60mph (and I don't normally accelerate hard) so it would be good enough for me. A very smart looking offering. I assume that the Jazz has the same engine set up? The only issue is the price but then they are all expensive these days. 😏
Thanks Andrew, definitely all of the small tweaks add up! It is a very similar set up to the Jazz, with a little more power. Yes, it’s more on the premium price end, but yes it everything is expensive now 😅
Thank you for this review. I'm looking for my next car and I've been looking at a range of cars. One thing I've noticed is that Honda have a higher spec therefore a higher price. If you take a VW T-Roc for instance and add heated seats, auto dim headlights ect to bring it up to the Honda spec , there's not a big difference in price..
That’s correct, Honda includes all the features on each trim rather than needing to add lots of options and packs that you see from other brands! If you like to have lots of equipment on your car the Honda can work out cheaper and of course it is a hybrid so you should save a bit of fuel compared to a T-Roc, especially if you do a lot of town driving.
Thanks for watching!
This car reminds me of the movie Caddyshack. Who would buy this car? Then your neighbor gets one and you say "it looks good on you, though."
The Euro version is so much better looking than the North American model!
I agree! We do also sell your version of the HR-V Hybrid here but it is named the ZR-V Hybrid. I do like the look of the ZR-V, but I think our HR-V looks more modern and unique 😄
Nobody seems to have mentioned this, but I’m going to have to add some constructive criticism. The Honda E:HEV system doesn’t have a “transmission” at all - multiple times you go on about a “CVT”, going as far as to describe the cone/belt at some point, but this is factually incorrect. Google how the ehev system works - its basically a direct drive e-motor powering the wheels, with the engine serving mostly as a power unit for a generator. That generator feeds power to the battery, which then powers the direct drive motor. Only when the car deems it most efficient will there be a direct mechanical connection between the wheels and the engine (via a clutch). Great video otherwise.
great review, new subscriber
Cheers! 👋🏻
Nice review. Bit expensive shame they dont have a basic diesel version. My 2012 crv is still going strong.
Thank you 😄
what's the floor length and width of the boot with seats down? you look a little tall for camping comfortably? my wife and i are only 163cm. Could we stretch out?
Excellent test good info.Looks a lovely motor.Is it a big move up from the jazz which i have and love
Thank you! Yes it is a lot bigger than the Jazz and has a few extra bits of tech 👍🏻
Would it cost much more to run than jazz as I currently get about 69 mm from jazz
Should say 69 mpg
Hello, first of all great review! Many thanks. Only your review showed the sunroof moonroof thing. I still call it a “thing” because I cannot find any information about this. I asked a local dealership about this and they told me: the front has a sunroof, it opens. The back is only a moonroof, not opening. Is that accurate?
Thank you, I appreciate your comment 😊 The front section has a manually retractable sunblind, revealing a fixed sunroof, the rear has 2 panels which hide the rear fixed sunroof.
Neither section of the roof actually opens, they just let the light in!
@@Carcodeoh my dear! Even the dealership does not have the right info 🥲 thank you for the reply anyways, I appreciate a lot.
No worries! The ZR-V and Civic Advance both have opening sunroofs if that helps?
I am a Honda fan, we have a Jazz-hybrid in the household but the HRVs boot is way too small, needs to be 400 litres minimum for me to consider it.
Hi, compared to the Jazz, the HR-V does have a bigger boot, but it isn’t over 400L unfortunately. Thanks for watching!
Is it possible to add a trailer hitch for a trailer? So far it was only allowed to add a trailer hitch for bike-racks (European Model of HRV 2021+).
Unfortunately not, it remains the same as the pre-facelift. You can have the bike rack hitch but not a trailer one.
@@Carcode thank you!
Great review as always. I really like the car - and the magic seats are back! I'm pretty sure the pre-facelift didn't have them.
They're a bit too pricey and the boot is too small for the class of vehicle. I'm not sure i could cope with the mooing CVT. It's a shame because i love how it looks and should be really well engineered.
Thanks Chris! The Magic Seats were on the pre-facelift too, a great feature. It does look great and you get used to its ‘Mooing’ 🐄 especially around town where it hardly makes noise. It’s a more niche vehicle for those wanting something that stands out and provides great fuel economy, just not perfect for lots of motorway trips and you are correct it’s not the cheapest car, but it is unique!
@@CarcodeI do still really like it. On the magic seats, I must have been thinking of the eNy1 which looks almost identical to the HRV
@@chris-townson Ah yes, the e:Ny1 is based on the HR-V and that doesn’t have the Magic Seats 🪄👍🏻
The boot is so small because the passengers in the rear have really luxurious space.
@@MorganHeritao I think they got the balance wrong. They've needlessly sacrificed too much boot space for an overabundance of space for rear passengers. For this class and size of car, it doesn't make much sense.
What the new efficiency of the motor/driving are?
Do you know if this has a timing belt or timing chain please?
My MG3 hybrid did almost 69 mpg over 200 miles from Grimsby to London.
Wow that’s fantastic!
The Honda would have got more, around 75mpg.
@Christmascancelled not sure about Honda. Yaris might do.
Its a Small hatchback. Id rather get a Jazz
@@shivamarya5225 The price is bigger too.
The grill needs a bezel
The small boot is the deal breaker for me.
It's small but quite wide
a big fan of Honda, but NOT the CVT!
Honda need to ditch cvt and go for dct
No cone on this car ???
Its like double the price compare in canada 😂😂 in canada base model cost $29000 cad compare £31000 pound 💷 big difference
I don't really understand why honda is pricing their cars this high in Europe. Almost nobody's buying Hondas anymore
Yes, they are totally different cars though! Canada does not yet have the hybrid version of the HR-V (Known as the ZR-V over here) also the North American HR-V is made in Mexico, whereas our HR-V and ZR-V for the European market are produced in Japan.
Unfortunately the European market sees bigger taxes, import charges etc further driving up the price of new vehicles.
Are you old enough to drive?
Yes.
It hasn't got a CVT gearbox! In fact it hasn't got a gearbox! When will you people learn!
It does have a CVT transmission that works with the hybrid system. It does differ from a traditional CVT, but it is still there.
The H:EV system does have a gearbox, even a full EV has a gearbox, albeit a reduction one.
My understanding is that the H:EV engages a clutch in its gearbox as a form of direct drive from the engine at high speeds, or where the power of both the motor and engine are required. Being a clutch its operation to the end user feels extremely CVT esque and for all intents and purposes a clutch by its own nature is variable so can be considered a form of continuously variable transmission.
Honda don’t market it directly as a CVT transmission but a a rose by any other name…. I think that’s where a lot of this confusion comes from.
They changed the steering wheel to the right side. Wow. Oh damn yanks. Was this reviewer in Harry Potter?
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Kindergarten kid reviewing a car.... hilarious....
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US current hrv is horrible clone of ford front facia, and no hybrid, honda becoming useless option for me anymore