2016 Honda HR-V - Off Road And Track Review

[@jimrees1778]

Well, i bought my 2018 HRV new, it is now 2021. Last winter we had huge amounts of snow in my area. My HRV did much better than i had expected. I was able to go any place i wanted to when most other vehicles were stranded in their driveways or on the side if the roads. No regrets on getting my HRV, also still getting 30 mpg. Just a little update.

[@Lotus2575]

I got this car 2 months ago, HR-V Ex (no nav) & love it! Since I live in snow country, AWD helps a lot too. I was looking at Mazda CX-5 but I could buy HR-V brand new for the price of used CX-5 & very happy with my purchase.

[@seansteryu7398]

Lotus2575 you would be happier with CX5 as I got rid of my HRV before factory warranty ran out.

[@SonyEnthusiast]

@@seansteryu7398 impluse buyer 😂

[@benjaminchasse5390]

For the brake hold you dont actually have to press it every time you come to a stop, you just have to leave it on and it will engage when you stop and disengage as soon as you hit the gas pedal!

[@sofloflow]

Lmfao never thought id see a HR-V offroading.

[@jimrees1778]

The HRV might just surprise you, it did me.

[@solarflaresss]

I haven been driving the HRV for almost 6 months. I feel very powerful on the high way.

[@nicknack5523]

Danny Ng I think they feel faster in person than what they suggest

[@MrCloudey]

It's because he had eco mode on..

[@SonyEnthusiast]

Me too

[@jirehplaza3565]

Hows the fuel consumption?

[@patrickj898]

@@jirehplaza3565 About 13 Kilometers per Litre

[@SalveMonesvol]

I wish there was a "rallie" version of this car, with the 300 HP turbo-4 from the civic type R and a proper 6 speed manual. With all wheel drive and less weight, it should be faster in a straight line than the Civic, and maybe as quick in less than ideal roads. Dream car material.

[@cartere9981]

If only they let real car enthusiasts design cars

[@reaality3860]

The two-wheel-drive (FWD) HR-V has more ground clearance than the AWD. Disengaging the traction control helps offroad, but make no mistake, this Honda HR-V AWD is an ON-road vehicle.

[@RotchildFrancoisJr]

Bruh! So many videos, I'm loving this! Perfect timing for the long weekend,

[@simplebirdy]

I test drove one and loved it but ended up getting a cr-v I would have been happy either way.

[@jimrees1778]

I like them both, but the HRV gets way better MPG.

[@jimrees1778]

Only had my new HRV for a few weeks, but so far I like it. The engine with cvt has plenty of power for me. It seems very solid built, very quiet inside while driving. Looking forward to see how it does on snow covered roads in the rural area I live in. Cargo space is amazing. What is not to like?

[@cartere9981]

The CVT on the hrv I think actually benefits it obviously helps with mpg a lot if you drive careful also feels like it gives plenty of responsiveness to pass

[@weaseldragon]

The LX gives you an other 1.5" of front headroom (without the moonroof).

[@czg2012]

car engineers have to explain why they keep putting the automatic shifter on the floor. use the dashboard or steering column for the shifter. create more space in a tiny vehicle.

[@ShaiyanHossain]

Maybe it has to do with it being based off the Fit? Also the Manual transmission makes most sense to be put on the floor

[@vvw90]

Very powerful indeed if you are not an aggressive driver.

[@MarcosCruz-xe7vv]

That break hold would come in useful when driving the manual version.

[@tripjet999]

Marcos Cruz Whose "hold" do you wish to "break"?

[@MarcosCruz-xe7vv]

I know I made some spelling errors.

[@LasiruMaheerathna]

Hey Jason! I own the Japanese varient of this car called the Honda Vezel. My car has a 1.5l engine coupled to a 7 speed DCT and a Hybrid Electric motor. I don't know if it's available in the USA but it has some good acceleration compared to what you've experienced here partly due to the electric motor which manages to push you back to your seat. Try and see if you can find a Hybrid HR-V and see if you can do a review. Cheers mate! :)

[@Gapbriel]

Testing with Awd and 2wd it’s the same in that situation , Awd helps a lot when it’s rain and for snow

[@rwac07]

these cars never go in those conditions - usually to soccer practice, the mall, then back home.

[@MrPheonixG]

Haha! Nice cover up about the camera! :P And thanks for the review!

[@Agent77X]

Needs higher performance engine if you plan on driving it on the highways but for the city streets it perfect!

[@jimrees1778]

I do not agree, mine does just fine on the highway.

[@FPShkED]

Can you please do a review on the 2016 CRV?

[@DarnBuntley]

Do you plan to review the Honda Civic Si? I'd really like to see a review on that.

[@patwickgriff]

The HR-V is not in the same class of vehicles as the Outlander, Santa Fe, and CX-5. The HR-V competes with the Renegade, Trax, and CX-3.

[@EngineeringExplained]

patwickgriff Outlander Sport* (smaller vehicle), Santa Fe Sport* (smaller vehicle), CX-3 is not released yet. And either way they could certainly be cross-shopped.

[@FGuilt]

"I think slow is the word that describes it well..." LOL.

[@franzfms86]

Awesome!!!

[@ubacow7109]

The Juke should learn form this in its next iteration~

[@agrozema54]

Does it have 4 doors?? It kinda looks like the Hyundai hatch

[@abdul9525]

Really, I could put a sedan in that "off road" conditions you tested the HRV with.

[@fishycomics]

The First Gen CR-V was SLOW, and can you say it is the same SLOW as the First Gen? When you say Clearance you are saying 8.0 inch or 8.1 inch. It is not a 4x4. When you Went from 40 to a dead stop ABS skipped skidded sounded like it was skipping. When you went Off road is it just like the CRV. And to me this is such a under sized engine but yet a excellent economy car. Power is not everything

[@superdrummer3578]

Can I ask why you released 5 videos in a row? Is it like a comparison test between all the cars? Just curious. :)

[@EngineeringExplained]

Peter Georgiev This video explains why! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJy3hKB6qduesK8

[@PTMG]

Lol did you shatter the drivers side mirror?

[@tylerwatt12]

plokmijn47 looks like a reflection from a trim piece on the outside

[@EngineeringExplained]

plokmijn47 Just a reflection. It is a mirror, after all. ;)

[@PTMG]

Ah weird angle I spose

[@dawizard273]

can you plz make a review on 2017 C-HR

[@cjk247]

if its under powered then why doesnt honda put that 1.5 turbo engine in it?

[@seansteryu7398]

cjk247 the brought this outdated Japanese Vezel to the America as HRV. Horrible choice as the 1.8 previous Civic motor lacks of power. But Honda always play their games, I believe they will eventually put 1.5 turbo at the end of this first gen HRV to boost sales.

[@SergeyKasimov]

What camera did you use to record this video from the inside thanks

[@ravi_svn]

he uses a go pro

[@djclown7pb]

i drove this in Denver co,and at a mile high it is under powered, a 2.0 or a turbo would be nice.... I wasn't to sure about the awd system, I wonder how it would do in deep wet heavy snow!!!

[@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043]

djclown7pb it can go through 4 inches of snow

[@ElectricRides]

What is the difference between the duties of a handbreak and the "breakhold" ?

[@SubieandFriends]

Thats what I said what a dumbass feature even worst is the people that think its something new and so cool....geez people ever heard of a parking break????

[@splewy]

*brake

[@waynewilliams1487]

Does sport mode make a difference? Is the awd front wheel biased?

[@chrisyu98]

Why not just import the AWD Honda FIT?

[@drink15]

Too small

[@chemlab9873]

Please review honda vezel hybrid RS.

[@LaxMerange]

Brake hold so while at a Red light, you can turn around to tap you kid and you dont have to worry about tapping the car in front of you

[@SubieandFriends]

I think you can simply put any car in park and do whatever it is that u do without having to worry about the car moving or actually you can even put the car in nutrual and hit the parking break and it will do the same thing....duh!

[@EAS573182]

That "storage area" in the center is laughably small.

[@senorgato70]

Aneesh Sompalli Agreed and that's unusual for Honda who is known for working in nice storage areas in most of their cars.

[@tripjet999]

senorgato70 And "picnic tables." LOL!

[@senorgato70]

***** haha. Yeah, whatever happened to the picnic tables!!!!???

[@benjaminchasse5390]

+senorgato70 this is kind of a late reply but i wanted to mention that there is also a large storage space under the front of the center console, very much like in volvo's, which gives some extra storage space

[@DisappointedScrosh]

Seriously. I went from a 2008 civic to a 2016 HR-V and there is almost no storage space compared to the civic. All I can fit in my storage compartment is a screwdriver, a can of ozium, and a pair of sunglasses.

[@Moonface00z]

Review the civic 2016 please

[@forrest225]

CVT should have a sport mode that rev's faster IMO. Why not ya know?

[@stoicmuse]

+forrest225 it does, as well as paddle shifters, set it to S instead of D and it will hold the RPM better, still, a little underpowered, but I think when the update comes in a couple years, it would likely have the 2.0 or 1.5 Turbo from the civic

[@USFanLovesMinHo]

No offense but should you have take the clearance height into consideration when deciding to test this off road. I would never use this vehicle off road and if I lived in an area where I had to, then I would get a vehicle with the clearance height of the Outlander Sport or a vehicle that is as high or higher.

[@EngineeringExplained]

USFanLovesMinHo ... the purpose of the event was to test these vehicles off-road. As in, Honda provided the car, journalists test it.

[@pat3657]

ur comparing this truck to cars from different segment.. cx5 competes with crv and mitsubishi and santafe hrv competes with cx-3 chevrolet trax hyundai tucson and the buick rendezvous.

[@EngineeringExplained]

pat seccareccia Do you believe they haven't been cross-shopped before?

[@drinkingthatkool-aid3193]

Hyundai doesn't make an SUV that competes against the CX3, Trax or HR-V. Tucson goes up against CX5, Equinox, Sportage, CR-V. You probably should research more lol.

[@Therealvoidx5]

pat seccareccia

[@nikolasgunadi765]

Mitsu outlander sport

[@cedricesanders6085]

I just bought this same car

[@TheSadface25]

How do you guys get these car brand new to test

[@alexasaud1529]

So I'll play the Devil's advocate, you didn't compare it against the Fiat 500x, but you did compare to its sister car the Jeep Renegade it seems unfair to automatically discount it as a contender. Just sayin

[@shawn11207]

does this guy know the crv has paddle shifters, and a sport mode?

[@shawn11207]

hrv

[@joshradema7290]

Think it awsome I have a crv tuned up and I would race any body and beat them there a really good rally car

[@sameerjura6535]

I want one

[@the6cow6god6]

so this has the civic engine in it? would civic parts fit on the engine then so u could mod it with stuff for more power or even (more) fuel economy ?!?!?!?!

[@xn7331]

this is a different engine than the civic, i believe. the civic has a 1.5T or a 2.0L

[@-kudin-1780]

yes. it is the civic engine but from the old generation

[@The-asphalt-cowboy]

I drive a 1.8 civic 240k

[@เฟิร์นเเซ่พาน]

I so upset with Hyundai sonada only 10 yr with 140k transmission and so many things broke. Already gave to junk yard. keeping my 18 yr old 264k Honda accord still running strong plus my 2016 hr-v . Sister got 2007 Honda fit since new165k had just replaced 4 coils and sparkplugs.

[@waynewilliams1487]

You lost me at 141hp the suv has no guts--no glory😎

[@mickeystanic4750]

It's Honda 141hp = 230 GM hp.

[@usdm420]

Is this TheDudeinBlue?

[@EngineeringExplained]

+usdm420 I think it says who's channel it is somewhere around here...

[@usdm420]

+Engineering Explained Glad I found this channel then! Suhweeeeet!

[@RaY_77W]

What is wrong with you people have you tried the sport mode?

[@Rfhdvcgf]

Lol I have the 1.5 l eletcric hybrid version with a dct and this model has some power and zippy.

[@eguy83]

Have imported one from japan, 1.5 hybrid with 160 ps

[@Colynn9]

I'm really disappointed in Honda. As a long-time owner (1st Civic, Accords, Fit), I've admired their classic 'Germanic' styling. In recent years their styling is deteriorating into arbitrary swoops, creases and useless gimgaws. Gone are the simple, clean lines. Gone is the consistent inside/outside look. Ironic that their vehicles look more Korean while Korean cars are looking more Japanese. Soichiro Honda would spin in his grave to see this evolution to Form over Function!

[@rainretribute9852]

Ikr. These cars army the same as the 90s

[@jessicavalencia1975]

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[@chiconeto4055]

Time Traveler's Illusion Frozen

[@oiviamichel5679]

Honda is not German it is Japanese but good job

[@BESTNOODLEREVIEWS]

And to think that's based off of the Honda Fit chassis lol

[@hollyberry1221]

This guy is hilarioussss

[@travisproteau8285]

What's the tow rating like with that cvt?

[@stoicmuse]

+Travis Proteau Probably not much, since it is based off of the Fit Chassis

[@vitorgabrielqueiroz8147]

it is four by four ?

[@aimanfadli441]

Nope

[@SeanAlegator]

No but all wheel drive

[@Trucemore]

VEZEL & HRV

[@sriontube]

Where is Honda Pilot review.

[@deeneshbundi]

Are you in utah

[@RaY_77W]

The japanese hrv definitely isnt slow.. and it has 140hp vtec r18...same as american spec.. mine isnt slow by any means.... its a caribbean/south american model..its a zippy sub-compact SUB

[@RaY_77W]

SUV*

[@Camhin1]

HI, How are you?

[@pewdiepiefan4lifebrofist451]

if it's a push engine start how do you turn the air-condition and radio on without turning car on. like key start cars have on and start.

[@vadimnesen8060]

. push quickly to turn on radio ... press and hold to start. something like that

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

You press it twice for that. Just once for the radio.

[@alwaysright8157]

If you want to play the radio without running the motor, press the start button once without pressing the brake. The motor wont start unless the brake pedal is pushed in. Pressing the start button twice will activate all the electronics that are available as if the motor is running. Pressing the start button again will turn everything off. I hold in the brake pedal, tap the start button and put on my seat belt while the motor is starting, no need to hold the start button in.

[@ivan-xl8tw]

wow

[@user-777]

Разве это бездорожье !У нас после дождя дороги хуже!!!

[@smartracingautocraft5583]

my hrv always have a sound when bumbing..i didnt know what happend..everything sound so lose..damn

[@kloppskalli]

my 1994 Mercedes C class can drive thru a puddle as well

[@amodeuamodeu2880]

I am having a serious problem here at home , my wife doing a diet, and this farting very stinky !

[@shaadahmed4456]

HONDA HRV VS MAZDA CX 3

[@ahsanahmed3412]

HONDA HRV VS HONDA VEZEL

[@jacobkatari9126]

Don’t you love it when they show you a photo of the car doing something extra ordinary in the title photo and then you never see it in the actual video. And it’s always some guy with a foreign speaking accent. What a cheap shot gimmick, just to get you to watch their review?

[@clover7359]

The 6-speed manual transmission's gear ratios are _atrocious._

[@rainretribute9852]

Why do you say this? I'm interested in buying an HRV manual and go off-road occasionally in big island hawaii

[@dallasgentry343]

You need to learn to shuffle steer and you won't have as much body roll

[@MatthewTaylor3]

This video had no VTEC noises or Whiteboard explanations. I want a full refund.

[@level-zero999]

As a youtube with so many subs, poor camera angles!

[@oldassaccount9034]

Bruh that thing made in thailand. There is another version that we singaporeans recognise well is the Honda Vezel which is very similar to the Hrv but the thing is the vezel is actually made in japan.

[@opeksarkopek6172]

ngomong naon sia budak,teu ngarti aing

[@tacticalcanadian2722]

Junk