2023 Honda HR-V Test Drive & Full Review

Steve finally got his hands on the brand new 2023 Honda HR-V for a full day of fun in the sun! Honda's second generation compact SUV has been enhanced quite nicely with its larger size, added technology, room and comfort, plus a more powerful engine. Come along and learn all about it!

[@EliezerGenX1975]

Love all your reviews. Keep up the great work. Awesome channel.

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

I'll do my best! Thanks for watching and your kind comments..:) Steve

[@ronniewilliams3691]

I test Drove the EX L, and fell in love! I am glad you cleared up the multiport question. The only Big Short complaint besides powertrain, is seat comfort! Go to an Auto section in a store, and get a lumbar cushion, or cushions for front seats! Once lumbar is improved, perfect! Sit back, and enjoy the trip, take your time!

[@susiejww]

Really enjoyed your review! Purchased this exact model and color but now in the 2024 model year. Excited to get it whenever it arrives. I’m going on month 2 of not having an exact delivery date. Crazy how long it takes to get a car these days but I hear with other brands I could have be waiting much much longer. This is me waiting patiently 😂

[@diaryofshae]

I enjoyed the review and your humor ! Lol thank you

[@marks8721]

Great information and a very funny presentation

[@gamalmeakhael5730]

I love your sense of humour, to make video much softer

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Thanks so much! I do my best..:) Steve

[@numerouno3112]

Great review! Can you please do one for the 2022 honda civic ?

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Thanks. We appreciate it! The Civic is definitely on my "To Do" list. The hard part is trying to get my hands on one that isn't already Pre-Sold..:) Steve

[@mxwd]

Based Steve. Just watched your 2013 Audi S4 review. Considering buying one now.

[@TheKingkingg]

Awesome review again and Awesome cuv

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Glad you enjoy our work! Hope you Subscribe and tell your friends about our channel..:) Steve

[@TheKingkingg]

@@rosenthalstevek8869 I am for few years

[@StephieGilley]

Does it have remote start, heated mirrors, heated steering wheel, heated seats? These are essential for those living in the north where it gets cold. Also, how is the air conditioning? Is it powerful and cold?

[@evgenyl.7621]

Hi Steve. Thanks for good review. I'm thinking to buy one for my wife. Not sure about color. What is the color name for this little boy?

[@dorothyann100]

I have the 2023 HRV AWD LX. I absolutely love it 💓💓💓 The speed is just fine for me, as I have a led foot, tending to take risks in a faster car. So this keeps me safe. But it’s no dog either. If you know how to use your accelerator, it will pick up enough for you. Drives and handles beautifully. I have no complaints.

[@augsburgbiblechannel9246]

I've heard the front seats were hard as a rock. I wonder how that will do for long drive comfort? Also heard they have some body stability function for comfort. Do those two things - rock hard/body stability work for comfort?

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

I was in the vehicle all day and the seats weren't bad at all. Of course brand new car seats do tend to be a bit firmer before they've been "softened up" a bit through time and miles of use. Vehicle stability can contribute to a more controlled and stable ride (hence the term) and many people might find that more comfortable than a soft and squishy ride. I hope you can check it out for yourself and let me know how the HR-V feels to you overall. Thanks for watching..:) Steve

[@augsburgbiblechannel9246]

Does it have idle stop? Nice video.

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Thanks! I am glad you enjoy our work. I do not believe the HR-V has that feature. It might show up on a Hybrid version at somepoint but not on the gas version, as far as I know..:) Steve

[@user-uv3ln5yj9s]

Omg I’m missing this guy

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

I missed you too! Subscribe to our channel and click the bell and you'll never have to miss me again..:) Steve

[@jjacob25101]

The Sport should come standard with the optional black exterior emblems. It looks great in Urban Grey Pearl. I'm getting a FWD. There are two aftermarket $300 add ons that van make this HR-V faster.

[@jatinvk5726]

He's the good homelander 😁

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Thanks! Geeeze... I had to Google homelander just to figure out what it was... Glad I'm a "good" one..:) Steve

[@kramdens1967]

I really like this review, and he kind of reminds me of Jack Lemmon lol

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoy our work and hope you Subscribe..:) Steve

[@wiaca3501]

Did Honda do anything to improve the pearl white paint?

[@aidensnow5017]

no

[@jerroljulian]

What was wrong with it?

[@michaelangelo7132]

Awesome review, just as Walter Cronkite would do (not)

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Thanks! I'll take that as a compliment..:) Steve

[@78elem]

138 lbs of torque with a cvt and weight of 2000 kg.0-60 in 11 sec. Taos: 184 lbs of torque with a wonderful dsg .0-60 in 7.5 sec and better avg economy fuel , better wad , better cargo space and look way better .

[@go5582]

Hi handsome, you need to get paid for this warm and we'll spoken video from Honda USA.

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Thanks for your kind words. I wish they would pay me...or at least buy me dinner sometime..:) Steve

[@JD-kf2ki]

People still mention "ABS" with pride as if some new technology?

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

It's certainly not "new" since it was basically introduced around 1971 for cars. I continually mention it because I feel it is one of the premier safety features (like airbags and crumple zones) ever invented for use in the automobile. Thanks for watching our video and we hope you Subscribe..:) Steve

[@mikehoyle6092]

How tall is this guy???

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

I am soooooooo tall that my feet actually touch the ground..:) Steve

[@avlog2823]

Honda HR-V's use a 2.0 liter non turbo 4 cylinder.

[@WhittyPics]

Smart wipers? Does that mean I have to buy special wiper blades?

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Nope. The wiper arm is where the action is and not the blade. Thanks for asking and thanks for watching..:) Steve

[@j.r.arnolli9734]

Pilot / Passport / CR-V / ZR-V (HR-V 🤨 in the USA) / HR-V 🤔( the real one, hybrid etc). So from big to small, 5 models🤐

[@BobsGT235]

I wouldn't own any vehicle with a CVT. It ruins any vehicle that it is in. And the reality is, it saves very little fuel over a proper automatic transmission. It's just cheaper to build, that's why some auto manufacturers use them.

[@richardvastine7486]

Good you won't buy a CVT. That leaves a new HRV available for me. Having owned a 2017 HRV with CVT with 125,000 trouble free miles I will gobble up a new 2023 Sport.

[@bobs1130]

Slow really isn't the problem with this. It's the electrical system, you can't use the rear defrost because it shatters the back window. The steering sticks and jerks like the Civic, and the back brakes rub all the time. Please if you have this vehicle, disable the lane assist and check to see if your steering is sticking before you have an accident.

[@douglaswilliams1792]

Awesome car. Only problem is it's SLOW. Fix it Honda

[@alangann8637]

One correction, one comment, one question. This car engine is NOT a turbo. Nice haircut. Who’ s your barber?

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

You are absolutely correct! I don't know why that popped out of my mouth at the 23:00 minute mark in a 25 minute review...but it did. I must have been thinking about the CR-V and not the HR-V..:) Steve

[@scottcammack8339]

Great information but the comedy not so good.

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

😭😭😭 Alas, my sense of humor has failed me again with one of our viewers... 😭😭😭 Nonetheless, I am glad you watched our video and appreciate your honest feedback! I promise I will strive to be funnier in the future..:) Steve

[@robertoavila9039]

@@rosenthalstevek8869 never stop being funny men.

[@Dranreb865]

For those scaremongers towards cvt, i tell you Nissan builds the best cvt out there. Toyota or Honda comes 2nd.

[@gamalmeakhael5730]

CTV is a deal breaker for me.

[@WhittyPics]

They can have issues. I think Toyota has the best CVT with their first gear to get it moving. Starting off the line is where most of the wear happens

[@Dranreb865]

Ctv? Can't even type right 🤣

[@quarters-eye8922]

It’s bad enough it has a CVT transmission. Only 158 horsepower ?!! Hard pass.

[@Dranreb865]

A Honda Civic type r ek generation only has 160hp. 2 less hp of a 90s icon isn't that bad. Unless you're a MOPAR guy and drinks budweiser while driving

[@POSS99]

God hondas are getting uglier and uglier.

[@jvrdlc]

car looks CHEAP!! 25k for a car with no cup holders or vents in the back.. the screen itself its big but the actual size you will use it small. I look at that Android Nav and it is just awful. Who actually buys this Honda when there are better cars out there... Hyundai Kona, even Kia have better cars nowadays

[@nadirnazim9342]

ugliest front end ever

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

It is different, that is for sure. But I've always found, whenever I'm driving a vehicle that I never see the front end of it anyway, so it's not a deal breaker for me..:) Steve

[@nadirnazim9342]

@@rosenthalstevek8869 you have a valid point there!

[@crimsonpearl4686]

This jewish guy is NOT funny at all! And he also denies he's jewish! Ya right, come on. Whose he think he is fooling? Rosenthal?? That is so jewish.

[@minhnguyen96]

how do you know

[@crimsonpearl4686]

@@minhnguyen96 Come on...Rosenthal? That is so jewish.

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Sorry about your lack of a sense of humor..:) Also, just to clarify the misdirection of your pathetic simmering anti-semitism ---- I am not Jewish. I am very proud to work for the Rosenthal Automotive Organization...and have been for going on 40 years now. Nonetheless that hasn't changed my religious or non-religious beliefs. Please do everyone a favor here and stop posting your foolish comments on our channel. Thanks..:) Steve

[@crimsonpearl4686]

@@rosenthalstevek8869 Ok, will do. How about you stop acting so goofy and just review cars?!

[@rosenthalstevek8869]

Okay... I'll see what I can do... But I can make no promises cuz I'm just a goofy kinda guy..:) Steve