Honda HR-V Facelift Review UK, Better All Around! (4K)

Honda HR-V Facelift Review UK, Better All Around! (4K) | Carcode

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The 3rd generation Honda HR-V was released in 2021, and had been a very successful small-midsize hybrid SUV ever since! In this facelift, Honda has tweaked the styling inside and out, included more equipment as standard and also improved the cabin refinement.
Honda has also added 2 extra trims to the range with the Advance Plus and the Advance Style Plus, alloy wheel options have also reduced in cost from over 1,400 to under £400 for all 3 optional wheels! However I prefer the standard wheels which have remained the same as the pre-facelift HR-V.
It was an honour to have the Honda HR-V as my first press loan car, thanks to Honda U.K. for making this video possible and also to Kendal Honda which featured in some clips & also allowed me to drive both back to back. I did notice the difference in refinement, although not massive, it was welcomed, feeling generally more quiet and settled.
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@craigwall8703 Ай бұрын

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.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Excellent to hear, I’m glad it was informative thank you Craig! 😊

@richardrichard9631 Ай бұрын

Excellent review, carry on doing what you do. Very informative.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Thank you, more content on the way!

@baltvdb Ай бұрын

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.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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 😊

@andrewjohnston2901 28 күн бұрын

Excellent review sam and quality of editing 👏👏 lots of facts and figures

@Carcode 28 күн бұрын

Great to hear, thanks Andrew!

@jdmguy44 Ай бұрын

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.

@mussinata8133 Ай бұрын

Outstanding review 👏

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙌🏻

@barrycurwen6949 Ай бұрын

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.

@Carcode 29 күн бұрын

Thank you Barry, I really appreciate your comment! 😄

@scottgregory885 24 күн бұрын

Excellent full in-depth review! ❤❤

@Carcode 23 күн бұрын

Thanks Scott!

@RickyG84 Ай бұрын

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 👍🏻

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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 😊

@Tellyawhat4 25 күн бұрын

Great review! Love your British accent!

@Carcode 23 күн бұрын

Thanks I’m reaching an international audience it seems 😅

@nickwilding5852 Ай бұрын

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.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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 😊

@AlanMacdonald-on6nd Ай бұрын

Another cracking review Sam thank you

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, thanks Alan!

@milan4ever Ай бұрын

Yellow and Orange would be great

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Absolutely! That would definitely further spice up the exterior 💛🧡

@MrDelpioro Ай бұрын

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!

@ms.b9093 Ай бұрын

The Euro version is so much better looking than the North American model!

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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 😄

@domenicolaruccia 7 күн бұрын

What the new efficiency of the motor/driving are?

@tinsletoesandunicorns5989 12 күн бұрын

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..

@Carcode 12 күн бұрын

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!

@AndrewKNI Ай бұрын

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. 😏

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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 😅

@markrichardson9591 Ай бұрын

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.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

The hybrid system does use a form of CVT transmission, as you say to engage the electric motors or engine 👍🏻

@markrichardson9591 Ай бұрын

@@Carcode kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJjPoY2Kh7lpp6csi=DVe30JxFHJTG5L_e. This is the information that relates to the Honda eHEV system.

@RickyG84 Ай бұрын

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.

@liong87 Ай бұрын

agree with you Mark...it's actually a traction motor that drive the wheels. It should be called e:cvt

@247ADIE Ай бұрын

great review, new subscriber

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Cheers! 👋🏻

@sinancnar3383 Ай бұрын

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?

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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!

@sinancnar3383 Ай бұрын

@@Carcodeoh my dear! Even the dealership does not have the right info 🥲 thank you for the reply anyways, I appreciate a lot.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

No worries! The ZR-V and Civic Advance both have opening sunroofs if that helps?

@dazsly Ай бұрын

Nice review. Bit expensive shame they dont have a basic diesel version. My 2012 crv is still going strong.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Thank you 😄

@TheMrALVT Ай бұрын

Do you know if this has a timing belt or timing chain please?

@Onnitfan1 Ай бұрын

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."

@AndrewUsher-t1o Ай бұрын

Excellent test good info.Looks a lovely motor.Is it a big move up from the jazz which i have and love

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes it is a lot bigger than the Jazz and has a few extra bits of tech 👍🏻

@AndrewUsher-t1o Ай бұрын

Would it cost much more to run than jazz as I currently get about 69 mm from jazz

@AndrewUsher-t1o Ай бұрын

Should say 69 mpg

@thereckonerjd Ай бұрын

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+).

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Unfortunately not, it remains the same as the pre-facelift. You can have the bike rack hitch but not a trailer one.

@thereckonerjd Ай бұрын

@@Carcode thank you!

@chris-townson Ай бұрын

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.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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!

@chris-townson Ай бұрын

@@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

@Carcode Ай бұрын

@@chris-townson Ah yes, the e:Ny1 is based on the HR-V and that doesn’t have the Magic Seats 🪄👍🏻

@MorganHeritao Ай бұрын

The boot is so small because the passengers in the rear have really luxurious space.

@chris-townson Ай бұрын

@@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.

@ubernoob103 27 күн бұрын

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.

@myothurazaw Ай бұрын

My MG3 hybrid did almost 69 mpg over 200 miles from Grimsby to London.

@Carcode Ай бұрын

Wow that’s fantastic!

@Christmascancelled Ай бұрын

The Honda would have got more, around 75mpg.

@myothurazaw Ай бұрын

@Christmascancelled not sure about Honda. Yaris might do.

@shivamarya5225 Ай бұрын

Its a Small hatchback. Id rather get a Jazz

@myothurazaw Ай бұрын

@@shivamarya5225 The price is bigger too.

@Christmascancelled Ай бұрын

No cone on this car ???

@truth959 Ай бұрын

The grill needs a bezel

@MelonLemon007 Ай бұрын

a big fan of Honda, but NOT the CVT!

@AIEnhanced-ts5ko 17 күн бұрын

Are you old enough to drive?

@Carcode 17 күн бұрын

Yes.

@Azaz-uf2vi Ай бұрын

Its like double the price compare in canada 😂😂 in canada base model cost $29000 cad compare £31000 pound 💷 big difference

@MorganHeritao Ай бұрын

I don't really understand why honda is pricing their cars this high in Europe. Almost nobody's buying Hondas anymore

@Carcode Ай бұрын

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.