Pros & Cons of the 2023 Honda HR-V EX-L AWD

[@MeynMotorGroup]

See my 2022 Mazda CX-30 Review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6vceot_nMZ3jbc

[@garygarlock8080]

I just got a 2024 hrv. Love it. It rides really nice. We will see how it does in the snow in a few months

[@lindagutierrez5042]

I’m a grandma and it’s sounds like the chill car for me. 🙏 ❤️ it.

[@gregz3156]

I'm glad I purchased the HR-V EX-L. I didn't test drive it, or sit in it, or even unlock it. My previous car was heavily damaged by hail (over 17K to repair). Fortunately, this was one of only five small SUVs available in my town. I immediately purchased it before anyone else. 👍

[@ryster2220]

My fit was just totaled and I’m about to buy this, how do you like it after some time with it?

[@MsBrendalina]

One thing I love about this car is that it has the car seat latches visible. So its super easy to install and remove car seats

[@tameradavis4574]

I absolutely love mine. It also came with life time free oil changes for an additional $800 which will pay for itself fairly quickly. I have always been a Chevy/Toyota person but the HRV EXL has converted me!

[@MeynMotorGroup]

That's not bad after 10 oil changes or after 50k miles it would pay for itself glad you like the vehicle!

[@JohnDeLorme-g7d]

I wanted a 23 Accord EX last year as I was trading my 20 Fit EX with 8200 equity. In Texas, my insurance was going up 445.00 in my 6 months. A Civic was 440.00 more on insurance. The lowest increase was 235.00 on the 24 HRV EXL. I refused to pay almost 300 a month for insurance on the Accord. I got the 24 HRV EXL. My insurance is 229 a month. My payment is 342. I paid 29,000 MSRP and financed 20,500 for the HRV. I’m paying extra principal so in 10 months I’m down to 11,800. I’m glad I didn’t get the 1.5 turbo Accord as they have the oil dilution and blown head gasket issues. I’m glad I have the plain 4 cylinder engine. Accords and Civics are stolen a lot and expensive to repair.check the insurance before you buy a car. Some are less than others. I got the FWD in Milano Red. I get a lot of compliments on my car.

[@GoaWay...]

Cons for me. 1st. Con: price. 2nd con: mpgs. 3rd con: idle stop/start

[@pamelabarrell3153]

The only thing I don’t like is it is underpower. However, I don’t need anything more. It’s new design is hands down the best around. It’s classy and fun especially once you get up to speed. I would never pay anything over stick tho and a lot of these Honda dealers were doing that. I just gave a deposit for a 2024 too model. Can’t wait to get it. It offers so much more that than other other car in it’s class and for the price it’s SO worth it. Honda is really unmatched

[@garygarlock8080]

Oh and honda has remarkable warranty i got 100k mi. Or 8yrs. And free schedule maintenance for 2yrs with any new Honda. And if your credit is good you get honda financing. With great rates. All in all so far i feel comfortable in my purchase. I just hope to take care of it and it last like older hondas always did. Its my daily driver. Work car. So i hope it lasts

[@moeanthony9308]

Great review Kevin as always. The biggest and Iam not sure you mentioned is the ridiculous cost. Honda in general has seen significant increases. This could hurt the hrv as the crv lower trim may be equivalent to hrv higher trim. A Rav 4 Hybrid is almost the same price. Overall good vehicle but buyer beware in price in a very competitive small compact mkt. Hope you are well my friend.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Yea I never recommend buying a fully loaded “normal” car. I think the HRV Sport in FWD would be perfect for most families and save way more money than buying this fully loaded AWD model.

[@moeanthony9308]

@@MeynMotorGroup Agreed 👍🏿

[@HULK515]

We own 2025 Honda HRV EXL AWD Nordic Green Wonderful SUV very comfortable air conditioning blows extremely cold in the heat outside of over 100 degrees this vehicle isn’t meant to for speed it’s meant for reliability like Toyota cars that’s why we bought it . We also own 2023 Honda Pilot EXL BEAUTIFUL Ride we had replaced our old 2005 Honda Pilot EXL with 300,000 Miles still drove like new it says a lot .

[@gregholman2930]

When it first came out I thought the HR-V was really nice inside & out but the competition is fierce and I think the Dodge Hornet GT would be my pick, I know being a dodge it's not as reliable but It has the right stuff, 250HP, cool exhaust pipes for around $30k, based on the Alpha Romero platform & design, has that Italian flare that I think is gonna push the Dodge Hornet to the front of the class!...CHeers!

[@Th3Shrike]

You can not compare a Honda to a Dodge, most Honda buyers do so because of the reliability and would never even consider the Dodge. Why anyone would get this over a civic hatchback or anything from Hyundai/Kia have no idea

[@snkr_em]

Honda all the way!!🎉🎉🎉😅

[@haileycraig7330]

I’m looking at this video because my dodge just burnt to the ground literally Friday night

[@peteryamaha6426]

We are recent proud owners of a new 2023 Honda HRV EXL. While the pricing seems to be bit higher than the competition, it makes up for it with residual value. The only negative comments that we have seen on KZbin, etc, have been "It's too slow, not great gas mileage and no rear arm rest". Being that it's not designed to compete in drag races, not very often transporting adults in the back seat or driving legal + speed limits on the interstates, the car does just great. 0-60 in 9 seconds is as good as some of the "performance" cars of a few years ago. The missing arm rest is just not that important unless you are doing a trip that exceeds a couple of hours with adults in the car and we are currently getting 35+ MPG at 65-70 MPH on the interstate. Guess having an upscale interior, an excellent compliant quiet ride and residual value doesn't count for much, eh?

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Well with journalism you have to speak the good and the bad of course. Imagine if everyone said nice things about everything.. you wouldn’t be happy with a review like that would you? You would call that a commercial and call that particular reviewer a sell out. If the bad doesn’t bother you, God bless. You found something that meets your needs and the good that the product does have enticed you enough to pull the trigger. Perhaps for another shopper, the cons of this vehicle will be a turn off and the pros might not be good enough for them to convince them. Everyone is different my friend.

[@yumyumkitty2104]

Can you tell me how much it costs to fill up the tank? I'm considering leasing one.

[@peteryamaha6426]

@@yumyumkitty2104 The tank holds about 14 gal so it depends on how much the gas is in your area. We did lease ours.

[@peteryamaha6426]

@@MeynMotorGroup I agree that both the good and the bad should be reported so that the public has the correct information. That way the buyer knows what may be the deciding factor to making their decision. But stating that one car can only achieve 28 city and 32 highway mileage when their competitor is capable of 29 and 34 or 0-60 is 9.1 second but the other brand is 8.9 seconds is ludicrous. I could use other examples but it would be pointless. The proof is in driving each of those that interest the buyer and let them make the decision. Yes, give them the facts, but one fact remains: How long do they last if the buyer decides to keep them for any length of time. That should be a deciding factor as well. But it is impossible to really know. One last point. It seems with different reviews come different opinions. Why is that?

[@MeynMotorGroup]

@@peteryamaha6426 I noticed you fluffed the numbers there by a bit 😅 no need for that my friend you made a great choice. 9.4 seconds for this model according to car and driver and 25 city 30 HWY for this model. As long as you are happy, the feelings of everyone else is irrelevant 😊

[@Sunby59]

I was looking forward to purchase Sport for my wife. Thank god that I had a chance to drive one at local dealer. This vehicle's accelerations is DANGEROUSLY SLOW. It's scary to merge on highway in this vehicle. Honda should have use 1.5T and would have been a great sub-compact SUV.

[@nongguenn]

It’s slow because of CVT, not the engine. If it has automatic transmission or manual transmission, you’ll see much faster acceleration.

[@snkr_em]

Cvt is the best daily driven I can tell

[@vinesintheriver]

My only issue with the car is the dealership wants me to nearly pay 40k for it and it’s outrageous

[@MeynMotorGroup]

hell no never pay over msrp for any car

[@joeoconz3365]

Even with excellent credit my rates are 7.29% which might turn me away. Not to mention I placed an order a few moths ago and no estimate time of delivery and hasn't been built yet. No additional features and it's going to cost me 44k cdn dollar. Might just go for subaru with half the interest rates and better awd system and it's standard.

[@Alex-xg2mp]

that’s literally what i paid 44000 for the car with capital one being the lender it’s insane.

[@annsmith4897]

I've been driving Honda for 30+ years. Never needed any repairs. I just got HR-V 2024. I can't wait 💞 Honda

[@DelMarSteeler]

$28k in So cal and plenty of them on the lot😂🤣😂

[@Westcoastguy]

Great review. And thanks for the honesty on the cons for this car.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Thanks!

[@joycarney5689]

I got a honda hrv 2020 mine is very fast and plus I have a sport mode and I love my 2020 it fun to drive and I have magic seat to

[@MultiMusicbuff]

They might as well have named it the Civic Cross.The Corolla Cross also has a 2 Liter-4 banger which has 11 more HP but is also fairly slow.Don't know the MPG on the Cross but probably around the same. For what they are,they will do,being the entry level Crossover vehicles. I am a car guy and there are already too many of these SUV's/Crossovers floating around out there. You are right about Mazda.Mazda's reliability rating shot through the roof during the past 5 years without getting much attention and the quality of their products is outstanding. I'm a Toyota guy but not limited to Toyota only.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Haha yea you’re right Civic Cross would have been the perfect name. I haven’t tried the Corolla cross but I’m sure that gets pretty good MPGs. Mazda makes some excellent products for the money and their non turbo models should be pretty reliable

[@joeljones1228]

Thanks. Very informative!

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jimmydeneus7109]

I like this small SUV but issues 💯

[@giahark6315]

Good review bro. I review cars too. I really like the corolla cross

[@Excalabur50]

Cheers Kevin.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Cheers my friend!

[@theodoreyoung8777]

Yo bro Happy weekend 🤝👍🏾👍🏾😎

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Hey Bro thanks I appreciate and you as well!

[@theodoreyoung8777]

@@MeynMotorGroup Thanx bro 🤝😎

[@MrDaveaccord]

I have a 2020 Sport trim HRV. The new model looks better in every way especially the new Civic like interior. My 2020 model is a great little vehicle except the engine is underpowered. I'm sure the new one is also underpowered; it needs that TURBO engine to be competitive.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

I think they may introduce that later granted that motor wasn’t much quicker either. At least the NA motor will be reliable and people say the belt driven CVT can last up to 200k miles

[@alengreen589]

for my taste it has for a very new 2023 year modell car to much con´s, other brands can do that a lot better, thank you Kevin for the video 😀

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Yea I mean I just didn’t like the speed and the mpg for the power this makes everything else pretty solid 👍

[@alengreen589]

@@MeynMotorGroup and the car has a few things less in the interior where other new compact SUV car´s offers but the funny thing is that the European modell has these new modern stuff inside and the American not. Honda why?

[@CytotoxicTrev]

It's a cool design, looks like a baby Acura MDX 😅

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Yea my friend I think it looks good in person

[@KhanSarwar123]

What is the cost of this in US?

[@charlesnash2748]

If I wanted a CVT transmission, I'd buy a snowmobile. Six speed manual, please.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

good luck with that

[@martymartin7010]

Happy Sunday Kevin! Just wondering what your daily driver is now? Did I miss you letting the LC go?? Wishing you well as always!

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Happy Sunday my friend hope you are well. Yea bank told me to get rid of the LC when I bought my new house. Got a 2022 RX 350 from AutoCompanion after I closed. Idk how long I will keep the RX though.

[@martymartin7010]

@@MeynMotorGroup CONGRATS on the house!!! Great acheivement! There will be many cars in your future, enjoy the ride!

[@MeynMotorGroup]

@@martymartin7010 oh thank you Marty I really appreciate that and your kind words!

[@paulbugoni2846]

Shame they couldn’t put the 2.4l in it. Well made products retain their value, which is why Lexus/Toyota products are at the top of the heap in that department.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Oh you mean the K24 yea of course they put that engine out of commission. But really I don’t even want to deal with these little 4 cylinder things, all of these little cars are better off being full EVs

[@lynnybee888]

What’s the deal with this color!? Reminds me of the Plymouth Duster I drove in 1984.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Nordic Green Pearl it does look sweet

[@glasswings21]

Trust me i cannot whine over 10 MPG loss while i get all the added features on this HRV over Civic.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Can you go into more detail regarding the “added features” please? Thank you.

[@squishykrishy_]

I'll wait for the Plug-In Hybrid!

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Yea or maybe even full EV

[@squishykrishy_]

@@MeynMotorGroup All I hope for is a Green License Plate!

[@SuperSaqer]

I've never been this early...

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Appreciate you my friend!

[@russellnowak3941]

Nice SUV, but HUGE wheel wells!

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Yea that was a bit strange I think sport model is the way to go

[@Dizney82]

Yeah, the black cladding doesn’t help!

[@devongee1776]

This is the only model in the H lineup that I like right now. I also think it's the best looking car in its class. The sculpt of this is so good. Can't really put my thumb down on any one thing but this just does it for me. Blows the Toyota Corolla Cross out of the water for exterior styling. That car is butt ugly and so is most of the class and you know how much of a Korean fan boy I am so this is good praise lmao. The Kona has always looked terrible to me. On top of that it's too small and the interior is chintzy and doesn't remedy the small appearance. I got in a Kona the other day and I felt borderline trapped. Not something I could possivly own for myself. Was helping my sister cross shop the class. Unfortunately her car accident happened just a few months before this HRV hit the market, so this didnt make the list. Seltos just has a really awkward front end that's just trying to do too many things.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Yea my friend I think it also looks pretty decent in person as well rather than video. I’m so sorry about your Sister’s accident, I’m glad she is ok

[@devongee1776]

@@MeynMotorGroup yessir just hit a deer going 70mph in her Kia Soul. Little car will protect ya but it's not gonna stand up to much. It was an older one too so, easy to total that out.

[@MeynMotorGroup]

@@devongee1776 Oh wow that’s nuts def glad she’s safe after that. You just can’t do anything about deer they are just to random. But yes I’m impressed with Hyundai Kia safety as well I’m glad all of these companies are taking crash test safety seriously. It’s reassuring to know even the older Kia’s do great in this regard. Thanks again for sharing Devon.

[@jaypark974]

Yo bro 👊

[@MeynMotorGroup]

Thanks brother I appreciate you dropping in so early

[@SimonStrother]

Can you do a VW Touareg review?

[@MeynMotorGroup]

So VW dropped the Toureg and replaced it with the Atlas which I did a review on. So it would be impossible to get a Toureg as a press car from the manufacturer sadly. I actually wanted to try the Toureg I heard good things about it and I bet it’s better than the Atlas

[@Czech801]

Dakotanota

[@theodoreyoung8777]

👊🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@islandon22]

The base 2022 weighs 2906lbs, compared to a 2023 that 3304lbs. So you're dragging almost an extra 400lbs around every mile. That is probably the main reason for for its mediocre gas mileage and less than steller acceleration. That bigger, more "stable and crisp handling", 2023 unit you praised comes with a price. Consequently, I'll be looking at the possibilty of a HYBRID HRV only, in the future. With 2035 looming, gas only trade-ins won't be worth dog crap in the coming years. On the other hand, here in the Desert SW, the limitations of "electric only" are concerning in these remote mountains, where cell phone rescue appeals can't find a signal! It's going to be a HYBRID, no matter what car/CUV brand (as long as it's Lexus, Acura, Honda, Toyota or Mazda, once they go Hybrid).

[@MeynMotorGroup]

I don’t really recommend getting this fully loaded AWD model I think the Sport model with FWD is the way to go at 3192 lbs. But yea I would be very careful moving forward buying any ICE car, I would only lease moving forward. But the problem with leasing now is the interest rates on most lease deals are like 7-8% so payments are just as high now as financing. Tough decisions

[@islandon22]

@@MeynMotorGroup Leasing is THE way to go. Payment is less because you are paying for the difference in value only. Also the term is shorter (3-4yrs). Thus, the capitalization is for a shorter time and a much smaller amount. As you approach 2035, you won't get desert sand for your trade. The trick is to get a Lexus, Honda, Toyota or Mazda. That way you depreciation will be lower and your lease won't be as large.

[@rolyfbaby]

Looking to pick up a few polyamorous older honeys and haul them around town

[@ulihs]

Looks ugly to me. The new design. And I already have more than 5 Honda. I thought is gonna look better 😕