Carsales Staff•11 Sept 2014
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PARIS MOTOR SHOW: Honda HR-V previewed
Euro-focused SUV unveiled next monthHonda's HR-V has been reborn for the 21st century.
The new HR-V, which will make its official debut at the Paris Motor Show next month, features 'coupe-like design', in Honda's own parlance, but with the packaging practicality of a modern SUV. According to the company's press material, the new HR-V will feature a centrally-located fuel tank and the manufacturer's patented 'Magic Seats' that fold flat in the second row for optimal load space.
Honda Australia has already confirmed the HR-V will be sold here from early next year, and the importer anticipates the new SUV can bolster local sales just as similar cars from rival brands have done. For the year to date the Mitsubishi ASX has sold over 6000 units. Nissan's Dualis and Qashqai models have yielded over 7500 sales combined, and Holden's Trax has posted sales above 4000 so far in 2014.
Honda has revealed little about the specification for the new HR-V other than the Jazz platform underpinning it. Given the state of play in the local market, a front-wheel drive variant at entry-level seems probable, but whether we'll also see the HR-V in all-wheel drive form remains unclear.
Last sold here in 2001, the original HR-V was smaller than the contemporaneous CR-V, but shared drivetrain components. Arguably the HR-V was a car ahead of its time – when SUVs were expected to be capable off-road and in towing roles.
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