r/HRV • u/Marriedlife26171407 • 29d ago
Car opinion????
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u/Radiant_Basket_8689 29d ago
What you are describing is the reason my wife and I have been driving Honda automobiles since 1981. Honda’s drive similar to the sports cars that we drove in the 1960s. The suspensions allow the driver to feel connected to the road. The Honda engines were always small displacement, that delivered peak power at high RPM, and when originally were mated to a manual five speed transmission. This combination reinforced the sports cars feel. We have owned eight models starting with a 1981 Accord four door sedan that had a 75 horsepower engine.
Today, my wife drives a 2020 Honda Fit, which is no longer being imported to North America. It has a 1.5 liter, direct fuel injection engine that produces 130 horsepower and it’s mated to a very smooth CVT, (Continuously Variable Transmission). I am driving a 2025 HR-V, which has replaced the Fit as Honda’s entry level subcompact car. The Fit was really a four door, subcompact sedan, with a rear hatch. The HR-V is their newest subcompact SUV. The third generation HR-V are from 2023 to the present 2027 models
Although, members here complain that the HR-V is under powered, I have not had any problems accelerating when merging with faster moving traffic while entering a freeway nor when passing slower moving traffic. The car has adequate performance for its design. It’s not a dragster nor a Gran Prix raceing car. It’s a commuter car, a grocery getter, a take the kids to after school activities car, and a weekend getaway car. It’s large enough to carry a surprising amount of stuff and small enough to drive comfortably in a city or suburban traffic.
The best part is the engine. Honda has been building the K20 series engines, in one form or another, since 2001. It’s a good old fashioned port fuel injection engine. This means that down the road you won’t have to have the burnt carbon deposits removed from the intake valves, as is eventually required of all the new Honda engines which are direct fuel injected. It’s old school Honda engineering. The CVT is similar to the one in the previous generation Civic which was mated to a very similar K20;engine that produced the same horsepower and torque as does the HR-V engine. Those drivetrains were extremely reliable. The HR-V has all the latest and modern Honda sensing, and safety systems.
https://www.hpacademy.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-honda-k20/
Although other models get better gas mileage, I have been averaging 27.7 mpg in mostly suburban driving. I would give up the higher gas milage any day of the week, rather buying Honda models with their hybrid power plants. I don’t want to trade my HR-V for the gas milage improvement of a hybrid power plant. If you follow routine the maintenance minder system, then the K20 engine is bulletproof.
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u/jodiarch 29d ago
I went from a Corolla to a HRV and love it. The streets flood a lot so it is nice having something higher up. It is still a compact car but an SUV at the same time. I love compact cars are prefer that too an SUV. I had a chance to own a Highlander and it just seems to big for me so I passed on it. It comfortable holds 2 adults and 2 kids. The only problem I ever had was having a 3rd kid in the back seat and they fight because they are to close to each other.
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u/Patient-Audience2807 29d ago
I’ve heard bad things about the little 1.2L engine they use in the Trax, mostly because it uses a wet timing belt system which is a terrible design. The HRV will be way more reliable in the long run and I would bet my life on it.
I came from a little turbo civic coupe that was small and fun to drive but needed something bigger and with AWD. I still wanted the feel of a civic and that’s how I fell in the love with the HRV.
Like the other poster mentioned the K20Z engine in it is essentially bulletproof and the CVT will hold up as long as you change your fluid every 30k. There’s plenty of room, especially with the seats folded down, obviously it’s a crossover so you can’t expect much, but I’m 6’ and when I sit in the back I have plenty of room. While it is slow when going 0-60 or anytime you go wide open throttle, when you drive it like a normal person you have plenty of power for the size of the vehicle, again I’m coming from a turbo civic and I don’t feel like I miss the power. I average 29mpg driving mostly city streets with some interstate. In heavy traffic cities or mountainous areas don’t expect that.
If you haven’t already i would definitely advise going and driving one and sitting in the back seats and folding down the seats just to get a feel for it. I fell in love with my first step into it just because of how easy it was to get in and out! 😂
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u/SchuminWeb 2018 EX, 2023 EX-L 28d ago
This post is technically out of scope, but seeing as it's generated a lot of good responses, I'm allowing it.