As anticipated, the facelifted Honda HR-V would be the third new mannequin to be launched by Honda Malaysia in 2025, with its impending arrival introduced by the opening of the order books for it. It’s set to be launched someday in Q3, which we’ve simply entered, so it must be due out fairly quickly.
What can consumers anticipate with the refresh? Properly, the format offered by the third-gen SUV – which made its Malaysian debut in 2022 – has been largely retained, with solely minor modifications to each exterior and inside.
Exterior revisions encompass a brand new, wider entrance grille and a corresponding reprofiled entrance bumper, together with a brand new, sleeker LED tail gentle design. The wheels have additionally been given a makeover (within the case of the RS), with the 18-inch models now sporting a machined two-tone end rather than the all-grey scheme seen beforehand.
Inside, the “wraparound” centre console seen beforehand has been changed by a extra standard symmetrical unit, which has an extra storage compartment beneath the air-con controls. The eight-inch touchscreen for the infotaiment system has additionally been up to date, and now comes with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Like with the pre-facelift, the up to date HR-V will proceed to be supplied with three powertrain choices (NA, turbo and hybrid) in Malaysia, with outputs much like that discovered at the moment of their respective functions.
The naturally-aspirated 1.5 litre engine is the L15B as discovered within the petrol Metropolis fashions, and the DOHC i-VTEC four-pot continues to supply 121 PS and 145 Nm of torque at 4,300 rpm. In the meantime, the 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo mill continues to be rated at 181 PS and 240 Nm from 1,700 and 4,500 rpm, and each NA and turbo models are paired with a CVT.
The automaker’s e:HEV hybrid powertrain additionally stays unchanged when it comes to energy output, however it’s stated that the system has been tweaked to supply a extra enhanced engine sound and to be extra responsive in use. In any other case, there’s a 131 PS/253 Nm electrical motor working with a 105 PS and 127 Nm 1.5 litre DOHC i-VTEC Atkinson-cycle NA engine, which primarily acts as a generator however can even drive the entrance wheels at increased speeds.
Like the present mannequin, Honda Sensing is on for the rely, and enhancements come within the type of the inclusion of Adaptive Driving Beam and Energetic Cornering Mild into the combo. The facelift additionally introduces two new exterior colors to the SUV, these being Phoenix Orange Pearl and Crystal Black Pearl.
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