When it was launched five months ago, the Honda HR-V facelift introduced an RS version, which is based on the Grade V variant of the SUV. Aside from exterior styling bits, the RS also featured an ivory-coloured interior when it made its debut.
That has since been revised to a full-black one, in which elements such as the leather upholstery, centre console and dashboard panel trim as well as the door panel lining that were in ivory has been changed to black. Otherwise, there are no other revisions to the variant.
The HR-V RS comes kitted out with a sports-type front grille and a mesh-style front fog lamp garnish, as well as gloss black contrast applique to the lower part of the front/rear bumpers, side sills and side mirror covers. The outer door handles, meanwhile, are finished in dark chrome and the licence plate garnish, in black chrome. It also rides on larger 18-inch two-tone alloy wheels with 225/50 profile tyres.
Like the base Grade E and the Grade V petrol variants in the model line-up, the RS is equipped with a 1.8 litre SOHC i-VTEC engine offering 142 PS at 6,500 rpm and 172 Nm at 4,300 rpm, paired with a CVT. It does however come with a new Variable Gear Ratio (VGR) steering system, which is unique to it.
Kit includes LED headlights (with auto levelling), LED front fog lamps, a full leather steering wheel, a 7.0-inch audio display screen and an eight-way power adjustable driver’s seat. Safety equipment includes six airbags (standard across the entire model range) as well as vehicle stability assist (VSA), hill start assist (HSA) and emergency stop signal (ESS), and the RS also comes with a Honda LaneWatch blind spot camera.
The HR-V RS, which is priced at RM124,800 on-the-road without insurance, is available in three exterior colours, these being Passion Red Pearl, White Orchid Pearl and Modern Steel Metallic.
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Buy x70 better..
Bigger, better, more specs, more power. A nobrainer to choose X70.
My HRV has vtec. I have bragging rights to say, “vtec kicked in yo’.
Can feel the VTEC kicking in with that CVT?
@X70 buyer:
The X70 may be bigger, better, more specs, more power but we also have to remember the X70 is still a China product. As we all know, China cars are popular of its poor quality, unreliable engine and no RV. This is why the game changing HR-V is still a better car than the X70
The biggest smartphone maker combined is China. What happened to Japanese smartphone maker? If their quality was so good, nobody would buy a China smartphone but look what happen now? Still living in your own cave back in the 90s? Face it, Japanese cars are no longer desirable not even in Japan when none won a COTY award.
Your iVtec is SOHC, which is a poor distant relative of the famed ‘VTEC kicked in yo’ B16A DOHC VTEC. The X70’s 1.8L TGDI with 182HP will spank that 1.8L iVtec SOHC with puny 140HP.
You have bragging rights to say that, but X70 owners have bragging rights in telling your car to eat their smoke.
iVTEC vs VTEC is kinda like Pondan vs Jantan.
Bro,your outdated VTEC engine is from the 2012 Civic FB. Severely underpowered engine plus low quality interior equals fail bro. Lol
The same, old, boring but safe, is back!
Told you so. We already kutuk HM masa previews yet they want ahead with the useless interior colour anyway. Guess somebody won’t be getting full bonus this year.
Overhyped and low quality junk vehicle. The CX-3, CH-R and even the X70 kills this boring H SUV. LMFAO.
Better buy honda rather than these china brand proton
Ironically Aruz sells better than honda hrv according to there sale report recently.
I am still waiting for Honda to announce they’d got 30,000 bookings for HRV. krik krik, krik krik
Better buy honda rather than these china brand proton
Sell RM124k still don’t have rear air cond vent. Better buy proton x70