2021 Honda HR-V rendered with more angular look

2021 Honda HR-V rendered with more angular look

Notching its seventh year on the market, the Honda HR-V is ripe for a full makeover. The next generation of the B-segment crossover is likely just around the corner, and having seen the first spyshots of the car, resident Photoshop wizard Theophilus Chin thought it would be a good idea to create a close approximation of what it will eventually look like when it reaches showrooms.

As those spyshots showed, the new HR-V will be far more angular than today’s swoopy model. The glasshouse has been squared off and the trademark upswept shoulder line is no more, replaced by a completely straight line joining the head- and taillights. The funky hidden rear door handles remain, however.

Out front, the grille opening has been made even larger, now directly linked to the trapezoidal headlights and filled with horizontal bars. Theo’s render includes Honda’s “Solid Wing Face” chrome bar atop the lamps, but the bonnet shutline on the camouflaged prototype suggests that actual car won’t have it. Honda appears to be ditching this chrome bar on its latest models – the new Jazz doesn’t carry it and if the leaked patent images are any indication, neither will the next Civic.

2021 Honda HR-V rendered with more angular look

The rear end will also look significantly different compared to the outgoing model, wearing slimmer taillights (Theo has added full-width items here) and a prominent tailgate garnish. The latter has pushed the number plate recess further down the tailgate, giving the car a look somewhat similar to the Mazda CX-30. Large turbine-style two-tone alloys complete the look of these renders.

The next HR-V will almost certainly be based on the new Jazz and City and will likely share the same hybrid powertrain option. That would be the Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) system, which in those cars uses a 109 PS/253 Nm electric motor for motive power, juiced by a 98 PS/127 Nm 1.5 litre Atkinson-cycle engine that takes over at higher speeds.

Some parts of the power unit might be changed, however. Given that the SUV will likely be much heavier than its two siblings, it may instead be powered by a bigger motor from the Insight, producing 131 PS and 267 Nm of torque. As for the combustion engines, expect the HR-V to come with a variety of engine options to suit different markets, just like the current car. In Japan and Europe, for instance, the existing HR-V is available with a 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo engine, whereas Malaysia gets a 1.8 litre NA mill.

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Jonathan Lee

After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instead. He therefore appreciates the aesthetic appeal of a car, but for him, the driving experience is still second to none.

 

Comments

  • (Like) 2021 Honda HR-V.
    (Dislike) Proton X50 Flagship

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 27 Thumb down 51
    • HRV is gonna be ugly. So gonna be hard sell, X50 already stay strong in sales

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 28 Thumb down 8
      • Henry on Nov 09, 2020 at 10:52 pm

        how to beat such a good looker…. Honda HR-V 1.5l VTEC Turbo engine, 190PS.

        Like or Dislike: Thumb up 11 Thumb down 48
      • X50 so ugly on Nov 10, 2020 at 10:54 pm

        Saw silver x50 on the road. The car is ugly. It is just over rated by the sales man

        Like or Dislike: Thumb up 8 Thumb down 7
      • X50 cons:
        1. Small Suv
        2. Too many bookings, gonna be like myvi in next 3 months.

        Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0
        • Boboy on Jan 19, 2021 at 12:47 pm

          Plus questionable reliability cause too much tech put on there & lackluster spapepart.

          Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  • Ugly

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 30 Thumb down 2
  • Hafiz on Nov 09, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    I saw some resemblance to the Honda UR-V / Avancier which is bigger and the rear tail lights too look so strikingly similar.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 10 Thumb down 0
  • Gupta on Nov 09, 2020 at 10:13 pm

    X50/CX30 better. HRV already copying from others.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 19 Thumb down 4
  • Grill look like Perodua D55L

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 17 Thumb down 0
  • kanazai2001 on Nov 09, 2020 at 10:29 pm

    look more like render from a cx30…

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 7 Thumb down 1
  • azrai on Nov 10, 2020 at 7:15 am

    Honda Macan?

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 0
  • orangBiasa on Nov 10, 2020 at 11:13 am

    Harga berapa? If same price as x50 then I will sure buy. If more than x50 then very hard to sell. Proton-Geely is really setting the bar really high. All cars above 100k is gonna suffer

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 3 Thumb down 1
  • NiceCar on Nov 10, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    Thank for X50. I guess 2021 cars AEB become common for the car even only 80k B-segment. We can see Almera got AEB, and yaris got Toyota safety sense.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 0
  • Kelvin Kong on Nov 11, 2020 at 8:35 am

    Ugly HRV, current gen HRV oso same…Honda best models are in 90s and 00s..After 2010 till now, Honda is worse

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 4 Thumb down 2
  • All keep commenting about the price and x50. The problem is, how many x50 have you all seen on the road??

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  • Wajisom on Nov 16, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    Interior looked so bad. Nothing wow. Far behind cx 30 and x50

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