本田近日在巴黎车展发布了2019款HR-V欧版车型。新车外观风格进行了改款，只不过改款幅度不大。其中最明显改变是车头部分，原来的抛光黑色格栅已经被新车的闪亮镀铬格栅所取代。前保险杠也进行了小改款，进气口部分往里切得更深，内部设置了圆形雾灯。本田对前大灯略微进行了改款，安装了新的投射透镜，升级后标配LED日间行驶灯。车尾车牌上方位置增加了镀铬装饰条，与车头的装饰形成前后呼应。新车最高端版本配备了新设计的17英寸合金轮圈，排气尾喉增加了镀铬装饰，看起来更闪亮。高端版本提供全部LED大灯和尾灯组，尾灯组采用颜色更深一些的灯罩。消费者可选择包括新的暗夜蓝金属漆涂装在内的八种车身颜色。车厢内最显著变化是改形后的前排座椅，可提供更好支撑性，长途旅行舒适性提升。本田还采用了更高质量内饰材质，更高端版本采用织物加真皮组合的座椅搭配更亮眼缝线。新车轮拱、前舱壁，行李箱结构和车门面板部分增加了更多隔音材料，提供了一个更安静的驾乘环境。至于动力系统，新车搭载了一台1.5升自然进气引擎，功率96千瓦/130马力，扭矩155牛米。如果采用手动变速器，车辆百公里加速时间10.7秒；如果采用CVT变速器则加速时间延长0.5秒。本田工程师升级了i-VTEC系统，降低了活塞和气缸孔之间的摩擦力，提升了燃油效率和耐用性。如果有消费者更喜欢1.6升柴油引擎，则要等到明年春季才能提供。同时上市的还有搭载1.5升涡轮增压引擎的车型。目前还不清楚这台1.5升涡轮增压引擎的功率，但搭载该引擎的CR-V如果搭配手动变速箱，功率为127千瓦/173马力；如果搭配CVT变速器，功率提升至142千瓦/193马力。而搭载1.5升自然进气引擎的HR-V则可于本月在欧洲上市。
2019 Honda HR-V Lands In Paris With Turbocharged VTEC Engine
Trust Honda when it says we’re looking at the 2019 HR-V for the European market, but truth be told, the styling tweaks the subcompact crossover has gone through are quite subtle. The most obvious change is at the front where there’s now a shiny chrome panel above the grille to replace the glossy black trim of the pre-facelift model.
The front bumper has also gone through a nip and tuck as the air intake sections are now deeper and host the circular fog lights. Honda modified the headlights a little bit by installing new projector lenses and updating the standard LED daytime running lights. Moving at the back of the revised HR-V, you’ll see a chrome bar above the license plate to mirror the front fascia’s updated appearance.
Go for one of the more expensive versions and Honda will install freshly designed 17-inch alloy wheels and will give the exhaust finisher a chrome trim for added bling. The higher-spec HR-Vs benefit from full-LED headlights and taillights, with the rear clusters featuring a slightly darker tint. Buyers will get to pick from a total of eight colors, including the new Midnight Blue Beam Metallic depicted here.
Stepping inside the cabin, you’ll immediately notice the reshaped front seats offering better support for extra comfort during longer journeys. Honda has also come up with a new upholstery using a material of a higher quality, while the pricier HR-Vs get a fabric + leather combo with fancy double stitching. The good news continue as additional sound-deadening material in the wheel arches, front bulkhead, trunk structure, and door panels guarantee a quieter cabin.
In regards to the oily bits, Europeans will be stuck for a while with the naturally aspirated 1.5-liter engine developing 130 horsepower (96 kilowatts) and 155 Newton-meters (114 pound-feet) of torque. It’s enough for a sprint to 62 mph (100 kph) in 10.7 seconds for the six-speed manual model while with the continuously variable transmission it’s half a second slower. Honda’s skilled engineers have updated the i-VTEC unit by lowering the amount of frictions between the pistons and the cylinder bores to increase efficiency and durability.
If you would rather have a thrifty 1.6-liter diesel, you’ll have to wait until spring 2019 when Honda will also be launching the HR-V with a 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline mill. No word about the latter’s output, but in the bigger CR-V it’s good for 173 hp (127 kW) when fitted with the manual gearbox and 193 hp (142 kW) for the CVT-equipped models.
Meanwhile, the naturally aspirated HR-V will be in the hands of Euro customers from October 2018.