Saturday 20 / April / 2024
Muscat: Omasco, the official distributor of Honda cars and bikes in Oman, announced the arrival of the refreshed 2021 HR-V through a virtual event from its Wattayah showroom. The HR-V marks the presence of an entry-level SUV from the Honda range. The Honda HR-V has been positioned as a fun and sporty SUV which has been designed for life. It comes with three grades for the region.
The exclusive online event was held on October 7 using Facebook Live, with spectators comprising of customers, fans, and Omasco staff, joining in to see the all-new vehicle. The event was hosted by, Sulaiman Al Rashdi, National Sales Manager, Omasco Honda, who said, “We at Omasco, wholly support the government's initiatives and guidance as they steer us to safety from this pandemic and encourage people to adopt all safety measures. In the light of these efforts, we decided to announce the arrival of the all-new 2021 Honda HR-V exclusively online.”
Exterior styling
The HR-V receives exterior styling that expands its appeal to the millennials. The grille is enhanced by a new interpretation of the “flying wing” rendered in dark chrome and extending over the new projector-style headlights. Under the chrome band, the grille opening has been restyled to emphasize a wide look, and the fog light housings have been enlarged to help give HR-V a more aggressive stance. Also in the front is a sporty front bumper that gives it an elegant yet rugged look. In the rear, Taillights with Integrated LED Light Bars give the HR-Va distinctive, sporty look. New to the SUV-B segment is the Panoramic Sunroof, in the EX grade, making the HR-V feel like a large sporty SUV ready for the next adventure. The refreshed HR-V has 16” Alloy in the DX grade and new 17” alloy wheel design for the LX and EX grades.
Interior styling
The 2021 HR-V boasts of a youthful vibe with unique styling touches. The intuitively designed HR-V cockpit ensures that everything is where you need it. The elegant dashboard includes the very latest technology, it’s incredibly easy to understand and use. Beige Fabric (DX and LX Grade) and Beige Leather (EX Grade) gives the interior of the HR-V a premium comfort feel.
Designed to adapt to your lifestyle, the HR-V gives you a clever, comfortable and capacious interior. A centrally-mounted fuel tank provides the HR-V with a huge boot and our novel 2nd – Row Magic Seats are further evidence of smart thinking. The 2nd - Row Magic Seats are designed to configure in lots of useful ways to increase its carrying capacity. The HR-V, like the Jazz, also has the feature of the 60:40 split rear seat. These ingenious 60:40 split seats can dive down to the floor, making a large space truly vast, or tip up to allow for sideways loading of awkward objects like a bicycle. With the new stay-spring mechanism for the hatch, it’s now easier than ever to access HR-V’s cargo space of 1456 litres. HR-V also offers up to 100.1 cubic feet of passenger space with abundant rear-seat head and legroom, especially considering HR-V’s compact outer dimensions.
Some of the new features of the 2021 HR-Vis the7-inch Display Audio with Touchscreen (LX and EX Grades) which allows you to mirror your smartphone. A Multifunction steering wheel puts the audio and cruise controls at your fingertips making it a driver-friendly interface. The HR-V EX Grade now features automatic climate control where you can adjust the temperature of the cabin with the touch of a button. Standard on LX models and Smart Entry and push-button start.
Powertrain
The HR-V has spirited engine performance matched with low running costs. It features a responsive 140hp @6500rpm and a torque of 172 N-m @ 4300 rpm on a 1.8Li-VTEC petrol engine which maximises economy and efficiency, achieving 16.9 km/l, on a tank of fuel. The HR-V is a front-wheel drive, driven by a 7-speed fully-automatic CVT(Continuously Variable Transmission). With the CVT transmission, you can drive the car in a relaxed, automatic mode or you can change gear using the racing car-inspired, steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters (On EX Grade only). At full throttle, the CVT now features revised shift mapping that, under hard acceleration, more closely resembles the stepped gear changes of a conventional fixed-gear transmission. This “stepped” feel gives HR-V a more familiar feel during acceleration, while also helping to reduce interior noise levels. Additionally, HR-V’s CVT uses a more refined and natural feeling engagement, staying at lower revs more often.
Chassis and suspension
The chassis incorporates a centrally mounted fuel tank, which provides perfect weight ratio and concentrates the mass in the centre. This in conjunction with the amplitude reactive dampers give the HR-V excellent driving dynamics and minimising body roll.
Safety & driver assistive technologies
The 2021 HR-V also benefits from a standard list of active and passive safety features. This includes Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA) with traction control, driver and passenger front airbags standard on all grades, side airbags and side curtain airbags on the EX Grade only, Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), Hill Start Assist (HAS) and Honda’s next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure. EX Grade features a multi-angle rearview camera with wide view feature. All Grades also feature LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL) and rear corner parking sensors only in the LX and EX Grades.
Grade and colour availability
The all-new HR-V is available in three grades namely, DX, LX and EX and one interior colour – beige with black combination with various exterior colour options as below:
White Orchid Pearl
Lunar Silver Metallic
Modern Steel Metallic
Crystal Black Pearl
Passion Red Pearl
Brilliant Sporty Blue Metallic
