Binzhi and XR-V have always been popular in China's small SUV market, not only because of Honda's brand power, but also because these two Honda SUV products are also very competitive.
In the past April, the 11,503 vehicles of Binzhi and the 13,746 vehicles of XR-V are sufficient proof that Honda’s brother car strategy in China is very successful. Looking at the North American market, the same model of Honda Binzhi and XR-V is actually called HR-V. You can tell by looking at the body parameters. According to the first-come-first-served statement, there should be the Honda American version of HR-V first, followed by China's Binzhi and XR-V.
In the North American market and the Malaysian market, Honda HRV 2019 Malaysia is very popular. Looking at the annual sales volume of 82041 vehicles in 2016, you can know how hot this small SUV is in the United States. Recently, the Kelly Blue Book (KBB), an authoritative automobile organization in the United States, published an evaluation report on Honda HR-V, which not only includes the dynamic performance of HR-V, but also static performance.
High-speed road conditions:
First of all, Jiang needs to explain that the US version of HR-V is mainly equipped with a 1.8L naturally aspirated engine. Although the domestic Binzhi and XR-V also have the same displacement, the US version of HR-V’s 1.8L engine is better than Binzhi and XR-V have 5 more horsepower, reaching 141 horsepower. In the eyes of the KBB test drive editor, the overall high-speed power output of the HR-V is very easy. Because of the matched CVT gearbox, the power response at 80~120km/h is very timely and very sufficient. And during the process of releasing the throttle, the HR-V CVT gearbox has no pulling feeling, and the overall is very smooth, which is worthy of praise.
In the high-speed process, especially at the speed of 100km/h, the HR-V's suppression of wind noise, tire noise and cabin noise is not particularly in place. In this regard, Jiang also found that when driving the 17 domestic Binzhi models at high speed, the high-frequency tire noise received in the cabin was very obvious.
City traffic:
In contrast, HR-V's urban road conditions are better than high-speed road conditions. The HR-V has a higher sitting posture like these two small SUVs from Honda, so the driving vision is very good. Honda has always been good in ergonomics, so drivers can easily find their proper sitting posture. The compact size and small turning radius have won HR-V the city street shuttle and parking editing. Coupled with the 1.8L power, fast response and smooth transmission of the CVT, the HR-V can work well in urban conditions.
The above is the overall situation of Honda HR-V. We will analyze its other conditions in detail next time.
Source: WapCar