2023 Honda HR-V for North America revealed (3rd Generation)

April 4, 2022 UPDATE:

Pictures now up on Honda USA link: https://automobiles.honda.com/future-cars/2023-hr-v#

and Honda Canada link: https://www.honda.ca/en/future-vehicles/2023-hr-v

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I have been looking long and hard to find any sort of pictures of the new 2023 Honda HR-V. Always finding pictures of the overseas version and never the North American version.

Even though most popular car sites have nothing yet I managed to find a YouTube video from AutoYa, and since there is no other information we will have to believe/hope this information is correct.

The 2023 Honda HR-V is a sharp looking compact SUV, Honda has done a really nice job on it. Below you will find the AutoYa YouTube video link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbupWfZFGrI

The video also compares the North American version versus the World version. The North American version looks more sporty where are the world version looks more elegant.

From other readings it looks as if the engine of choice for the North American version will the the Civic's 2.0-litre, 16-valve, Port Injection, DOHC, i-VTEC 4-cylinder. That engine produces 158 hp @ 6500 rpm and 138 lb-ft torque @ 4200 rpm. Not sure if we will see the 1.5-litre, 16-valve, Direct Injection, DOHC, turbocharged 4-cylinder in the high end model version.

I will update this post when more details are revealed.

2021 Most and Least Reliable Vehicles

Well 2021 has come and gone, I'm pretty sure none of us are going to miss it. I keep hearing the same two words pandemic and supply chain issues. Okay then, the issue for 2021 was the lack of semiconductors and not the parts. I have seen pictures of factory parking lots FULL of finished SUVs, pickup trucks and cars. Well almost finished, missing the semiconductors, not sure what's happened to those 2021 vehicles if they were ever finished. Maybe the automotive companies will peal off the 2021 manufacture date off and stick on a new 2022 label when the semiconductors arrive. 😁

Which brings us to the reason for this post 2021's Most and Least reliable models.

The 10 most reliable cars of 2021, according to Consumer Reports:

1. Toyota Prius

2. Lexus NX

3. Buick Encore

4. Lexus GX

5. Honda HR-V

6. Toyota Prius Prime

7. Hyundai Kona

8. Audi A5

9. Audi A4

10. Mazda CX-5

The 10 least reliable 2021 models, according to Consumer Reports:

1. Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 1500

2. Subaru Ascent

3. Volkswagen Atlas

4. Jeep Compass

5. Volvo XC90

6. Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon

7. Tesla Model S

8. Jeep Wrangler

9. Ford EcoSport

10. Volvo XC60

Consumer Reports' ranking of the major automotive brands, according to their average reliability score:

1. Mazda (83)
2. Toyota (74)
3. Lexus (71)
4. Buick (70)
5. Honda (63)
6. Hyundai (62)
7. Ram (58)
8. Subaru (57)
9. Porsche (55)
10. Dodge (54)
11. Infiniti (54)
12. BMW (52)
13. Nissan (51)
14. Audi (46)
15. Kia (45)
16. GMC (43)
17. Chevrolet (42)
18. Volvo (41)
19. Jeep (41)
20. Mercedes-Benz (40)
21. Cadillac (38)
22. Ford (38)
23. Mini (37)
24. Volkswagen (36)
25. Tesla (29)
26. Lincoln (8)

Of course sometimes this all means nothing, we've all heard of the "Monday" built vehicles. Those vehicles we all bought because all the car gurus said they were tops in reliabilty and then behold the giant lemon. Please take this list with a grain of salt, sometimes things don't turn out as expected.

Sources:

https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/consumer-reports-reliability-study/#:~:text=According%20to%20Consumer%20Reports%2C%20the,least%20of%20the%20least%20reliable).

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2020/11/19/consumer-reports-auto-reliability-survey-2021-cars-trucks-suvs/6337648002/