Honda HR-V

Honda HR-V
Honda HR-V (RV5)
Overview
Manufacturer	Honda
Also called	Honda Vezel (Japan and China, 2013–present) Honda XR-V (China, 2014–present) Honda ZR-V (2022–present)
Production	1999–2006 2013–present
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact crossover SUV (B) (1998–present)
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive

The Honda HR-V is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) manufactured and marketed by Honda over three generations.

The first generation HR-V was based on the Honda Logo. It was marketed from 1999 to 2006 in Europe, Japan and select Asia-Pacific markets, and featured three doors (1999–2003) or five doors (1999–2006). The two configurations were internally designated GH2 and GH4 respectively.

After a seven-year hiatus, Honda reintroduced the nameplate for the second generation HR-V, based on the third-generation Honda Fit. Production began in late 2013 for the Japanese domestic market as the Honda Vezel (Japanese: ホンダ・ヴェゼル, Hepburn: Honda Vezeru), while production started in 2015 for North America, Australia, Brazil and select Asian markets as the HR-V. Apart from Japan, the model is also sold as the Vezel in China.

For the third-generation model, the nameplate is split between two different vehicles, one for the global market (sold as the Vezel in Japan), and a larger model based on the eleventh-generation Civic destined for North America and China. The latter model is sold outside those markets as the Honda ZR-V.

According to Honda, the name "HR-V" stands for "Hi-rider Revolutionary Vehicle",^[1] while the name "Vezel" is coined from "bezel", the oblique faces of a cut gem, with the "V" for "vehicle".^[2]