Japanese automaker Honda has given us a first look at its all-new, third-generation 2023 HR-V compact crossover, and suddenly we?re at a loss for words. Honda unveiled the global edition HR-V in early 2021, but the carmaker said it now has a North American variant in the pipelines, and it?s the one gracing these pages.

2023 Honda HR-V: Setting The Stage

We have no idea why Honda has two new HR-Vs for different markets, but the one we?ll get in America is essentially the new eleventh-generation Civic on stilts. That leaves one question in hand: If the 2023 Honda HR-V is now riding on Civic underpinnings instead of relying on the now-defunct Fit?s architecture, does it make it just a mini CR-V"

The current fifth-gen CR-V has been in the market since 2017, while the outgoing HR-V?s been kicking it since 2016. Honda?s best-selling crossovers need a makeover, but the new HR-V will be the first to reach dealerships this summer. Meanwhile, we?re expecting the 2023 CR-V to also debut this year, and it means Honda will have two Civic-based crossovers before the year?s end.
?This new HR-V will advance its position as the segment leader with young buyers, first-time buyers, and multicultural customers,? said Michael Kistemaker, Assistant Vice President of Automobile Sales of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Bigger Compact Crossover

The details remain scarce, but Honda revealed enough to satiate our appetites. Unlike the outgoing HR-V that rode on Fit underpinnin...