The simplified HR-V menu of three trims is meant to attraction to youthful consumers, with its midrange Sport anticipated to be the amount vendor.
“Sport is the one for the cash that basically reaches everyone, has nice appears, tons of content material, tons of options,” Kistemaker mentioned. “I feel that one will proceed to develop and get these youthful consumers and clients.”
Pricing for the HR-V Sport, with front-wheel drive, begins at $26,895, together with transport. Awd prices an additional $1,500.
The Civic Sport has been standard amongst new consumers as effectively, accounting for half of whole Civic gross sales between the sedan and hatchback physique types.
“With Civic, instantly, the Sport was an enormous hit, having the wheels and the higher look within the traces. Civic Sport was simply by far the most popular demand, and I am positive we’ll see an analogous sample with HR-V,” Kistemaker mentioned.
Pricing for the Civic sedan begins at $25,845 together with transport.
The HR-V may also supply two years of complimentary upkeep, a program the Civic may also supply beginning with its 2023 mannequin yr. This system is engaging to youthful consumers “as a result of they do not must go in and monitor down an appointment or attempt to go someplace and get an oil change,” he mentioned.