Honda HR-V

The Honda HR-V is a mini SUV produced by the Japanese automaker Honda from 1999 until 2006. In Japan, it was sold exclusively at Honda Verno dealerships. The abbreviation HRV, according to Honda's HR-V history website, officially stands for Hi-rider Revolutionary Vehicle. The HR-V was introduced to cater for the demand for vehicles with the benefits of SUVs (in particular its bigger brother the Honda CR-V) such as increased cargo room, higher visibility, along with the maneuverability, performance and fuel economy of a smaller car. It was built on the supermini platform used by the Honda Logo, while the larger CR-V was built on the Civic platform. Known as one of the earliest low emissions vehicles (in terms of nitrogen oxides) and...