Japan's Updated HR-V Keeps Its Teeth-Like Grille, Loses Turbo Bite

Honda ZR-V updated in Japan – sub-CR-V crossover is now hybrid only; Cross Touring, Black Style editions

In addition to bringing the CR-V back to Japan, Honda also partially updated the ZR-V, the car that filled the void left behind when the CR-V temporarily disappeared from the local line-up. Also known as the US-market HR-V, the ZR-V is billed as a C-segment crossover that shares its underpinnings with the 11th-generation Civic and is sized between the HR-V and CR-V. Set to go on sale in March this year, the revised ZR-V drops the 1.5 litre VTEC …

Japan's Updated HR-V Keeps Its Teeth-Like Grille, Loses Turbo Bite

The ZR-V is now hybrid-only in the Japanese market. A new Cross Touring trim adds a tougher visual edge. Exterior updates include fresh colors and new wheels. Honda has given the ZR-V a light refresh in Japan, almost four years after it first arrived. Think of it as Japan’s take on the North American HR-V, just with different badges. Now it has gone fully hybrid, ditching pure combustion power in favor of the same self-charging setup offered in …