Honda WR-V (Jazz-based crossover)

Actually all these nomenclatures are all very confusing.
To me, the bottom line is: It has a boot or it doesn't........As for the rest, who cares a kcuf.
SUV, MPV, Crossover, Hatch or whatever....It has four wheels, it is overpriced and you lose a lot when you trade it in.
My own personal pet peeve is the the safety ratings....no star to five star.
The ratings should be to the equipment to prevent a prang instead of what protection it has when you prang.
Road holding, brakes and all round visibilty checks.
 
Honda WR-V 1.2 Elegance (2020) Review

Fast Facts

Price: R319 900 (Pricing as of December 2020)
Model tested: Honda WR-V 1.2 Elegance
Engine: Naturally-aspirated 1.2-litre petrol
Power/Torque: 66 kW/110 Nm
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Fuel consumption: 6.4 L/100km (claimed)
Fuel tank capacity: 40 litres
Load capacity: 363 to 881 litres

Pricing and warranty

The Honda WR-V 1.2 Elegance costs R319 900, which includes a 5-year/200 000 km warranty and a 4-year/60 000 km service plan.

Verdict

The WR-V is a practical and likeable compact family car and in 1.2 Elegance guise, in particular, it's well equipped with enough features to satisfy most buyers in this segment. The WR-V's performance is sluggish compared with punchier turbocharged offerings in this segment, although the Honda's simpler naturally aspirated motor and manual 'box combination undoubtedly contributes to the keen asking price. Still, we suspect that many potential buyers, especially those living at the Reef, will find the WR-V’s performance only adequate, especially when it's fully loaded.

If like me, you are an adventurous type who enjoys travelling off the beaten track now and again, the WR-V is limited by its nominal crossover-like ground clearance. Moreover, Honda doesn't offer an automatic/CVT option, which limits the model's appeal in the broader market.

That's where the bad news ends. For those unconcerned with outright acceleration and gravel travel, the WR-V offers much as a city runabout, especially when you consider that it’s notably cheaper than the Ford Ecosport 1.0T Trend (R339 300) and the Renault Captur (R331 900).

The WR-V is also backed by a comprehensive 5-year/200 000 km warranty for added peace of mind and we would imagine that the WR-V would be as bulletproof (mechanically speaking) as its Jazz sibling, which bodes well for long-term ownership. Other options to consider include the Opel Crossland X 1.2 Enjoy (R321 000), Hyundai Venue 1.0T Fluid (R330 900) or the pricier Volkswagen T-Cross (R345 700).

www.cars.co.za

Honda WR-V (2020) Review

Honda recently welcomed its keenly-priced WR-V to the South African market and while the newcomer joins a hugely popular – but hotly contested – compact family car segment, the Japanese firm looks to further capitalise on the small-crossover craze. Gero Lilleike recently put the WR-V through a...
www.cars.co.za www.cars.co.za

WR-V 1.jpgWR-V 2.jpgWR-V 3.jpgWR-V 4.jpgWR-V 5.jpgWR-V 6.jpg
 
Still no Carplay/Android Auto? WTF.

Looks very cool other wise and should do well locally.

****

Oh only on the Elegance. What an up sell sham.
 
TESTED: Honda WR-V is a great car that’s begging for a bigger engine

VERDICT

The WR-V is a car that we really want to like. Honda has taken its ultra-practical Jazz recipe and spiced it up with some SUV-inspired zing to give it more presence in the parking lot. It’s a formula that really deserves to succeed, but it’s let down by a lack of power that results in long-distance journeys being far from effortless.

However, if you’re at the coast and most of your driving is within the urban jungle then the Honda WR-V could make a lot of sense. It’s priced well too, at R289 900, although we’d happily pay more for a bigger engine.

www.iol.co.za

TESTED: Honda WR-V is a great car that’s begging for a bigger engine

Honda has taken its hugely practical Jazz recipe and spiced it up with some SUV presence. But there’s one problem.
www.iol.co.za www.iol.co.za

Honda.JPG
 
Rhein said:
My own personal pet peeve is the the safety ratings....no star to five star.
The ratings should be to the equipment to prevent a prang instead of what protection it has when you prang.
Road holding, brakes and all round visibilty checks.
Click to expand...
Those are way to driver specific to be a deciding factor.
 
Oh, and yuck on a Jazz, one of the best small mpv's ever, with added plastic crap on it. FFS!

Only saving grace is you wont see many of these on SA roads.
 
FiestaST said:
TESTED: Honda WR-V is a great car that’s begging for a bigger engine

VERDICT

The WR-V is a car that we really want to like. Honda has taken its ultra-practical Jazz recipe and spiced it up with some SUV-inspired zing to give it more presence in the parking lot. It’s a formula that really deserves to succeed, but it’s let down by a lack of power that results in long-distance journeys being far from effortless.

However, if you’re at the coast and most of your driving is within the urban jungle then the Honda WR-V could make a lot of sense. It’s priced well too, at R289 900, although we’d happily pay more for a bigger engine.

www.iol.co.za

TESTED: Honda WR-V is a great car that’s begging for a bigger engine

Honda has taken its hugely practical Jazz recipe and spiced it up with some SUV presence. But there’s one problem.
www.iol.co.za www.iol.co.za

View attachment 998200
Click to expand...
1.2L engine and it can only get 6.8L/100km on the freeway?
 
Honda WR-V: Right Car - but the Wrong Drivetrain - Daily Maverick

Honda WR-V - A supposedly all-new SUV from a brand known for its legendary quality is, in truth, awful – and I say that with love.

When it comes to cars, it pays to cut your coat according to your cloth.

Observing on social media the ebullitions of failure and the anger-as-art of former editors of this and hosts of that raises the question: how ought one to behave towards a friend who has let you down? Those who once were the future will write something hurtful on Twitter and watch as the mob piles on. But what ought the decent do?

This occurred to me after driving two cheapish cars recently. One, a decent and honest hatchback (Hyundai Grand i10); the other, supposedly an all-new SUV (Honda WR-V) from a legendary brand that I unfortunately thought was awful.

I like Hondas. My sister has driven the same CR-V for a decade and, despite the efforts of my niece and nephew, they have been unable. to break it.

I also recently spent a week with the HR-V, which is a really good city car. But the R290,000, 66kW WR-V doesn’t deserve that badge, I’m afraid.

Marketed as an SUV, the WR-V is a crossover version of the third-generation Honda Jazz. Launched in 2017 in India and Brazil, it is a four-year-old car, now arriving here.

For traffic-clogged Indian cities, the car could work, but in South Africa, there is a problem.

Available with a five-speed manual, the car is woefully short of shunt. Now, that’s quite a criticism, so on what authority do I say something so rude?

Well, Honda is careful not to reveal its 0-100km/h sprint time, but some motoring reporters in India have tested it at significantly slower than 15 seconds. Take this to the reef, where the altitude sees you lose almost 20% of your power with a naturally aspirated motor, and you’ve got problems.

Add a family and some luggage and you’re verging on what I’d call unusable on a South African freeway. It’s certainly not a family SUV.

The manual gearbox is also rubbery and stiff, requiring a real shove to find first gear, and fifth is very under-geared, resulting in towering revolutions at speed. At 120km, you’re buzzing away at 4000rpm. That’s really very 1980 and requires a good supply of Panado.

As a result of having my foot in the carpet throughout my test, I also recorded poor fuel consumption of around 9l/100km.

The WR-V was designed for India and Brazil, where high-speed cruising isn’t really something people do. They are, however, selling the car here, and I’m not sure they should be. It’s the right car with the wrong drivetrain and, while the quality of the Jazz platform is unimpeachable, that quality also comes with mass – and the drivetrain makes it feel cheap and unpleasant.
Click to expand...

www.dailymaverick.co.za

Right car, but the wrong drivetrain

Hyundai Grand i10: A supposedly all-new SUV from a brand known for its legendary quality is, in truth, awful – and I say that with love…
www.dailymaverick.co.za www.dailymaverick.co.za
 
I am glad I haven't seen a single one on the roads, just another overpriced mediocrity meant to take advantage of the SUV crazy SA market, it should be rejected with the contempt it deserves.
 
I don't mind the WRV for the price that it's coming at.

I commend Honda on offering 6 airbags and ABS as standard where as on the Nissan Magnite, entry-level Hyundai Venue, Toyota Urban Cruiser and Vitara Brezza they only have 2 airbags. Also if you compare the Honda to a Ford EcoSport (one of the best sellers in the segment) the Honda actually offers better value. The only downside in my opinion to the WRV is the underpowered engine. That being said though there is no doubt in my mind it's going to be more reliable than many of its rivals such as the Nissan Magnite.
 
Chun_li said:
I don't mind the WRV for the price that it's coming at.

I commend Honda on offering 6 airbags and ABS as standard where as on the Nissan Magnite, entry-level Hyundai Venue, Toyota Urban Cruiser and Vitara Brezza they only have 2 airbags. Also if you compare the Honda to a Ford EcoSport (one of the best sellers in the segment) the Honda actually offers better value. The only downside in my opinion to the WRV is the underpowered engine. That being said though there is no doubt in my mind it's going to be more reliable than many of its rivals such as the Nissan Magnite.
Click to expand...
Honda actually stooped to the levels of the others instead of towering over them in superiority. They stripped some very important safety features from the regular Jazz to arrive at this, on top of that it is way more expensive than the Jazz but still with the very tired 1.2l engine.

For a manufacturer that struggles to sell cars they sure are not doing enough, they are probably thinking South Africans won't notice, they might just be lucky.
 
TheChamp said:
Honda actually stooped to the levels of the others instead of towering over them in superiority. They stripped some very important safety features from the regular Jazz to arrive at this, on top of that it is way more expensive than the Jazz but still with the very tired 1.2l engine.

For a manufacturer that struggles to sell cars they sure are not doing enough, they are probably thinking South Africans won't notice, they might just be lucky.
Click to expand...
I agree that Honda isn't what it used to be but the same could be said about many manufacturers, Nissan is a very good example of one.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't think the WRV is that bad compared to most of its rivals at the low 300k mark.

That being said I can't wait for the new Jazz to come to South Africa.
 
Chun_li said:
I agree that Honda isn't what it used to be but the same could be said about many manufacturers, Nissan is a very good example of one.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't think the WRV is that bad compared to most of its rivals at the low 300k mark.

That being said I can't wait for the new Jazz to come to South Africa.
Click to expand...
I was hoping they would bring the Ballade hatch, I am just not into the Jazz shape.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X