Honda Vezel

[68_427]

I've always liked the EX35 a lot. I still want one, actually

Agree





So right

[2o6]

The EX looks like shit.

[12,000 RPM]

I've always liked the EX35 a lot. I still want one, actually

I just can't reconcile the look. It's too low to be an SUV, but too short lengthwise and tall heightwise to be a wagon. And the trunk is no bueno. I prefer the FX much more.

[Raza]

I just can't reconcile the look. It's too low to be an SUV, but too short lengthwise and tall heightwise to be a wagon. And the trunk is no bueno. I prefer the FX much more.

Yeah, I don't know what to think of the Micro Machine SUVs they make nowadays. The EX and X1 for example, I just don't like them. I do like the GLK though.

[Byteme]

Front is too busy, IMO.  Name sounds stupid, it doesn't roll off the tongue, brings nothing to mind and sounds too much like weasel.

[Byteme]

Yeah, more like a fuel efficient, non-ugly Juke.  That plus the Honda badge = sales success!

Just like the Ridgeline.   

[ifcar]

Front is too busy, IMO.  Name sounds stupid, it doesn't roll off the tongue, brings nothing to mind and sounds too much like weasel.

The U.S. name is HR-V.

Just like the Ridgeline.   

Things like the Ridgeline, Crosstour, Insight, and CR-Z demonstrated that if Honda tried to fill a niche that no one especially wanted and/or executed the car poorly, the Honda badge wasn't enough to sustain them. It doesn't sound like that will be the case here.

[Byteme]

The U.S. name is HR-V.

Which won't do a thing to help that ugly snout. What the heck does HR-V mean anyway?

Things like the Ridgeline, Crosstour, Insight, and CR-Z demonstrated that if Honda tried to fill a niche that no one especially wanted and/or executed the car poorly, the Honda badge wasn't enough to sustain them. It doesn't sound like that will be the case here.

Time will tell.  Honda is a latecomer to an already crowded segment.   

[ifcar]

I believe the name is just to be in line with CR-V. There have been other HR-V models internationally over the years, too.

And Honda's done a much, much better job lately at being a latecomer to a crowded segment than at trying to predict what the next hot thing will be. Other automakers have also demonstrated that's not the worst thing to do. And this segment is also something that's aligned with Honda's natural strengths -- clever economical small cars -- as opposed to most of its failed niches.

[2o6]

This segment is crowded? The only real competitor is the Juke and Trax. The Encore is more expensive, and other models (Renault Captur, Ford Ecosport and other B-segment SUV's) aren't sold here.


I suppose the Kia Soul is sort of similar, but not quite.

[ifcar]

This segment is crowded? The only real competitor is the Juke and Trax. The Encore is more expensive, and other models (Renault Captur, Ford Ecosport and other B-segment SUV's) aren't sold here.


I suppose the Kia Soul is sort of similar, but not quite.

Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500L as well, and probably others who will rush to join the bandwagon.

[2o6]

Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500L as well, and probably others who will rush to join the bandwagon.

Oh yeah I forgot about those.


And the 500L is a bit more car like than the Vezel, which is strictly more of an SUV/CUV. The actual small SUV will be the 500X (which remains yet to be seen)

[12,000 RPM]

I wonder if Acura will get a version of this.

[FoMoJo]

Looks like a bloated hatch.  I, usually, like Honda but they've made some pretty ugly cars lately.

[SVT666]

Which won't do a thing to help that ugly snout. What the heck does HR-V mean anyway?

Heat Recovery Ventilator.

[Laconian]

Heritage Roof Vehicle.

[2o6]

HRV sounds like some sort of rectal disorder.

[MrH]

This segment is crowded? The only real competitor is the Juke and Trax. The Encore is more expensive, and other models (Renault Captur, Ford Ecosport and other B-segment SUV's) aren't sold here.


I suppose the Kia Soul is sort of similar, but not quite.

+1

I don't think it's crowded either.

[Soup DeVille]

HRV sounds like some sort of rectal disorder.

As do most three-letter-acronym named cars.

[Madman]

What the heck does HR-V mean anyway?

Hormone Replacement Vaccine?

[FoMoJo]

Vezel = a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn.  Stupidest name for a car ever.