2019 Honda HR-V

May 2019

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2019 Honda HR-V
Honda Crashes New York International Auto Show with 2019 Honda HR-V (video)

The New York International Auto Show draws more than 1 million consumers each year to see the hundreds of bright, shiny vehicles. The emotional display of a wrecked 2019 HR-V showcases what a vehicle endures in a crash (and what it looks like after), including the structural strength and airbag deployment, highlighting the progression of safety technology.

“Safety performance is an important factor in the purchase decision of most car buyers regardless of vehicle size or price, and we wanted to display how well our entry SUV, the Honda HR-V, performed in one of the most stringent collision tests in the world,” said Henio Arcangeli, Jr., senior vice president of Automobile Sales at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and general manager of the Honda Division. “By having a crashed HR-V on display at the New York Auto Show, media and consumers will be able to see first-hand how the HR-V performed in the IIHS test, with dramatic, real-world visuals to showcase our safety rating leadership and our commitment to Safety for Everyone.”

The affordable 2019 HR-V subcompact crossover, equipped with Honda’s proprietary Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, has earned the highest available rating of “Good” in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests and has been named an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK when equipped with Honda Sensing® technology and certain headlights. ACE™ body structure absorbs the violent forces of a crash, reducing the likelihood of injury to vehicle occupants. All 2019 HR-V models achieve “Good” ratings for driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side impact, roof strength, and head restraints and seats, along with a “Superior” rating for front crash prevention when equipped with available Honda Sensing®.

The HR-V on display was safety crash tested in the IIHS driver-side small overlap front test. This test is designed to replicate what happens when the front left corner of a vehicle collides with another vehicle or an object like a tree or utility pole. This crash test is a challenge for some safety belt and airbag designs because occupants move both forward and toward the side of the vehicle. During this test, the HR-V travelled at 40 mph toward a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier.

In addition to the ACE™ body structure, and advanced seatbelt and airbag system that are applied to all new Honda vehicles, the Honda Sensing® suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies is now standard or available on all Honda nameplates, and more than 80 per cent of 2019 model-year Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. are equipped with these potentially life-saving technologies. Honda Sensing® technology is already in nearly 2 million vehicles on U.S. roads today, and includes Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™); Forward Collision Warning; Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) incorporating Lane Departure Warning (LDW); Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS); and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC).

And so … bigger is not always better. Sometimes small is the best of all. To experience first-hand the confidence possible from behind the wheel of a 2019 Honda HR-V, click the TEST DRIVE button below.

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