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Honda HR-V vs Mahindra XUV500

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Honda HR-V
Honda HR-V

$27,499 - $45,988

2022 price

Mahindra XUV500
Mahindra XUV500

2018 price

Summary

2022 Honda HR-V
2018 Mahindra XUV500
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 1.5L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.2L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
4.3L/100km (combined)

6.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

7
Dislikes
  • Pricier than rivals
  • Very limited boot space
  • Only a four-seater

  • Underwhelming safety
  • Steering that requires plenty of guesswork
  • Cheap-feeling interior
2022 Honda HR-V Summary

Honda Australia has gone through a bit of a transformation in recent years, shedding its top-10 sales ambitions for a new approach that focuses on slimming down the range with high-spec grades.

The first new-gen model to launch with that approach was last year’s Civic, but it’s the latest launch, the HR-V, which might make or break Honda’s new strategy.

And that’s because the HR-V is a small SUV – playing a space dominated by Toyota, Mazda and Kia – that also offers up a so-hot-right-now hybrid powertrain for the first time in Australia.

No doubt, the HR-V will prove more popular than the Civic in sales as the market shifts preferences, but is it any good?

This is all you need to know about the 2022 Honda HR-V.

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2018 Mahindra XUV500 Summary

Just in case attacking Australia's crowded SUV market with a virtually unheard of Indian brand wasn't a high enough hurdle to leap over, Mahindra had made its task even harder - think a Bollywood version of Mission Impossible - by launching its XUV500 SUV here with a diesel engine (which nobody wanted) and a manual gearbox (which few could even remember how to use). 

Fortunately, it fixed one of those issues late in 2016, finally adding an automatic transmission to the line-up. And now, at long last, it's fixed the other.

This, then, is the petrol-powered XUV500 SUV. And, on paper at least, it's the most sense-making Mahindra to date. 

For one, it's a ferociously cheap way into a new seven-seat SUV. For another, it's pretty well equipped, even from the base level. There's a long warranty, an equally long roadside assistance offering, and there's capped-price servicing, too. 

So, should the mainstream SUV players be looking over their shoulders?

Spoiler alert: no.

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2022 Honda HR-V 2018 Mahindra XUV500

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