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Honda HR-V vs Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

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Honda HR-V
Honda HR-V

$27,499 - $45,988

2022 price

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

$26,000 - $56,990

2022 price

Summary

2022 Honda HR-V
2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 1.5L

Inline 4, 2.4L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
4.3L/100km (combined)

1.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

5
Dislikes
  • Pricier than rivals
  • Very limited boot space
  • Only a four-seater

  • Too expensive for what you get
  • Smaller boot and back seat than non-PHEV models
  • Poor human-machine interaction
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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2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Summary

The 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has a new high-tech powertrain that allows it to run as an electric car, or run using the petrol engine, or even use both at the same time. 

But the new hybrid SUV is not like a Toyota hybrid - because this one can be plugged in at home to recharge the batteries, and you should be able to get at least 50 kilometres of EV driving out of just a few dollars worth of electricity.

We’re talking about the new 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Plug-in Hybrid EV, or PHEV as we’ve called it in the past. The brand has renamed it to include both ‘Hybrid’ and ‘EV’ in the name because, well, it reckons those terms have a bit more cut-through today than when the company first launched its Outlander PHEV back in 2014.

But with the new Eclipse Cross PHEV variants attracting a huge premium over the regular petrol-turbo models, does the extra money buy you a better car? Let’s find out.

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