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and the 9” touchscreen is high up on the dashboard and it had a mixture of various dials behind the steering wheel, you need to get used to these features, and as a Honda owner myself, the familiarity between the two made life a lot easier.

Visibility is excellent due to the large windows. I particularly liked the manoeuvrability, whilst you look at the vehicle you see it is a long vehicle but it was extremely easy to park. Comfort for passengers and the amount of space for all occupants was a delight.

The driver has a pleasant environment to be cocooned within, the automatic transmission worked well, the transition between electric and petrol power is impossible to note. The HR-V has 3 driving modes, Economy, Normal and Sport. In Sport mode it makes the throttle response slightly quicker and it makes the steering just a little heavier so you get more feedback if you decide to push on, but then again, I don’t think you buy this type of vehicle to push on.

The equipment that Honda have installed in the vehicle is on the high side, there is Adaptive Cruise Control, front and rear parking sensors, a rear-view camera, lane assist and lane departure features.

Without doubt the HR-V is a bright, modern looking vehicle with excellent technological features including, for those rear passengers who are obsessive with their electronic devices rear USB chargers.

Honda HR-V’s start from £26,960 and the on the road price of the HR-V Advance Style vehicle, as tested, was £32,605 and this did include an £825 premium for the wonderful Crystal Red metallic paint.

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