“Early morning, April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky” — so goes the lyric from one of my favorite ’80s rock songs, U2’s great “Pride (In the Name of Love), referencing the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., which of course took place on a fateful spring day.
Now that I’ve burned that lede from the list of possible references to be used someday, let me pivot to something that’s happening this coming April 4 — something much less serious than the death of a civil-rights activist.
The wraps come off the 2023 Honda HR-V.
I know you’re excited for the next generation of Honda’s smallest crossover. OK, that may or may not have been sarcasm — read into it what you will. What I do know, for real, is that Honda claims it’s all part of a broader campaign that it considers the “Year of the SUV.” No further detail is provided, but presumably, that means the brand is planning on launching several new or redesigned SUVs in 2022.
Obviously.
All we get to go on, in terms of details about the next HR-V, is the photo above. No other details have been announced.
Those with a sense of the automotive calendar will note that the reveal date is about a week prior to the press days of the 2022 New York Auto Show. Presumably (there’s that word again) Honda is looking to steal some spotlight before the full slate of action at Javits — and that also likely means the vehicle will be on the show floor for journalists to grope and photograph.
[Image: Honda]
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