Hybrid power offers improved performance; Nice ride and handling; Well-resolved interior
Hybrid gains are negligible; Small boot for the segment; Lacking standard kit for the high-end price
Low fuel consumption; A smooth, quiet ride; Comprehensive safety features; Quick and responsive at lower speeds
A few tech oversights (no HUD, DAB, electric seats or wireless charger); A claustrophobic back seat; Smaller, sloped boot; Limited rear visibility; Feels underpowered at higher speeds
The CVT is very well sorted and enjoyable to drive, too; Cabin space and ergonomics are excellent; Ride is brilliant and engine is efficient, too
Hubcaps detract from an otherwise stylish exterior; You need to get the optional Safety Pack to get the right safety inclusions; Rubber steering wheel is the only cabin negative
Magic Seats make the small HR-V feel bigger; Base model gets AEB; Won't offend anyone
Interior feels old; There are better engines available elsewhere; Won't offend anyone
SmartSense safety pack standard; Great seat height; Perfect singles' or couples' car; Doesn't look like an entry-level variant
A lot of scratchy cabin plastics; No inbuilt satellite navigation; Squishy for rear-seat passengers
Excellent ride quality; Practical and beautifully designed cabin; Willing performance; Silky eight-speed auto
Sub-par warranty; Thirsty on fuel
Quiet, rapid performance; Typically cool Mini design; Toe-in-water future tech
Reduced boot space; Price impost over Cooper S; Is 40km EV range enough?
Performance aplenty; Nice road manners...; ... and adroit handling; Silky smooth dual-clutch auto
Asks for Q3 money; Misses key safety tech; Second row not the last word in comfort
Muscular and frugal diesel engine; Super-smooth auto; Cabin space and quality; Big boot for a compact SUV; Agreeable servicing costs for a luxury SUV
Doesn’t steer as well as the original X1; Big price premium for the diesel engine; Far from generously equipped; Missing some key driver aids, and no highway/freeway-speed AEB
Improved interior space; Capable rough-road; Improved driving dynamics
Unrefined edge to the engine; Intrusive driver assist systems; Occasional transmission quirks
