Yahoo Autos 2018 Honda HR-V Cargo Space and Storage
Cargo-hauling capability is unmatched, making the HR-V practical beyond its segment. If it had more spaces to stash smaller items inside its cabin and cargo area, we would give it even more accolades.
What’s New for 2018?
Nothing has changed here for 2018; the HR-V does cargo hauling pretty well.
2017 Honda HR-V
How did Honda manage to find so much space? Magic. Honda calls the HR-V’s rear seat and its innovative folding mechanism the “Magic Seat.” When released, the rear seatback folds flat and the load floor is low, leaving plenty of room for stacking carry-on cases or for hauling larger items more easily. The rear seat bottom can also be flipped up, providing an even deeper well between the front and rear seatbacks for taller items. The front-passenger seat reclines all the way back so that the HR-V can accommodate longer items, as well.
Test Results: Carry-On Luggage
Cargo Configurations
Cargo Volume Comparisons
Given Honda’s extra attention paid to practicality, the HR-V boasts the most cargo volume in this matchup. With the rear seats stowed, there’s 59 cubic feet of cargo space, which is eight more feet than the closest rival, the boxy Jeep Renegade.
Lift-Over Height
Lifting heavy objects into the HR-V should be easier than in its rivals, as well, with a liftover height of 25.8 inches. Mazda CX-3 buyers will find themselves lifting items an additional five inches in order to reach the cargo load floor.
Test Results: Lift-Over Height
Interior Cubby Storage
When it comes to small-item storage, the HR-V loses its luster. Its various bins and cubbies held the least amount of our ping-pong balls in this matchup. A total of 241 isn’t only undersized for this segment, it’s small in general. For example, even the Toyota 86—a two-door sports car—accommodated 240 balls.
Why do we use ping-pong balls?
To determine the interior space available to stash travel essentials, we’ve devised a range of measuring protocols. We use six beverage containers ranging in size and shape to gauge cupholder accommodation. We stack, stuff, and arrange 9-by-14-by-22-inch cardboard boxes to quantify the number of airline-carry-on-size suitcases that will fit in a trunk or folded seat’s cargo space. To measure irregularly shaped gloveboxes, door pockets, and console bins, we fill each container with 1.5-inch-diameter ping-pong balls. It’s tempting to convert the number of spheres to a volume (cubic inches), but we resist that calculation because—as with the box of tissues, 12-ounce can of soda, or gallon of milk you might stash in these compartments—there are voids between the balls. Random packing (our procedure) nullifies approximately one-third of the available space. The negative space between the balls could theoretically be reduced to 25 percent of an irregular shape with precise stacking, but while we might be pedantic, we’re not crazy.
Test Results: Maximum Cubby Storage
2018 HR-V In-Depth
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