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April 08, 2026

All-paw for freshened ZR-V?

April 08, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
All-paw for freshened ZR-V?

Allocating drive to all four wheels is among changes to car in Japan; Google update also delivered.

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April 08, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
ZR-V, e:HEV, AWD, Honda NZ, Turbo, Sport
October 30, 2025

One for us? Honda's electric kei signalled

October 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
One for us? Honda's electric kei signalled

Nippy, zippy street-wise battery baby is heading this way.

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October 30, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
Kei Class, Super-ONE, Prelude, CR-V, ZR-V, Japan Mobility Show, Jay Joseph, BYD Atto 1, e:N1
October 11, 2025

No pressies for CR-V’s milestone birthday

October 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
No pressies for CR-V’s milestone birthday

A few mates around, some nice words but otherwise nothing special seems planned for the first born in Honda’s light recreational family.

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October 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
CR-V, Honda NZ, HR-V, ZR-V, Passport, Pilot, Carolyn McMahon
May 22, 2025

Reduced expectation for Honda NZ’s first electric

May 22, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Reduced expectation for Honda NZ’s first electric

The e:N1 that has just come on sale no longer has to go for sales gold; that’s a job for the make’s hybrids.

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May 22, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
E:NY1, Honda NZ, Carolyn McMahon, Honda O, Las Vegas, EV, HEV, Jazz, HR-V, ZR-V
October 18, 2023

Honda: Mild hybrid tech up to matching PHEV rivals

October 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Honda: Mild hybrid tech up to matching PHEV rivals

No plug-equipped electrics until 2026 won’t be an issue, maker believes.

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October 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
CR-V, e:HEV, electric, PHEV, ZR-V, Peter Ashley, Nobura Sonoda
February 20, 2023

ZR-V confirmed to bolster Honda SUV push

February 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
ZR-V confirmed to bolster Honda SUV push

Medium model coming in May; followed by new CR-V toward year-end

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February 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
ZR-V, HR-V, sports utility, hybrid, electric, Peter Ashley
December 02, 2022

New sports utility for Honda NZ’s electric push?

December 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
New sports utility for Honda NZ’s electric push?

Does talk of Civic-based product raise potential for ZR-V?

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December 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
ZR-V, Civic, CR-V, e:HEV, electric, Honda NZ
July 18, 2022

Now there are three – ZR-V unveiled

July 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Now there are three – ZR-V unveiled

Honda has revised its sports utility line-up, with a big revision for CR-V and a new model sitting between it and the HR-V.

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July 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
CR-V, HR-V, ZR-V, Honda NZ, eHEV
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