Inside, the new HR-V offers 453 litres with the rear seats up and 1,026 litres with the rear seats down.
Specification highlights include the advanced Honda Connect in-car infotainment system, allowing MirrorLink through appropriate Android phones, and a wide range of safety aids employing radar and camera technologies to scan the road ahead.
Leon Brannan, head of car, Honda (UK), said: “The Honda HR-V created this fast growing market segment back in 1999 and for 2015 the all new HR-V will offer a class leading ownership proposition, refinement, sleek styling, a quality feel as well as being packed to the roof with safety and technology features. We are confident that the HR-V will perform favourably against its main competitors in this segment, such as the current market leading Nissan Qashqai.”