Roper Honda Blog

Honda has its fair share of extremely popular vehicles—the Accord, Civic, CR-V, and Pilot are all best-sellers in the American market. They all have a couple things in common—all of them have been around for over two decades, and they all have a sterling reputation as the safest cars.

The HR-V is one of the best subcompact SUVs on the road right now—it’s a perfect middle ground between the sportiness of a sedan and the expanded storage capacity of a larger crossover, and this year, it got some of the strongest safety scores out of the…

Honda has its fair share of extremely popular vehicles—the Accord, Civic, CR-V, and Pilot are all best-sellers in the American market. They all have a couple things in common—all of them have been around for over two decades, and they all have a sterling reputation as the safest cars.

The HR-V is one of the best subcompact SUVs on the road right now—it’s a perfect middle ground between the sportiness of a sedan and the expanded storage capacity of a larger crossover, and this year, it got some of the strongest safety scores out of the…

How are you supposed to pick the best small SUV? We don’t have time to compare ‘em all, but we do have time for a couple. Here’s how the Honda HR-V stacks up against the Kia Soul.

When you search “best SUV for camping,” what do you find? Big, honkin’ full-size SUVs with 7 seats, a billion cubic feet of cargo space, and missile defense systems. Probably. What won’t you find? Subcompact crossovers.

The thing is, that era of cramped, sardine-can subcompact SUVs is over. Today’s small crossovers are far more spacious, far more cleverly designed, and far more campsite-ready than their ancestors. Yet there’s one small SUV that makes temporary off-grid life easier: The Honda HR-V.