23 April 2021 4:37 pm / 1 comment With the second-generation Honda Vezel (or third-generation HR-V if you’re counting with that name) now on sale in its home market of Japan, the HR-V has also been announced for the European market. In the continent, the HR-V will only be available with the e:HEV two-motor hybrid powertrain. There’s no 1.5L NA i-VTEC. The HR-V e:HEV combines two electric motors with a 1.5 litre i-VTEC petrol engine, with output from the propulsion motor rated at 131 PS and 253 Nm of torque at 4,500 rpm. Those numbers are identical to the JDM Vezel e:HEV. Compared to our City RS e:HEV, the electric motor here makes 22 PS more. The Atkinson-cycle engine that juices the motor produces 106 PS (8 PS more) and 127 Nm.