if sedan is not the must-have, then may i suggest XV?

if japanese is not the must-have, i'll personally go for Cerato.

if die die also must choose between Sylphy and Civic, sorry to say, Sylphy anytime anyday over Civic.

i pick XV over HRV for few simple reasons:

1) driveability and handling. test driven both, HRV during roadshow and XV belongs to a friend. in terms of driving "excitement", HRV is far behind XV.
2) get away from brand name, as i can see 70% of Honda owners (regardless of which model) tend to purchase the car because of brand.

HRV might be having a bigger bootspace than its rival, but lets be realistic, how frequent do we cramp everything into our car? once in a blue moon? consumer tends to get something more than what they really need, same theory applies for car as well.

anyway, i am not saying that HRV is bad, it is not at all. only that those seeking an entry level SUV should really check out XV, who knows it might surprise u.