Subaru XV Base or Honda HR-V E ?

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Tough call. I've always liked the XV, but the HRV looks like serious competition, not only for the XV but for other crossovers.

A competition in price maybe but not in overall value. The XV comes standard with AWD. The ASX FWD seems to be the best competition of the HRV. The Ecosport, CX3, and ix20 are the direct competition to the HRV, as these vehicles are practically subcompacts on stilts. The Sportage and Tucson may be priced about the same as the HRV but they are really more in the same category as the Forester, Xtrail, CX5, CRV, and RAV4.

Which has the larger interior volume, Honda HR-V or the CX-5?

If the Jazz has bigger interior volume than the Mazda3, then the HRV will be bigger inside than the CX5.