It looks like it gets the powertrain of the Insight, not the Jazz. So more power available for the heavier car.
Unsure how they'll implement AWD.
According to all the Motoring Press the drivetrain is exactly the same as the Jazz but with engine probably tweaked to 150 bhp to compensate for heavier weight.
Interesting to read road Tests and see pricing when announced.
This correlates 100% to my observations. The cockpit gauges look exactly the same as the Honda Insight in the US, esp. the Power/Charge meter. 151 hp in the Insight over there.
The Jazz took over a detuned version of the very same engine/system but 151 hp would have been to much for the Jazz even though I'd have loved it.
Ergo my clue is: same system of the Insight in the US in the HR-V to compensate weight. The Insight goes in roughly 8 sec. 0-60 mph. I'd expect the same numbers for the new HR-V. If so then I sell the Jazz and switch to the HR-V.
The Jazz lacks a little bit of power for what it is.
I don't think we'll see the 2.0 hybrid system of the CR-V because the HR-V uses the same plattform as the Jazz and they're not likely to canabalize the CR-V sales. Due to the weight of the CR-V I think the HR-V will be the faster rabbit of the two.