HR-V stands in stark contrast to the bulk of the Honda line-up because its stylists were not constrained by the need to appeal to middle-class morality.

And boy, did they go to town! Love it or not, HR-V is shaped like a bullet and goes like - well, more on that in Our Views. But it's fun, fresh and free of the very, very serious look worn by the majority of Honda's corporate entities.

Er, cars.