2027 Honda HR-V LX AWD: What $28,100 Gets You in Spec Terms

At $28,100, the LX AWD sits $1,500 — about 5.6% — above the LX FWD's $26,600 sticker. That's the same dollar gap Honda charges between Sport FWD and Sport AWD, and between EX-L FWD and EX-L AWD. Move up a trim level instead of across drivetrains, though, and the picture shifts: Sport FWD costs just $300 more than this trim, Sport AWD runs $1,800 above it, and the two EX-L configurations add $2,350 and $3,850 respectively. For a shopper who wants all-wheel drive specifically, LX AWD is the floor price for that feature on this model.

Every HR-V configuration — LX, Sport, EX-L, in either drivetrain — shares the same 2.0-liter inline-four producing 158 hp and 138 lb-ft of torque, routed through a continuously variable transmission. Choosing AWD doesn't change output; it changes where that torque goes. The spec sheet lists a 5.44 axle ratio across the board, so the mechanical difference buyers are actually paying for here is the transfer of power to a rear axle, not a different engine or added grunt.

The LX AWD is rated 25 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, 27 mpg combined — one mpg combined behind the FWD LX, Sport FWD, and EX-L FWD, all of which post 28 mpg combined. Under the standard assumptions used across this lineup (15,000 miles a year, $3.50/gallon, five years of ownership), that works out to roughly $1,944 a year in fuel and about $9,720 over five years — $345 more than the FWD LX's projected five-year fuel spend. It's a modest gap, but it's the direct tradeoff for sending power to all four wheels.

Regardless of trim or drivetrain, the HR-V seats five and carries a 55.1 cubic-foot cargo figure, with a 14-gallon fuel tank. None of those numbers move with the switch from FWD to AWD on this spec sheet, so the practical cabin and cargo case for the LX AWD is identical to every other configuration in the six-trim range — the differentiators here are price, drivetrain, and the resulting mpg difference, not interior space.

Honda's own spread shows the FWD LX posting the strongest value index in the lineup — 1.05 mpg per $1,000 of MSRP — because it combines the lineup's lowest price with its highest combined mpg tier. LX AWD's index comes in at 0.96 mpg per $1,000, ahead of Sport AWD's 0.90 and both EX-L configurations, but behind every FWD trim. That ranking reflects the simple math of paying more for AWD hardware while losing a point of combined fuel economy, not a judgment on whether the feature is worth it to a given buyer.

The LX AWD adds all-wheel drive to the base HR-V for $1,500 over the FWD LX, with no change to the 158-hp 2.0-liter engine, cargo volume, or seating. The tradeoff documented in the specs is a one-mpg drop in combined fuel economy (27 versus 28) and a lower value index (0.96 versus 1.05 mpg per $1,000 of MSRP) compared to the FWD LX, which the lineup's own value metric ranks as the strongest overall.