Those of us in North America would be unfamiliar with this one, it is a smaller version of a CR-V sold from 1999-2006 and was found in many different parts of the world except here. It was a small 1.6litre engine with the CR-V's realtime 4wheel drive system and sold from Japan to Europe to Australia. Below is a pic of what the original HR-V looked like. This would be a nice addition to Honda's lineup here in NA, with the tiny SUV market's new entries (Juke, Scion, etc). 
Source;
http://jp-cardesigncorner.blogspot.com/2011/04/honda-hr-v-is-coming-back.html
