![]() The front-wheel drive base version gets 23 EPA miles per gallon in the city, 30 on the open, unimpeded road. The CR-V’s main advantage over a “proper” SUV is fuel efficiency. ![]() If Honda had found a way to stow them under the floor a la Odyssey, they would have had a killer ap. The CR-V’s cargo capacity is more than merely adequate, with a new, removable shelf forming a “trunk.” But the tumble forward rear seats can’t quite get out of the way for serious schlepping. While putting three abreast in the back is almost as kinky (and kink inducing) as it sounds, four full-size adults enjoy plenty of head, leg and elbow room. At least passengers can snigger in comfort. The center stack is a vast improvement over the previous effort (file under faint praise), with the rich-sounding MP3-ready radio finally assuming its rightful place below the air vents.ĭespite being butched-up with a touch of chrome, there’s no escaping the minivan/bread van stigma engendered by the gear selector’s dashboard placement. Washable plastics cover all major surfaces and buttons– except the leather wrapped gear selector, steering wheel and cruise compatible seats. All the trucklette’s switchgear and controls are intuitive enough for the cognitively challenged, with dials that are more legible than the top line of a DMV eye chart. The CR-V also sits three-quarters of an inch lower to the ground, eliminating any remaining illusions that Honda’s baby SUV is anything more than a tall hatchback that’s either good or very good in the snow– depending on your tires and whether or not you stump-up the extra grand or so for full-time four-wheel drive.Įnter the CR-V and experience the joys of ergonomic correctness. Thanks to the subversion of the aforementioned spare tire, the new model is actually some three inches shorter than its predecessor and, even better, only 70 pounds heavier (despite improved crash protection). Aside from the nose, the CR-V’s design is a deeply, suitably, fashionably bland.įortunately, Honda has resisted the urge to super-size the CR-V. Although the Chrysler Aspen has a lock on the worst snout of the year, the CR-V’s squashed dual grills and square plastic warts offer stiff competition. Dark under-cladding adds pseudo-macho appeal to the Germanic pastiche, while the spare-tireless rear door (which now swings upwards hatchback style) takes it away. Honda’s ditched the boxy shapes and hard angles that defined the CR-V in favor of Bimmeresque curved sheetmetal and an Audi-like rear sloping triangular back window. ![]() Whether I want it or not is another question.Īt first glance, Honda’s cute ute has donned a German suit. Honda made the all-new 2007 Honda CR-V for me. And even with gas back to two bucks and change per gallon, I’m tired of pouring my hard-earned money into my SUV’s jumbo-sized gas tank. I take the family on a road trip twice a year. I commute 19.5 miles to work five days a week and spend my weekends shuttling between home and Home Depot. Please provide the exact content of the review that you feel is inappropriate.I’m a suburban husband, father of two who owns a large dog. Which dealership do you believe this review was meant for, and what leads you to believe the review was posted to the incorrect page? Please let us know what leads you to believe that this review should be removed from the page. Please let us know what leads you to believe that this review was posted fraudulently. Please provide any identifying information that you have regarding the former employee that you believe wrote the review – full name, email, social media links, anything that will help us research a connection between the review and that person. Which review do you believe this to be a duplicate of? Please provide the screen name, date, etc. This is a measure put in place to help identify fraudulent posts on the site, and in some cases we may determine that the review is not subject to removal even when the reviewer has not read your response. Additional Info We ask that reviewers read your private response within 5 days.
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