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The Honda CR-V Concept hints at a tougher, more angular look for the model's next generation, which goes on sale in the fourth quarter. Although the final product probably won't stray far from the current design, Honda promises a lighter CR-V that's more fuel-efficient and uses a lower cargo floor to highlight an all-new interior.
But the 2012 Honda CR-V crossover SUV could certainly use more power to stay competitive. We'd expect to see at least 200 horsepower -- up from the current 180 hp -- from the same 2.4-liter engine used in the Acura TSX and new Civic Si. A small bump up to 170 pound-feet of torque (currently 161 lb-ft) would also give the small SUV some welcome low-end pull, especially for models equipped with all-wheel drive.
We also expect the new CR-V to get 30 mpg on the highway to pull within range of SUV competitors like the Chevrolet Equinox and a forthcoming, also-redesigned Toyota RAV4. We'd also expect to see xenon headlights, like those used on Japanese and European-market CR-Vs, offered on at least the top-line EX-L models.
The 2012 Honda CR-V will be available by the end of the year. Check back later for complete buying advice and driving impressions.
An online leak resulted to a photo of Honda's 2012 CR-V Concept appearing on the internet earlier today, but now the Japanese carmaker has given in and released a high-resolution image as well as initial information on the crossover model.
Honda said that the concept will make its first public outing at the Orange County International Auto Show in Anaheim, California, in September 2011, and go on sale in North America by the end of the year, and in Europe in Autumn 2012. This means we will probably see the final production model at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
It's pretty much clear that the 2012 CR-V Concept is more of a pre-production model with some fancy trim like the smoked out headlamps and glossy black moldings than a pure study.
"The 2012 CR-V Concept introduces the exterior styling for the more sophisticated and dynamic design of the upcoming production model," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda.
"Long considered the benchmark for packaging and user-friendly design in the small SUV segment, the all-new CR-V will offer an added dimension of style, amazing interior versatility and Honda's latest technologies for convenience and refinement," he added.
Though we only get a glimpse of the rear end, Honda said that the current model's signature vertical rear taillights remain for 2012 with "a more three-dimensional style that wraps further into the design of the vehicle".
The Japanese automaker added that the latest CR-V will also feature an "all-new interior with a more accommodating and spacious design with a lower cargo floor", "a more fuel-efficient engine" and "reduced body weight" without getting into any further details.
Aside from a gasoline engine with a smaller displacement than its North American counterpart, the European version will also be available with a more frugal turbo diesel unit.
The Honda CR-V has consistently been the top-selling SUV in America. More than 140,000 CR-Vs have been sold in 2011.
Now completely transformed and heading into its fourth generation, the 2012 Honda CR-V is moving toward a more sophisticated direction with refreshed styling, improved fuel economy, innovative technology and even greater value for the money, Honda believes.
Honda wants auto critics to see for themselves "how Honda has made the benchmark for packaging and user-friendly design in the small SUV segment even better."
Members of the 2012 CR-V R&D team and American Honda product planning executives will be at the briefing in the northwest Detroit suburb to explain the CR-V development story and provide insight into Honda's sales and marketing plans.
Driving begins for the first group of reporter drivers at 10 a.m. and the second wave will be on the streets of Novi near the hotel in Oakland County at 2:30 p.m. Reporters who go to the event will not be able to share their impressions with readers until Nov. 16 because of an embargo asked for by Honda.
The all-new 2012 CR-V will have a new look inside and out, a more fuel-efficient engine and will be lighter.
Honda's big sell is the CR'V's solid track record. From 2007-10 the CR-V was the best-selling SUV in America.
The current CR-V continues to sell at a record pace and quality of one of the reasons. The 2011 CR-V was among the highest-ranked vehicles in its segment for initial quality in J.D. Power & Associates' 2011 Initial Quality Study and has been sold globally in more than 160 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
It is assembled in Ohio at the East Liberty Auto Plant of Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. The plant earned a Silver Award for outstanding quality in the quality study.
The 2012 model will be in showrooms by Christmas after making its official debut in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A concept model (pictured) made its world debut at the Orange County Internarional Auto Show in California.
Wearing less camo than in the spy-snapper photos also published here, the vehicle looks ready for production, wearing its own sheetmetal (rather than the modified body of an existing Honda model) with the badge buried in tape on the tailgate.
Like other Japanese auto companies, Honda is as tight-lipped as can be about its future products. We’re left to use recent history and these photos to determine that the next CR-V will represent a gentle update to the current car, rather than a radical redo. Excepting, maybe, the hind end.
The exterior styling of the next CR-V looks to be a bit more cohesive than that of its predecessor. From these spy photos, we can see a three-bar grille poking through the front camo, so expect its nose to resemble the look of the Crosstour and the latest Odyssey. Moving to the side, the small ute appears to adopt a more sleek and tailored approach. The upper body crease appears to rake upwards as it heads rearward and bisects both door handles, with a window line to match. The look is more aggressive than the current model’s, which was styled to unabashedly appeal more to female shoppers. The new CR-V’s taillights continue to rise up the rearmost pillars, although they now look a lot like those found on a Volvo XC60, partly due to a similarly Volvo-esque shape to the hatch and rear glass.
As to the powertrain, figure on a naturally aspirated four-cylinder being the only engine available. It should displace 2.4 liters like today’s CR-V engine, and we expect it to make between 180 and 200 hp—although the number may be closer to the bottom end of that range. Fuel economy also should improve slightly; in front-drive spec, the current model is rated for 21 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. (All-wheel-drivers are rated for 21/27.)
If there are any major changes to the upcoming CR-V, it could be in the seating layout. Until now, every CR-V has been a strictly five-seat affair. Given the long rear overhang of the car in this photo, however, it looks like there just might be room for a small third row of seats for short-legged passengers. Toyota sells a three-row RAV4, but most others in the segment serve a maximum of five.
Few would call the CR-V in its present form a pulse-raising vehicle, but it’s a staple for Honda, offers good driving dynamics, and is a sensible choice for more than 200,000 Americans per year. Even without concrete details on the next-generation CR-V, we feel confident saying it will maintain the current car’s sales success. We expect the 2012 CR-V to debut at the Los Angeles auto show this November.
World debuts for new concept and production models typically happen at premier auto shows, like the North American International Auto Show, the Tokyo Motor Show or even the IAA (more commonly known as the Frankfurt Auto Show). The Orange County International Auto Show, held annually in Anaheim, California, isn’t where most automakers would choose to debut a revision to one of their most popular models.
Honda isn’t like most automakers, so it chose the Orange County International Auto Show for the world debut of its 2012 Honda CR-V Concept. Not only is the current CR-V one of Honda’s best-selling models, it’s also the best-selling SUV in the United States, by calendar year, from 2007 through 2010.
That makes the success of the fourth-generation Honda CR-V critical to Honda’s sales in the United States, so Honda needed to walk a fine line between too many design changes and not enough changes. The styling of the concept would seem to indicate that Honda’s designers hit their mark.
The 2012 Honda CR-V Concept is more dramatically styled than CR-Vs of the past, yet still tasteful in its design. Character lines on the new CR-V are more deeply sculpted, and the front end is somewhat aggressive in appearance. Signature styling traits, like the faux front skid plat and vertical tail lights, remain, and the muscular rocker panels give the CR-V something of a sporty look.
Honda is quick to point out that this is still just a concept, albeit one that “strongly hints” at the styling of the upcoming production model, which will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. What other changes, compared to the current CRV, does Honda have in store? Expect a more fuel-efficient engine, a lower curb weight and a revised interior that Honda calls “accommodating and spacious.
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But the 2012 Honda CR-V crossover SUV could certainly use more power to stay competitive. We'd expect to see at least 200 horsepower -- up from the current 180 hp -- from the same 2.4-liter engine used in the Acura TSX and new Civic Si. A small bump up to 170 pound-feet of torque (currently 161 lb-ft) would also give the small SUV some welcome low-end pull, especially for models equipped with all-wheel drive.
We also expect the new CR-V to get 30 mpg on the highway to pull within range of SUV competitors like the Chevrolet Equinox and a forthcoming, also-redesigned Toyota RAV4. We'd also expect to see xenon headlights, like those used on Japanese and European-market CR-Vs, offered on at least the top-line EX-L models.
The 2012 Honda CR-V will be available by the end of the year. Check back later for complete buying advice and driving impressions.
An online leak resulted to a photo of Honda's 2012 CR-V Concept appearing on the internet earlier today, but now the Japanese carmaker has given in and released a high-resolution image as well as initial information on the crossover model.
Honda said that the concept will make its first public outing at the Orange County International Auto Show in Anaheim, California, in September 2011, and go on sale in North America by the end of the year, and in Europe in Autumn 2012. This means we will probably see the final production model at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
It's pretty much clear that the 2012 CR-V Concept is more of a pre-production model with some fancy trim like the smoked out headlamps and glossy black moldings than a pure study.
"The 2012 CR-V Concept introduces the exterior styling for the more sophisticated and dynamic design of the upcoming production model," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda.
"Long considered the benchmark for packaging and user-friendly design in the small SUV segment, the all-new CR-V will offer an added dimension of style, amazing interior versatility and Honda's latest technologies for convenience and refinement," he added.
Though we only get a glimpse of the rear end, Honda said that the current model's signature vertical rear taillights remain for 2012 with "a more three-dimensional style that wraps further into the design of the vehicle".
The Japanese automaker added that the latest CR-V will also feature an "all-new interior with a more accommodating and spacious design with a lower cargo floor", "a more fuel-efficient engine" and "reduced body weight" without getting into any further details.
Aside from a gasoline engine with a smaller displacement than its North American counterpart, the European version will also be available with a more frugal turbo diesel unit.
The Honda CR-V has consistently been the top-selling SUV in America. More than 140,000 CR-Vs have been sold in 2011.
Now completely transformed and heading into its fourth generation, the 2012 Honda CR-V is moving toward a more sophisticated direction with refreshed styling, improved fuel economy, innovative technology and even greater value for the money, Honda believes.
Honda wants auto critics to see for themselves "how Honda has made the benchmark for packaging and user-friendly design in the small SUV segment even better."
Members of the 2012 CR-V R&D team and American Honda product planning executives will be at the briefing in the northwest Detroit suburb to explain the CR-V development story and provide insight into Honda's sales and marketing plans.
Driving begins for the first group of reporter drivers at 10 a.m. and the second wave will be on the streets of Novi near the hotel in Oakland County at 2:30 p.m. Reporters who go to the event will not be able to share their impressions with readers until Nov. 16 because of an embargo asked for by Honda.
The all-new 2012 CR-V will have a new look inside and out, a more fuel-efficient engine and will be lighter.
Honda's big sell is the CR'V's solid track record. From 2007-10 the CR-V was the best-selling SUV in America.
The current CR-V continues to sell at a record pace and quality of one of the reasons. The 2011 CR-V was among the highest-ranked vehicles in its segment for initial quality in J.D. Power & Associates' 2011 Initial Quality Study and has been sold globally in more than 160 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
It is assembled in Ohio at the East Liberty Auto Plant of Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. The plant earned a Silver Award for outstanding quality in the quality study.
The 2012 model will be in showrooms by Christmas after making its official debut in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A concept model (pictured) made its world debut at the Orange County Internarional Auto Show in California.
Wearing less camo than in the spy-snapper photos also published here, the vehicle looks ready for production, wearing its own sheetmetal (rather than the modified body of an existing Honda model) with the badge buried in tape on the tailgate.
Like other Japanese auto companies, Honda is as tight-lipped as can be about its future products. We’re left to use recent history and these photos to determine that the next CR-V will represent a gentle update to the current car, rather than a radical redo. Excepting, maybe, the hind end.
The exterior styling of the next CR-V looks to be a bit more cohesive than that of its predecessor. From these spy photos, we can see a three-bar grille poking through the front camo, so expect its nose to resemble the look of the Crosstour and the latest Odyssey. Moving to the side, the small ute appears to adopt a more sleek and tailored approach. The upper body crease appears to rake upwards as it heads rearward and bisects both door handles, with a window line to match. The look is more aggressive than the current model’s, which was styled to unabashedly appeal more to female shoppers. The new CR-V’s taillights continue to rise up the rearmost pillars, although they now look a lot like those found on a Volvo XC60, partly due to a similarly Volvo-esque shape to the hatch and rear glass.
As to the powertrain, figure on a naturally aspirated four-cylinder being the only engine available. It should displace 2.4 liters like today’s CR-V engine, and we expect it to make between 180 and 200 hp—although the number may be closer to the bottom end of that range. Fuel economy also should improve slightly; in front-drive spec, the current model is rated for 21 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. (All-wheel-drivers are rated for 21/27.)
If there are any major changes to the upcoming CR-V, it could be in the seating layout. Until now, every CR-V has been a strictly five-seat affair. Given the long rear overhang of the car in this photo, however, it looks like there just might be room for a small third row of seats for short-legged passengers. Toyota sells a three-row RAV4, but most others in the segment serve a maximum of five.
Few would call the CR-V in its present form a pulse-raising vehicle, but it’s a staple for Honda, offers good driving dynamics, and is a sensible choice for more than 200,000 Americans per year. Even without concrete details on the next-generation CR-V, we feel confident saying it will maintain the current car’s sales success. We expect the 2012 CR-V to debut at the Los Angeles auto show this November.
World debuts for new concept and production models typically happen at premier auto shows, like the North American International Auto Show, the Tokyo Motor Show or even the IAA (more commonly known as the Frankfurt Auto Show). The Orange County International Auto Show, held annually in Anaheim, California, isn’t where most automakers would choose to debut a revision to one of their most popular models.
Honda isn’t like most automakers, so it chose the Orange County International Auto Show for the world debut of its 2012 Honda CR-V Concept. Not only is the current CR-V one of Honda’s best-selling models, it’s also the best-selling SUV in the United States, by calendar year, from 2007 through 2010.
That makes the success of the fourth-generation Honda CR-V critical to Honda’s sales in the United States, so Honda needed to walk a fine line between too many design changes and not enough changes. The styling of the concept would seem to indicate that Honda’s designers hit their mark.
The 2012 Honda CR-V Concept is more dramatically styled than CR-Vs of the past, yet still tasteful in its design. Character lines on the new CR-V are more deeply sculpted, and the front end is somewhat aggressive in appearance. Signature styling traits, like the faux front skid plat and vertical tail lights, remain, and the muscular rocker panels give the CR-V something of a sporty look.
Honda is quick to point out that this is still just a concept, albeit one that “strongly hints” at the styling of the upcoming production model, which will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. What other changes, compared to the current CRV, does Honda have in store? Expect a more fuel-efficient engine, a lower curb weight and a revised interior that Honda calls “accommodating and spacious.
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