Making its world premiere in final production guise at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show today is the all-new, fourth generation Honda CR-V that will first go on sale in the States as a 2012 model on December 15th, and the rest of the world next year.
Honda had prepared us for the new CR-V's evolutionary looks through a thinly disguised concept model that was displayed at the Orange County International Auto Show in California in late September.
The transition from concept to production reality didn't bring many changes other than a less aggressive choice of wheels, a matte instead of a glossy finish for the plastic cladding on the body, and clear graphics on the headlamps and tail lamps.
The new 2012 CR-V looks sleeker than its predecessor and has a more aggressive stance thanks in part to the new roofline and the Volvo-esque rear end design.
At 178.5-in. long, 71.6-in. wide and 65.1-in. tall with a 103.1-in. wheelbase, the new model retains the same width and wheelbase measurements with the previous CR-V, but is 0.8-in. shorter in overall length and 1-in. in height.
Inside, the 2012 CR-V boasts a fresh design that looks more premium and which includes multi-layered instrument panel gauges. New technologies include a Pandora internet radio interface, an SMS text reading and response function through the new intelligent Multi-Information Display (i-MID) on models equipped with Honda's navigation system.
The CR-V continues to be a 5-seater model with a standard "Easy Fold-Down" 60/40 split rear seat. According to Honda, there's 39.3 inches of headroom (LX model) and an increased passenger volume of 104.1 cu-ft., up 0.3 cu-ft. (LX model).
Underneath the skin, the 2012 model introduces an updated 2.4-liter i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine with 185 horsepower and 163 lb-ft. of torque (up 5HP and 2 lb-ft over the previous engine) paired with a standard 5-speed automatic transmission.
In addition, the 2012 CR-V gets an available, all-new Real Time All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) with Intelligent Control System.
According to Honda, the new FWD version of the CR-V returns an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 23 city, 31 highway and 26 mpg combined - an increase of +2/+3/+2 mpg over the previous model.
The AWD mode is rated at 22 city, 30 highway and 25 mpg combined - an increase of +1/+3/+2 mpg compared to the 2011 CR-V AWD.
We expect Honda to announce pricing within the next few weeks - if not days.
16 Comments:
This is a said day. Honda has lost me as a customer.
Buck up, you'll get over it.
its not that bad... just not sure about the rear end
the interior is nice. ass end is terrible.
what's with honda/acura,
it's the ass end or front end wrong. always one or the other is wrong.
here's another reason why I still want to keep the old car, will wait for the next gen.
Honda continues to be at a total loss when it comes to the c-pillars on the CR-V. It's just something wrong with it. Same thing for the current CR-V. They have a rounded off windows on a square back. It's like they are always down to two designs and can't decide which one works so they use both.
the cx5 or ford escape rear looks better...mind you, the evolution of that vertical taillight has really gone a wrong direction as well the rear of the odyssey is not bad, if only they had a bit of consistency between both models
Exterior shape is kind of off balanced.... Big/high rear, low front.
Interior looks better than current one, but why this ridiculous layout for gauges ? It's all messed up/confusing. Also the small LCD on top looks cheap.
So, a white interior get a black luggage cover ? Are they that cheap that they couldnt make it same color as the seats/pillar color ?
Once again,they messed up the rear section. It's a dead end.
Couldn't even be bothered to make a color matching load space cover. The color on the top dash and door cards does not flow onto the load cover design wise. It's just cheap........
Very nicely done Honda! Despite the naysayers, I'm sure you'll sell every one you put on the lot. These are very popular cars and will prove to be worthy of further attention. After reading the negatives posted already, I went and looked more closely at the photos. I honestly don't see what they're whining about. Car looks good.
it's just too round and pointy at the same time. it's just awkward. the kia sportage exterior looks better, even the ford escape
VERY NICE...I IKE IT...!
Does Honda outsource designers from SsangYong?
What "the heck" happened with Honda?!? It seems like two teams make up the car design. Front end team seems good, they have a good front end on both CR-V and Civic. The comes the rear end, and it looks dreadful! Absolutely horrible. I would fire the rear-end team!!! YUK... now they've got only the Accord to ruin further....
Why did Honda design the plastic non functional edges of the front grille to block the vast majority of the turn signals?
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