Yahoo Autos communicates to us about the Honda CR-V Long-term test.
The Honda CR-V is globally the largest and most widely distributed vehicle Honda makes. In other words, the CR-V is a critical vehicle for Honda and sales to date for the restyled model launched in 2007 have been brisk. With this in mind, we thought it the perfect vehicle for our next three month long term test drive.
Honda is known for producing well engineered vehicles and the 2009 CR-V is certainly no exception. The CR-V is available in six different trim levels; LX 2WD, LX, EX 2WD, EX 4WD, EX-L and EX-L Navi.
A company with the reputation for being conservative when it comes to exterior appearance and the 2009 Honda CR-V tends to follow this track as well. That said, seeing the vehicle side-by-side with the current generation Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson and Ford Escape, the CR-V is the best looking compact SUV in the bunch.
Under the hood resides a familiar 2.4-litre, DOHC i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine that now delivers 166 hp @ 5800 rpm and 161 lbs.-ft of torque @ 4200 rpm. This represents a 10 horsepower improvement over my friend’s 2006 model, while torque remains virtually unchanged. >> Read More
