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The Honda CR-V is an essential model of the Japanese firm: indeed, its first generation was launched in 1996, and the model has since placed itself among the best-selling SUVs in the world. Now, Honda is lifting the veil on the sixth generation of the CR-Vwhich comes with a good dose of novelties.

“The new CR-V harnesses all the elements that have made this iconic model famous: avant-garde design, a luxurious cabin, top-notch levels of safety, functionality and comfort, as well as efficient and instantaneous performance”declared on this occasion Tom Gardner, Vice-President of Honda Motor Europe: “This new vintage offers the ultimate SUV, a premium product that is both unique and dynamic, which perfectly meets the current demand of the European market. »

Honda CR-V: an assertive style

The new Honda CR-V sports more imposing lines than before, with a grille differentiating the hybrid versions e:HEV and e:PHEV. There are tapered optics, combined with a light signature stretching horizontally. The rear lights take up the characteristic L-shape of the model, framing the rear window, and carry a unique light signature.

Wider, longer and higher than the previous generation, the new CR-V has a style studied to optimize the driver’s visibility, with in particular a wide and refined bonnet, but also generous glass surfaceswhich also contribute to improving the well-being of all occupants, reducing stress, and offering a better feeling of space inside, increased by a more generous wheelbase of 40 mm, which has also improved the loading volume by 18%.

The new CR-V is offered with a hybrid powertrain (e:HEV) or a new plug-in hybrid powertrain (e:PHEV): both versions benefit from a 2.0-litre Atkinson cycle direct injection engine, which has been reworked to deliver more efficiency and dynamic performance.

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Honda CR-V: full of technologies

The CR-V hybrid integral (e:HEV) borrows its 184 horsepower engine from the latest Civic, and has a lithium-ion battery and two compact and lightweight electric motors, which work in concert with the gasoline engine. The electric, hybrid and thermal driving modes have been designed to adapt to all driving situations.

The CR-V hybride rechargeable (e:PHEV) takes up the architecture of the e:HEV with its light, high-efficiency electric motors, and its 17.7 kWh battery allows it to travel up to 82 km in 100% electric mode: enough to make daily journeys without consuming fuel. Honda promises fast recharge times: indeed, when the battery temperature is 25°C, it can be recharged to 100% in just 2h30.

The new CR-V will feature the latest safety and advanced driver assistance systems Honda Sensingincluding the new Honda Sensing 360 system, as well as new structural components to ensure excellent active and passive safety.

The sixth-generation Honda CR-V will go on sale sometime insummer 2023 in Europe, at rates to be announced later.