IMAGES OF HONDA’S updated CR-V have been let out ahead of the car’s Japanese launch on September 17, showing mild styling revisions are in store for the marque’s popular softroader.
The side sheetmetal and headlight shapes carry over, but the front bumper, grille and bonnet are new. The 2010 CR-V also receives new 17 and 18-inch alloy wheels.
For the European market, the 2010 CR-V will be offered in base SE, mid-range ES and top-spec EX variants. New technologies introduced to the CR-V include adaptive cruise control and a collision-detecting crash avoidance system, both of which are optional on the EX grade model.
Cabin fabrics and plastics are upgraded, and a new centre stack design will house the CR-V’s audio system and ventilation controls.
Improved sound deadening is claimed to lower noise from the engine and the outside environment, which, in Honda’s words, makes the 2010 CR-V “an even quieter and more relaxing car to drive”.
The Euro-spec CR-V will offer a new 110kW 2.2 lite i-DTEC diesel engine, which produces a sizable 350Nm of torque from 2000rpm and comes with the option of a manual or five-speed automatic gearbox. All engines in the 2010 CR-V range will be Euro V emissions compliant.
Details of Australian specifications are still unknown, but Honda Australia spokesman Mark Higgins says that an updated CR-V will be arriving in Australian showrooms in the first half of next year.
“There will be a minor model change in 2010 for the CR-V,” Mr Higgins told TMR.
“It will be launched in the first half of 2010 at this stage. We don’t have all the details on the car yet, but we’ll announce them closer to the date.”
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It’s still as ugly as ever. It always reminds me of a Stavic when I see one.
lol yep stavic very right
and it offers pathetic performance with pathetic fuel efficiency too, plus an engine that’s gentle 4000rpm
and the gearbox is too old to be anywhere near decent
but it’s Honda… not like it matters =P
1000 thousand times better than any American suv, the reason that people buy much more CRV’s than US models
The perfect CR-V for the majority of Honda’s customer base…pensioners and asians. They love ‘em and Honda do quite well from it.
why is it that ford & holden are still playing around with euro 3 engines while a lot of other car makers are changing to euro 5 engines?
auto, what the hell does that have to do with the new CR-V? If Ford (as Holden have Euro IV engines from GM) could split the development cost of redesigning the I6 for euro IV over millions of vehicles instead of thousands they sell I’m sure the I6 would be euro IV now. Ford could have imported an engine long ago from a number of Ford subsiduaries, but they continue to invest and develop the I6 which keeps plenty of Aussie plant operators and engineers employed. I’m pretty sure Geelong is glad Ford haven’t given up on the I6 when it would be economically cheaper to import.
tom, whats it got to do with crv? if you read the article , it says that the crv will have euro v engines.its not only honda that are changing to euro v there are others also, so why should ford -holden etc drag the chain
Buy a forester,outback or tiguan in front of this. I suspect the type that buy the CRV dont even bother shopping around they have already made up their mind.
Honda needs some new designers, stat. Actually, they needed them back when the first version of this CRV was on the drawing board
So it could be between January and June?! I wish they would be more specific as we want to buy a new car in February.