Honda has unwrapped its latest 6th generation CR-V family car! Take a look at what the newcomer from Honda has to offer…

It was just 5 short years ago when Honda released the 5th generation CR-V in South Africa and now an all-new CR-V has been revealed boasting a more rugged and refined design.

In terms of dimensions, the new CR-V is both 69 mm longer and 13 mm wider than the model it replaces and its wheelbase has grown by 41 mm, contributing to a noticeably more spacious interior. The CR-V now features a bolder upright grille design, similar to that found on the Honda Ridgeline bakkie in the USA and it oddly resembles that of its key rival, the Toyota RAV4.and the grille is flanked by slim LED headlights. Note that Honda has done away with the prominent chrome wing that dominated the front grille of the outgoing generation. In the US, the CR-V’s front-end design will differ depending on the derivative, of which there are 4, including the base EX, EX-L, Sport and Sport Touring. At the rear, the new CR-V gains newly designed tail lights that extend vertically along the edge of the tailgate aperture.

The CR-V’s interior architecture is familiar from the Honda Civic with a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a 7-inch digital instrument cluster. Higher grade derivatives gain a larger 9-inch infotainment system and wireless charging while a 12-speaker Bose sound system is fitted in the CR-V Sport Touring derivative.

The CR-V’s interior execution takes direction form the 11th generation Civic.

Honda Sensing driver assistance and safety features are also fitted as standard across the range too including a new 90-degree wide-angle camera and a 120-degree radar that serves functions such as Traffic Jam Assist, Low-Speed Braking Control with Traffic Sign Recognition, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, Lane Keeping Assist, and Blind Spot Information.

What powertrains are offered with the new Honda CR-V?

The CRV’s current 1.5-litre engine has been updated but a new hybrid powertrain has been added to the added.

The base EX and EX-L derivatives are equipped with an updated 1.5-litre turbopetrol engine that offers the same 140 kW as before but with a slight increase of 3 Nm of torque to 243 Nm. This engine is paired with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).

Moving up the range, the CR-V Sport and Sport Touring derivatives feature a new 4th generation two-motor hybrid-electric powertrain comprising a 2.0-litre Atkinson cycle 4-cylinder petrol engine that combines with a pair of electric motors mounted side-by-side to produce total outputs of 150 kW and 335 Nm of torque.

The CR-V’s torsional rigidity has been enhanced and Honda says that the body is now 15% stiffer which has contributed to improved ride, handling and refinement. More so, Honda has also revised the CR-V’s suspension for improved ride quality.

We have reached out to Honda South Africa to find out when we can expect to see the new CR-V in South Africa but its local arrival has yet to be confirmed. We suspect that an arrival in 2023 is likely. As always, we shall keep you updated as soon as more information becomes available.

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