The Honda CR-V is a compact SUV, now called crossover, manufactured since 1995 by Honda. It was loosely derived from the Honda Civic to satisfy a public demand for a sport-utility vehicle from Honda. There are discrepancies as to what CR-V stands for, with Honda sources in different markets citing different meanings. The most common meaning being "Civic Recreational Vehicle" since it is built on the Honda Civic Platform. Though Honda sales literature in UK reportedly makes references to "Compact Recreational Vehicle", other Honda references (including the official Honda Japan CR-V Fact Book and Honda Worldwide cite "Comfortable Runabout Vehicle". It is produced in both four-wheel drive and front-wheel drive, with availability differing by market.
Honda produces the CR-V in Japan and the United Kingdom for worldwide markets, and as of 2007, North American CR-Vs are produced in East Liberty, Ohio. The CR-V is produced in Wuhan for the Chinese market by the Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company, a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corporation. Starting in fall 2007, North American CR-Vs will also be produced in Jalisco, Mexico in addition to Britain, Japan and the US due to high demand. Honda executives considered making the CR-V as one of the first vehicles to be produced at Honda's new facility currently finishing construction in Greensburg, Indiana that opened in fall 2008; however, the facility will initially exclusively produce the Civic, which may free up space in East Liberty for CR-V production from the 2009 model year onward. Elsewhere, the CR-V is Honda's smallest SUV other than the related Element sold in Canada and the United States, and the HR-V sold in Europe. In size, the CR-V slots between the Element and Pilot, but due to the Element's discontinuation during the 2011 model year, the CR-V has once again became Honda's entry-level SUV.
On July 25, 2011, Honda released a photo of the upcoming 2012 Honda CR-V. The photo was released along with the announcement that the fourth-generation Honda CR-V will be sold in the United States by the end of 2011 and in Europe in 2012. No mention was made as to when the vehicle will be available in Asia. Honda said, "The new CR-V Concept embraces a distinctive and bold styling direction. Compared to the previous generation, the concept model takes on a more aggressive stance with deeper sculpting of the body lines and a bolder front fascia. The lower front bumper wraps smartly upward to convey SUV capability, while the overall lower front bumper design now integrates more smoothly into the fascia for improved aerodynamics. This marks it the first time since 2002 the CR-V has become Honda's entry-level SUV, as its Element sibling had been discontinued.
The CR-V's vertical taillights remain for the next model with a more three-dimensional style that wraps further into the design of the vehicle. Specs of the fourth-generation were not revealed but Honda said it will be equipped with "more efficient engines compared to the current model" to deliver improved fuel economy. The new CR-V Concept debuted at the Orange County International Auto Show in California in September. In November 2011 Honda announced that supply shortages caused by flooding in Thailand would force production cuts. This may delay availability of the 2012 CR-V.
The 2012 CR-V was launched at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show and it is powered with a 2.4-liter i-VTEC inline-four engine that puts out 185 hp and 163 pound-feet of torque at 4,400 rpm along with an all-new Real-Time all-wheel-drive with intelligent control system. Front-wheel-drive CR-Vs now get 23 mpg in the city and 31 on the highway, while models with the optional full-time all-wheel-drive are rated at 22 mpg and 30 mpg, respectively.
In Japan, the 2012 CR-V was launched on November 28, 2011 and has been on sale since December 2, 2011. The Japan-spec 2012 CR-V is offered in 2.4 L and 2.0 L variants. The 2.0 L variant is mated with continuously variable transmission with torque converter that brings out the engine’s best performance while offering the same off-the-line acceleration and overall acceleration performance as the 2.4 L model.
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