The Honda CR-V adds to its bunched crossover SUV accreditation for the 2010 archetypal year with refinements and upgrades to the exoteric and interior, new features, bigger ammunition economy, and added power.
Exterior administration enhancements board a active advanced fascia with a new grille and bonanza design, a re-sculpted hood, and a new rear bonanza shape. A 10-spoke admixture caster design, accepted on Honda CR-V EX and EX-L, replaces the antecedent 7-spoke admixture caster design. Autogenous improvements focus on new appearance and functionality. Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® is now included on models able with the accessible Honda Satellite-Linked Aeronautics System™. Auto on/off headlights accept been added to the Honda CR-V EX-L and the advanced seats accept added centermost armrests on all models.
Upgrades to the 2.4-liter 4-cylinder agent advance ability achievement to 180 application (hp), a 14 hp increase. City/highway EPA-estimated ammunition abridgement ratings admission to 21/28 afar per gallon (mpg) on 2WD models and 21/27 mpg on models able with Real Time™ 4WD - an admission of 1 mpg in both burghal and artery active on all models.
"The Honda CR-V provides abounding of the favorable aspects of a car and an SUV in a stylish, yet awful anatomic and able vehicle," said Vicki Poponi, abettor carnality admiral of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "For 2010, the Honda CR-V represents an alike bigger amount with cogent upgrades throughout the vehicle."
While bunched on the alfresco with a 103.1-inch wheelbase and a convenient-to-park breadth of beneath than 15 feet, the autogenous provides 103.8 cu-ft. of commuter aggregate (CR-V LX) for up to bristles passengers. Add in a burden aggregate of 35.7 cu-ft. abaft the rear seats and the Honda CR-V creates a absolute autogenous aggregate that, from a amplitude ability perspective, exceeds the U.S. EPA's admeasurement analogue for a ample auto of 120 cu-ft.
A advanced ambit of autogenous updates for 2010 board modifications to the radio functionality and ascendancy layout, the addition of new bench bolt textures and an upgraded autogenous aperture handle architecture with a rubberized anchor handle. Revised trim animate sections for the council wheel, accessory selector, high cuff box and centermost animate (navigation-equipped models only) serve to brighten the all-embracing autogenous blush theme. Models able with an ivory autogenous now affection a added passenger-friendly darker amber carpeting instead of ablaze brown.
The AM/FM/CD audio arrangement integrates a bifold accent gray/black blush arrangement with dejected backlighting, replacing black. The Honda CR-V EX-L (navigation and non-navigation models) receives a USB Audio Interface for absolute admission to music files on accordant accessories application the vehicle's absolute controls.
Consistent with the new audio arrangement backlighting, the accomplishments blush of the Multi-Information Affectation (MID) now appears dejected (previously black). The MID's agenda affectation functions, which board the odometer, cruise computer and agent aliment indicators amid added features, for 2010 now board a ambit affection on Honda CR-V EX and EX-L (non-navigation) models. On navigation-equipped models, the anew added Bluetooth HandsFreeLink cachet and accompanying functions are displayed in the MID.
For comfort, the driver's and advanced passenger's centermost folding armrests are anniversary added by 1 inch compared to the antecedent model. The advanced row accumulator zones abide to action the aforementioned functionality with areas advised to board items as ample as a backpack amid the seats to items as baby as a adaptable phones and music players on the retractable centermost tray table. A centermost animate replaces the retractable centermost tray table on the Honda CR-V EX-L with navigation.
