The 2012 Honda CR-V will be fully redesigned for the first time since model-year 2007. Honda’s guarding details about the 2012 CR-V until nearer its release, but expect more adventurous styling, additional features, and improved fuel economy. The 2012 model probably will be a little larger than the 2007-2011 CR-V but remain a five-seat, four-door wagon based on the same under-skin structure as the redesigned 2012 Honda Civic compact car.
Should you wait for the 2012 Honda CR-V or buy a 2011 Honda CR-V? W
ait for the 2012 CR-V. Honda’s motivated to recapture the compact-crossover sales leadership that slipped away from it as the third-generation CR-V aged. So the 2012 CR-V should benefit in a host of ways from an energized design team. Buy a 2011 CR-V if you want to take advantage of close-out sales on a compact SUV that still appeals for roominess, reliability, and road manners.
According to Japanese magazine Mag X, here is what we should expect from the 2012 Honda CR-V. Basically, slightly larger and a design that's a bit more Anime-like.
According to a Mag X article helpfully translated by the good folks at the Honda-happy Temple of VTEC, the 2012 CR-V will be based on the current platform and feature the same K24a 2.4-liter inline four as well as the 2.0-liter in FWD configurations only. The European model will receive the i-DTEC diesel engine, though there are no immediate plans to sell that configuration anywhere else. The U.S. will not receive a V6 option this time around. It's heavily rumored that Honda will completely revise its engine lineup for the 2012 CR-V's mid-cycle refresh, but what that means at this point is anybody's guess.
We're also told exterior design should be finalized by November of this year, with an announcement date of September of 2011, with a formal introduction taking place in October of 2011 at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Given CR-V’s pricing history, expect the 2012 CR-V LX to start around $23,000 with front-wheel drive and around $24,200 with AWD. (Price estimates in this review include the manufacturer’s destination fee; Honda’s fe
e for the CR-V was running around $710).
Figure the 2012 Honda CR-V EX to be priced around $25,200 with front-drive and $26,400 with AWD. Expect the 2012 EX to again include all the LX equipment, plus a power sunroof, alloy wheels, and steering wheel audio controls, among other features.
Estimated price for the 2012 Honda CR-V EX-L is $28,000 with front drive and $29,
200 with AWD. The 2012 EX-L should again build on EX-level equipment by adding, among other features, leather upholstery, power driver’s seat, automatic climate control, and h
eated fron
t seats and outside mirrors. If Honda again confines the navigation system to the EX-L, it would mean the return of a top-line CR-V “EX-L with navigation” model priced around $30,100 with front-drive and around $31,300 with AWD.
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