Do they just hand these out now at the hospital when you have your second child…or when you buy your first house in the 'burbs?
It seems like they're everywhere, doesn't it? And with America's shift to Utility Vehicles, they pretty much are. Honda's CR-V is their top-selling vehicle…beating out yesterday's favorite…their Accord…by almost an almost two-to-one margin.
And it's not hard to see why. With CR-Vs starting in the mid $20's…and topping out in the high $30's, Honda's CR-V has to be considered pretty affordable by today's new vehicle standards.
And then there's the utility that four doors and a big cargo area with a rear hatch bring. You've got room for a legitimate five people and their gear to hit the road for a week-long vacation…no problem.
Honda makes picking out your CR-V pretty simple. Whether you go with their conventional non-hybrid 190 HP,1.5 liter turbo, or the Hybrid's 2.0 liter combined gas / electric 212 HP, you can choose from four trim levels. And whichever CR-V you choose, they all come standard with Honda's "Sensing Suite"…giving you automatic emergency braking if the possibility of a frontal crash is detected…plus Lane-Keeping and Lane Departure Warnings…Adaptive Cruise Control and Cross-Traffic alerts when backing up.
And if you spend much time in crowded parking lots, you'll appreciate your CR-V's Multi-Angle Rear-View camera…giving you normal + "top-down" + wide-angle views of what's behind you. Over the life of your vehicle, these standard features will probably save you from at least one fender-bender…if not more.
So the only real decision is what level of luxury you want / can afford…and whether to go Hybrid or conventional.
Going Hybrid will cost you $2,700 more than the non-hybrid, but it'll give you an EPA rated 40 MPG in the city vs the standard turbo's 27. Plus all Hybrid CR-Vs come standard with All-Wheel-Drive, which is a $1,500 option on the non-Hybrid CR-V's. So actually, if you were going to purchase a non-hybrid AWD CR-V, going Hybrid will only cost you $1,200 more…an amount that you'll probably re-coup in gas savings in only 3 / 4 / 5 years of driving.
And here's another "plus"…your CR-V's Hybrid battery is guaranteed for eight years.
Our top-of-the-line Hybrid Touring edition had a window sticker just barely over $37,000…and included darned near everything that the average driver would ever need or want.
In addition to the standard AWD, we enjoyed heated leather seating and steering wheel, a moonroof, 9-speaker premium audio, Sirius and XM radio, Apple and Android integration, wireless charging, 19" alloys, remote start, hands-free power tailgate, front and rear parking sensors, heated outside mirrors and more.
All in all, with today's average new vehicle costing $37,000, it's my opinion that Honda's recently redesigned Hybrid CR-V delivers much more than "average" utility, safety and luxury.Follow AutoNSider on Facebook for review videos and more!
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