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A couple of news (not first-drive or review) articles from UK magazines detailing the changes in the new (to us, in October) CR-V. I guess this is much the same as the version that's currently available in Japan and the US, though we'll have the new 1.6 diesel eventually. Not my kind of vehicle, but it's good to see improvements all-round - good solid engineering and finessing. I've quoted bits and pieces below.
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The company is expected to make significant inroads into Europe’s growing SUV market when it launches a front-wheel-drive version powered by a 1.6-litre diesel with an official CO2 rating of just 99g/km ...
The new interior — which has much-improved materials ...
The CR-V’s roofline has dropped by 30mm and the rear seat base has been lowered by 38mm, creating a little more rear headroom ...
The load bay is now 1570mm long, 140mm more than before. The boot floor and loading lip are also 30mm closer to the ground ...
The body shell is marginally stiffer and the drag figure has been lowered by just over six per cent, partly thanks to the flat underfloor. Extensive use of sound-deadening will make the interior twice as quiet as the outgoing model’s ...
car
The new CR-V, which goes on UK sale on October 1 from around £18k, is typically Honda in hiding its extensive overhaul under a similar-looking suit. The CR-V is lighter, stiffer, more spacious yet no bigger, more efficient and with a host of new features which drag it from the gadget dark ages ...
Punters can pick from two carryover engines at launch ...
The engines may be the same but carbon dioxide emissions drop by around 12% ...
the modified platform is said to be up to 20kg lighter, even with the new equipment. Stop/start is now standard with both engines, and the all-wheel drive transfer system switches from hydraulic to electronic control, ditching components and weight, and boosting efficiency ...
the upgraded chassis sticks with MacPherson struts up front and an independent rear suspension, acquires fuel-saving electric power assisted steering and is stiffer to improve on-road precision and crash performance. New door seals and sound-proofing help to reduce high-frequency noise by 3 decibels ...
The new CR-V has avoided a growth spurt: its 4570mm length, 1650mm height and width are the same or down on Mk3 dimensions ...
The boot lip is lower, and cargo volume now stands at 589 litres behind the rear seats, and 1669 when you’ve folded the seats in one easy action by yanking the side strap. Not sexy stuff, but the kind of rigorous attention to detail that keeps punters very happy ...
Up front the incremental improvements continue: the number of power sockets doubles to two, there are three central cupholders instead of two, and an extra screen so you can see trip/music info and sat-nav instructions simultaneously. As we said, not sexy but delightfully practical ...
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P54
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Did you see this: Extensive use of sound-deadening will make the interior twice as quiet as the outgoing model’s ...
Thank you Honda!
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Fan Koni
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Hack rubbish! 3db is not twice as quiet.
Also the Euro hacks have not been clear - some mention the 2.0 comes w/o AT some say the current version is carried over.
No mention of the CVT yet, as with the JDM versions.
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DrWhiner
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At least it is about a reduction of 50%, right?
The decibel (dB) is a logarithmic unit that indicates the ratio of a physical quantity (usually power or intensity) relative to a specified or implied reference level.
A change in power ratio by a factor of 10 is a 10 dB change. A change in power ratio by a factor of two is approximately a 3 dB change.
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