My wife's new job has 70 miles round trip daily, so we decide to get a slightly bigger car than the one we have right now - a SMART car!
So we started to look at a big range of cars: Accura RDX, Mazda CX-5, Nissan Rogue...I did test drive of all and I like CX-5 the best, but my wife doesn't like Mazda as a BRAND...ughhh. She like the bird-view from Nissan Rogue but I feel that car is under-powered but that seems to be the best choice we had.
Until two weeks ago I read an article about 2015 CR-V is 2015 Motor Trend SUV of the Year - most of things I don't like about 2014 CR-Vs are improved: less plastic in the cabin, less road noise, better suspension, projector headlight, Adaptive Cruse Control, etc.
The same night we went to a local Honda dealer and test drove a 2015 CR-V Touring AWD. I like the handling and suspension - it feels like a Mazda CX-5 to be honest, just less responsive.
A few days later we bought the 2015 CR-V Touring AWD. My wife drove it for a few days, then I got to drive it during the weekend to Connecticut.
What I like so far:
1. Handling in most cases, the steering wheel is on the heavy side, which I like - it feels much heavier than ML350, but similar to X3
2. the lane watch camera - very helpful during the day, the camera isn't so great at night...
3. Adaptive Cruse Control - didn't really get to try it on the highway because traffic was bad
4. suspension - not too stiff not too soft, feels like CX-5
5. Projector headlight - very bright at night
What I don't like so far:
1. Lack of power when I want acceleration (it maybe unfair because I used to drive a 280 hp car...)
2. Cornering on the highway (I had to step on brakes to corner more comfortably, but I feel this is common for SUVs)
3. BIGGEST PROBLEM - speakers are sooooooooooooo bad...OMG, Honda can you please give an option to upgrade this??
MPH is about 23 right now - we weren't driving in ECO mode and traffic was usually bad in NYC metro area.
So we started to look at a big range of cars: Accura RDX, Mazda CX-5, Nissan Rogue...I did test drive of all and I like CX-5 the best, but my wife doesn't like Mazda as a BRAND...ughhh. She like the bird-view from Nissan Rogue but I feel that car is under-powered but that seems to be the best choice we had.
Until two weeks ago I read an article about 2015 CR-V is 2015 Motor Trend SUV of the Year - most of things I don't like about 2014 CR-Vs are improved: less plastic in the cabin, less road noise, better suspension, projector headlight, Adaptive Cruse Control, etc.
The same night we went to a local Honda dealer and test drove a 2015 CR-V Touring AWD. I like the handling and suspension - it feels like a Mazda CX-5 to be honest, just less responsive.
A few days later we bought the 2015 CR-V Touring AWD. My wife drove it for a few days, then I got to drive it during the weekend to Connecticut.
What I like so far:
1. Handling in most cases, the steering wheel is on the heavy side, which I like - it feels much heavier than ML350, but similar to X3
2. the lane watch camera - very helpful during the day, the camera isn't so great at night...
3. Adaptive Cruse Control - didn't really get to try it on the highway because traffic was bad
4. suspension - not too stiff not too soft, feels like CX-5
5. Projector headlight - very bright at night
What I don't like so far:
1. Lack of power when I want acceleration (it maybe unfair because I used to drive a 280 hp car...)
2. Cornering on the highway (I had to step on brakes to corner more comfortably, but I feel this is common for SUVs)
3. BIGGEST PROBLEM - speakers are sooooooooooooo bad...OMG, Honda can you please give an option to upgrade this??
MPH is about 23 right now - we weren't driving in ECO mode and traffic was usually bad in NYC metro area.