T Mac
11-08-2006, 08:06 PM
This not an SUV. No, really. Ignore the 4WD, the space, the size, the things we're starting to see as eco-criminal. Whatever; it's still a very good car, says John Simister
This is a confusing car. Is it an MPV? A 4x4? Some explanation is needed. Honda's third-generation CR-V (still UK-built) is the SUV that's trying not to be. It tries so hard you wonder why Honda bothers designing a new car embarrassed by its whole reason to be.
But then you realise that Honda's being very clever. On one level, the world is turning against SUVs. On another, many people still love them; the four-wheel drive, the high driving position, the perceived safety advantages. Daft, of course, but plenty of otherwise intelligent people believe it all.
By John Simister
Click here (http://motoring.independent.co.uk/road_tests/article1959455.ece) to read the entire review from Independent News and Media Limited
This is a confusing car. Is it an MPV? A 4x4? Some explanation is needed. Honda's third-generation CR-V (still UK-built) is the SUV that's trying not to be. It tries so hard you wonder why Honda bothers designing a new car embarrassed by its whole reason to be.
But then you realise that Honda's being very clever. On one level, the world is turning against SUVs. On another, many people still love them; the four-wheel drive, the high driving position, the perceived safety advantages. Daft, of course, but plenty of otherwise intelligent people believe it all.
By John Simister
Click here (http://motoring.independent.co.uk/road_tests/article1959455.ece) to read the entire review from Independent News and Media Limited