T Mac
12-13-2006, 11:36 AM
Third generation of model is lower, larger and has undergone a complete redesign
From its 1997 debut in Japan, Honda's CR-V has been thought of as a small truck-type vehicle. Ten years later, the third-generation CR-V has more of a passenger sedan-like look to it.
It's lower, with a centre of gravity dropped 35 millimetres from the 2006 model. It's wider, adding 30 mm between the front wheels. And the wheels themselves are larger, 17-inchers compared to last year's 16s, making it look lower and more car-like.
As the market moves away from truck-style vehicles, the CR-V is not alone in making the transition to segment-blending crossover.
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From its 1997 debut in Japan, Honda's CR-V has been thought of as a small truck-type vehicle. Ten years later, the third-generation CR-V has more of a passenger sedan-like look to it.
It's lower, with a centre of gravity dropped 35 millimetres from the 2006 model. It's wider, adding 30 mm between the front wheels. And the wheels themselves are larger, 17-inchers compared to last year's 16s, making it look lower and more car-like.
As the market moves away from truck-style vehicles, the CR-V is not alone in making the transition to segment-blending crossover.
Click here (http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/driving/story.html?id=b01621fe-7776-400d-b127-5221bde74777) to read the entire story from The Gazette
*subscription may be required