Thanks

Check our the gap inside the front door hinges area against the body. The gap is actually filled with a polyform, those stuff that secure any fragile items in a packaging (i.e. electrical items)! I was utterly surprised as such stuff would disintegrate in a long run.

Drive ability, I do agreed with you that it’s sweeter than the previous CRV but power-wise, the lags really shows itself when climbing slopes (not hills yet) or even on a sudden acceleration.

Overall, for RM150k I’d think twice but really there is nothing in the market at this price package and new design (however subjective it maybe). X-trail, Harrier is an old ride. New RAV4 is too expensive. Sorento & Sportage is Naza/Kia (still tough to trust Korean cars) despite it’s cheaper!

Downright ugly lar! Skip!

Also, why so cheapskate RM147.8k but no hood insulator!?

Still the X trail…..better.

Yes, the Honda engineers must’ve been holidayin in Korea. I wonder what’s rly happening there in Japan, even Japanese animes now hv a lot of Korean names at the ED credit, I dunno what they do exactly, bt the co-operation of Japanese n Korean so far hv oni resulted in one good thing: great Japanese anime. All else, em……..

RM147k++ with no leather seats sounds friggin expensive. If one rly needs to hv an SUV, I can oni think of X-Trail n Escape on my radar, maybe a camel as well. The CR-V hv been killed by its looks n price. Also, for an SUV, I think driving dynamism n pleasure isn’t the main priority, cuz if that’s what a person wants, just get a saloon or a hatchback. Just my 2 cents.

The price is not on the high side but on the very high side…!!! its close to RM150k now for the basic model and it don’t come with self-illuminating meter, electric seat, HID or leather. I figure that is an expensive price to pay.

Also the phrase “foot operated hand brake” is a little mouthful and sounds funny too. Parking brake sound better, rite?

I’ve recently had a close look at a couple of Honda models, particularly the face lifted Accord which I test drove a bit. Generally, I found the quality of materials used in the car’s interior quite disappointing, especially the Accord considering the price you pay for one of those. I didn’t try the new CRV so I don’t know how it compares. What did you think of it?

Then there’s the performance. Despite the sales person banging on about how the 2.4 litre engine is more powerful than the previous one, I found myself wanting for more go. You put your foot down and there’s a significant hike in noise but the acceleration is less than rapid. Mind you my expectations are less than high.

The sales person’s explanation is that because of the VTEC characteristics of the engine, you really need to cane the engine to get it going. Ummm…right. The car is pretty heavy to begin with, so what it really needs is a lot of low down grunt to make driving this sort of car the way it should be, and that is leisurely instead of having to rev the bits out of it.

I suppose somebody tweaked the engine for more fuel economy (like the CRV perhaps). I’m not sure if they are successful but the lack of grunt sure means you’ll need to be a bit heavier with your right foot to get anywhere in time and avoid being labeled a vegetarian. Overtaking, for instance, would be less stressful with more low down poke.

So, you can imagine what my thoughts are on a smaller, less powerful engine, being tasked to move a bigger car in the CRV.

On the contrary, what I mean by not to expect too much of it is to undo Honda’s big claims that the CR-V gives a car-like driving experience. It is just more car-like than before. So you shouldn’t expect it to be car-like, and you’ll be satisfied with it. I put that in to introduce how I am going to evaluate the CR-V. In the end, it is still an SUV, and I evaluated the CR-V as what it is, primarily an SUV and secondarily a Honda.

I say this because there are many associated properties that people expect a Honda to have, thanks to the fun high revving Civics of the past. I’ve edited the blog post to spell this out clearly, in case there are any misunderstandings. I did not mean to ask people to “give face” when evaluating it.

I do think it is pricey and have mentioned it in my article, along with suggestions on what extra specs should be in the car to justify it’s price.

As for how it stacks up, unfortunately I have not driven any of it’s competitors in price range therefore cannot comment on this. This is the problem when you’re starting out doing something like this, I do not have enough experience to give comments. But what I am giving you is what I feel truly from my heart. It’s pleasant, but not exciting. But for an SUV, pleasant is what it’s supposed to give.

Pray do tell if you disagree with me, it’ll keep this discussion interesting.