Honda is rolling out the new Honda CR-V facelift across the globe. We’ve already had a glimpse of the US and Japan cars, but here comes the most detailed press unveil so far, the USDM Honda CR-V. The CR-V facelift gets a new grille, front and rear bumper, a reshaped engine hood, and a new 10-spoke alloy wheel design that replaces the 7-spoke version on the EX and EX-L models.
The 2.4 litre version which is sadly not available here in Malaysia gets a 14hp performance boost to 180 horsepower, but that’s about all the changes in the engine bay as there is only one engine available in the US market. The increase in power is mostly thanks to an increase in compression ratio from the relatively low 9.7:1 to a more ‘modern’ number of 10.5:1. The injectors have been improved with a finer spray pattern, intake valves are larger, the spark plugs have extended electrodes, there are better friction-reducing piston rings, a higher-precision timing sensor and a freeer-flowing exhaust.
But despite all of that, the extra 14hp is only achieved higher up the rev range at 6,800rpm while the 166hp engine made its peak power at 5,800rpm, so the improvement is more of an extension of the powerband to be wider rather than the engine making more power at the lower RPMs. Torque remains the same at 218Nm.
Interior changes include some changes to the various controls to make it friendlier to the user. The radio and control layout has changed, and there are also new seat fabric textures and trim panel sections. The radio control displays as well as the MID display in the middle of the control panel gets blue backlighting now.
Front seat armrests (the kind which which fold down from the seat) have been made one inch wider. This is a welcome improvement as I found the pre-facelift CR-V’s armrests a little too narrow to be comfortable.
Look after the jump for a nice hi-res photo gallery of the new CR-V.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Boring car.
hahaha…very 'aunty' la…
Is there any difference between US and European versions?
i just don't see any difference between current one and upcoming one.
That is why its called a midlife crisis uplift.
The car light look like an eye with no enough sleep.Who agrees with me?Haha
look no diff and feel no diff ,just one diff "facelift" vesion ??? hem……………….. !
i noticed the headlamp.. for our market we got projector headlamp but for US market they got reflector type headlamp..
At least they get a more powerful 2.4L than our unexciting 2.0L.
still ugly
So if there is a 3.0L version so does that mean the 2.4L version is boring or underpowered.
Kalau di Malaysia…2.4cc berapa harga ye??
i noticed the side mirror looks small…
For a RM147,000 SUV, it is very basic, doesn't even have leather seats. Not even the option to have beige interior. What a shame. I wish Honda would put more stuff into their CRV.
"… freeer-flowing exhaust."
Paul, you wrote it on purpose eh?
yeppp nothing much on the new facelift.
hopefully the old one can get discount….
whatever also, people still gonna buy this crv when its in malaysia…
Ha change the bumper.