Honda CR-V facelift unveiled for the US market
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 liter 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.
September 13, 2009 @ 2:11 pm
Boring car.
September 13, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
hahaha…very ‘aunty’ la…
September 13, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Is there any difference between US and European versions?
September 13, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
i just don’t see any difference between current one and upcoming one.
September 13, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
That is why its called a midlife crisis uplift.
September 13, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
The car light look like an eye with no enough sleep.Who agrees with me?Haha
September 13, 2009 @ 10:32 pm
look no diff and feel no diff ,just one diff “facelift” vesion ??? hem……………….. !
September 14, 2009 @ 12:12 am
i noticed the headlamp.. for our market we got projector headlamp but for US market they got reflector type headlamp..
September 14, 2009 @ 12:12 am
At least they get a more powerful 2.4L than our unexciting 2.0L.
September 14, 2009 @ 2:28 am
still ugly
September 14, 2009 @ 3:36 am
So if there is a 3.0L version so does that mean the 2.4L version is boring or underpowered.
September 14, 2009 @ 7:55 am
Kalau di Malaysia…2.4cc berapa harga ye??
September 14, 2009 @ 9:21 am
i noticed the side mirror looks small…
September 14, 2009 @ 12:33 pm
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.
September 14, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
“… freeer-flowing exhaust.”
Paul, you wrote it on purpose eh?
September 14, 2009 @ 9:48 pm
yeppp nothing much on the new facelift.
hopefully the old one can get discount….
September 16, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
whatever also, people still gonna buy this crv when its in malaysia…
September 17, 2009 @ 1:24 am
Ha change the bumper.