SPYSHOTS: Honda CR-V facelift gets revised looks

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It still looks pretty fresh and was just launched in Malaysia early last year, but the current Honda CR-V actually made its debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show, going on sale in the USA in December that year. That makes it just over two years old now, which makes it ripe for a facelift in about a year’s time, if it keeps to the regular five-year lifecycle.

This is the first time we’re seeing the facelifted Honda CR-V on test, and while it’s wearing black tape as disguise, plenty of the facelift’s details can be made out from under the covers.

We notice that the front grille has been revised from a triple-bar design to a double-bar design, exposing more of the bottom half of the grille, giving it a sportier look. The foglamp shape on the front bumper have also been switched from a circular design to a rectangular one.

From the side, we notice that the CR-V gets new alloy wheel designs that look similar to the new Honda City’s. There are also some visual changes at the rear – we can see there’s a new bar that runs across the back where the Honda badge is. That same area is currently flat but finished in black. The rear bumper has also been reshaped.

Of course, we can only observe exterior changes from these spyshots. There will probably be some revisions to the interior as well. We think the cabin will at least gain a new head unit that supports those new HDMI ports that Honda seems to be putting in all of its new cars, including the facelifts.

Don’t get too excited yet though. The CR-V facelift is still quite some time away from a Malaysian launch. The next-generation Jazz will be the next Honda car to be launched in Malaysia. For now, if you’re interested in a CR-V, read our Honda CR-V Test Drive Review or read owner reviews from existing CR-V owners.

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Comments

  • shawal on Jun 18, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    Upgrade from the 2.4

    Plonk the 2.0 turbo in
    Both front seats are electric
    Panoramic roof
    Led headlamps
    New satnav

    Voila….full spec…

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  • Vezelllllllllll on Jun 18, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    How abt honda vezellllllllllllll? When will it be released in malaysia?????

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  • kadajawa on Jun 18, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    sakit mata tengok

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  • haiqal on Jun 18, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    yeah we can also see the new accord 2014 lauch in Malaysia is actually has been lunch earlier in LA (2012)

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  • No matter how they carve it, it’s still a piece of big potato. Horrendous..

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  • bored on Jun 18, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    WTH is this.. boring car.. interior like shit.. exterior like shit.. NV like shit.. how car is a shit car

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  • Denaihati on Jun 18, 2014 at 10:11 pm

    looks more sportier, slightly aggressive, i think CRV should looks like that.

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  • seancorr on Jun 19, 2014 at 12:01 am

    My wish list especially for the local FL CR-V 2.0l model:

    – Front parking sensors
    – HID lights
    – Bluetooth telephone & audio!!!
    – 6 airbags
    – Electric leather seats
    – Navigation
    – Keyless entry

    Seriously Honda Malaysia, your 2.0l model damn kosong spec compared to your main rivals. Which vehicle in this day of age that costs over RM100k does not have bloody Bluetooth?

    I seriously hope you guys at Honda don’t repeat the kosong spec mistake in the upcoming Vezel and Jazz launches.

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  • Samad Jain on Jun 19, 2014 at 12:34 am

    Becoming more and more like soccer-mum car….

    I hope crv will discontinue it production until something more exciting is in the pipeline.

    Watching paint to dry is more exciting than seeing crv.

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  • Grandeur on Jun 19, 2014 at 12:57 am

    Fugly! Still ugly! really speechless… Piece of junkie junk

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  • Please do some good work at the rear. Current CRV is horrible from behind!

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  • CRV needs a turbo on Jun 19, 2014 at 9:42 am

    CRv is seriously underpowered, both the 2.0 and 2.4, Honda needs to add a turbo.

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  • EnergyAnalyst on Jun 19, 2014 at 5:53 pm

    As the most popular SUV for so long in so many countries in the world, it sales has now been eaten away especially by the increasingly popular Mazda CX5. Being Complacent is the mistake that Honda has made with the current gen CRV. A facelift would not do much good. Unless and until Honda wakes up to this new reality, they will continue to see sales eaten away still.

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  • daniel on Jul 02, 2014 at 1:11 am

    Nothing special about this facelift as it’s meant for US version. The american CRV presently comes with “diamond” headlamps rather than projector headlamps. Perhaps peeling off the masking tape of the headlamp may reveal LED DRLs. :)

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