Honda has a long history of building engines for those things, too. Honda says the new CR-V Sport's engine has a thermal efficiency of 41 percent, which is about as high as you might find outside of a Formula 1 racecar. As a fan of interesting technical solutions to problems, I'm glad to see it continue to evolve. Honda has a long history of using this kind of technology, all the way back to the Civic CVCC of 1972. As you may expect, it uses the more efficient Atkinson cycle and features multi-stage fuel injection to create a more homogeneous fuel-air mixture and, therefore, more complete combustion.
Unlike the Prius, at 66.5 inches (1,689 mm), the CR-V was not towered over by the Volvo XC40 or BMW X5 that live in the parking spaces adjacent to mine. At 184.8 inches (4,694 mm) long and 73.5 inches (1,867) wide, its footprint isn't much bigger than the Toyota Prius we just tested-certainly, this is no Hummer EV-scale vehicle. Our test CR-V was the $39,100 Sport Touring, which boasts a little platinum-painted flair on the front that appears to glow when it catches the light right.ĭespite adding a little length and width, the CR-V is still not ginormous. Most of what used to be called brightwork ought to be called darkwork for the CR-V Sport, since it's mostly made from glossy black plastic. The new CR-V hews to Honda's current corporate face, with bold hexagonal grille and headlights and daylight running lights that slash up to the tops of the front wings. It seems a little odd, knowing that this Honda is now in its sixth generation, a fact that speaks as much to the supremacy of the SUV within American driving culture as it does to my changing perception of time as I age.
But don't let size matter-the $32,950 Sport version (or the $34,450 Sport AWD) features a hybrid powertrain capable of up to 40 mpg (5.9 L/100 km), and relative to the competition, it's even capable of being an engaging drive. Like many waistlines following the pandemic, it's slightly larger than the old CR-V. Honda has a new version of its bestselling CR-V, the sixth to bear the name.
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