Los Angeles Times
The fourth-generation CR-V isn’t truly all-new, but “it’s new in the right places.” A sales leader in its segment for five of the past six years, Honda’s versatile compact crossover is meeting increased competition with tweaks rather than an overhaul. This edition’s transmission and four-cylinder engine are essentially carryovers, but the 2012 CR-V comes loaded with new “tech goodies” and “looks, rides, and sips gas like a new vehicle.”
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Most of the car’s potential customers won’t mind. Though the CR-V rates “among the slowest in its class” for zero to 60 pickup, it still feels much sportier than its rivals. Though slightly roomier inside and more aerodynamic outside, the new CR-V is “a lot like the old one”—far from thrilling but “fundamentally satisfying” all the same.
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