October 14, 2016: In 2013, Honda India launched the fourth-generation CR-V and, for the first time, the CR-V began to be locally assembled ( at the company’s Noida manufacturing facility) . Despite being in the market for so long, the car has, as such, no direct competitors till date since it is available solely as a petrol offering, as opposed to almost all other cars in its price band – Rs 22-26 lakh ( ex-showroom New Delhi) – being diesel-powered ones. The crossover/SUV is available with two four-cylinder, naturally aspirated petrol engine options – a 2.0-litre and a 2.4-litre option. The former is available either with a six-speed manual or CVT ( continuously variable transmission) , while the latter is only available with a CVT automatic transmission. Recently, Honda has revealed the fifth generation, 2017 CR-V in the America and it will go on sale in the States by the end of this year. The new CR-V shares its platform with the current generation Civic and will come with a turbocharged petrol – 1.5-litre VTEC Turbo ( 190PS/ 242Nm) – for the first time. We expect its Indian launch to happen in a couple of years.
