2017 Honda CR-V (spyshot)
The fifth generation Honda CR-V has been spied
testing in China. It
could launch in China in mid-2017 and be produced locally by the Dongfeng-Honda
JV. The global presentation of the new CR-V is likely to be held by early next
year.
The CR-V prototype features the final
production-spec exterior lightly wrapped by camouflage, giving a faint idea of
what it would look like. The styling is an evolutionary jump forward, drawing
cues from its sedan sibling, the Honda Civic.
The front-end features Honda’s Solid Wing Grille
design flanked by LED headlamps, plenty of chrome embellishers, and a contoured
engine hood. The test mule also features a sunroof, new L-shaped tail lamps
connected by a bold chrome applique, chrome-finished exhaust pipes and
repositioned registration plate.
The fifth gen Honda CR-V will be based on the new
Civic’s lighter modular platform, which brings along a new range of
fuel-efficient turbocharged engines like the 1.5L turbo VTEC petrol engine and
range-topping 2.0-litre Turbo VTEC petrol engines (in the Honda CR-V RS
variant). A diesel variant with the current 1.6-liter i-DTEC motor could
continue being offered in Europe.
