Honda CR-V facts for kids

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CR-V at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015

The Honda CR-V is a compact SUV, manufactured since 1995 by Honda. It was loosely based on the Honda Civic. It debuted in Japan in 1996. In 1997 the five-passenger compact utility vehicle was introduced in North America. At first it was available only as a four-wheel drive model. It was powered by a 126-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. Honda first began producing the CR-V in Sayama, Japan, and Swindon, UK, for worldwide markets. It added North American manufacturing sites in East Liberty, Ohio, in 2007; El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico, in late 2007; and Alliston, Ontario, Canada, in 2012. The CR-V also is produced in Wuhan (Hubei province) for the Chinese market by the Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company. They are a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corporation. The CR-V is Honda's second smallest utility vehicle, slotting between the smaller HR-V and the larger Pilot. In 2015 the CR-V was named Motor Trend SUV of the year.

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    Facelift Honda CR-V Sport, Australia

  • Honda CR-V 002

    Honda CR-V (Japan)

  • 2002 Honda CR-V (RD7 MY02) Sport wagon (2015-07-09) 02

    Pre-facelift Honda CR-V Sport (Australia)

  • Honda CR-V (second generation) (rear), Serdang

    Pre-facelift Honda CR-V (Malaysia)

  • Honda CR-V 2.0 i-VTEC Elegance Lifestyle (III, Facelift) – Frontansicht, 16. April 2011, Düsseldorf

    MY2010 facelift

  • 2015 Honda CR-V (RM Series II MY16) VTi 2.0 2WD wagon (2017-01-22) 01

    2015 facelift


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