Honda CR-V test drive since 2011 crossover
Correct proportion
The Japanese managed to mix the jeep, minivan and passenger car in ideal proportions for the city dweller. It turned out Honda CR-V. In our world, narrow specialists and clean lines are appreciated. It is believed that only by only one thing, the peaks can be achieved in it. Real, true, one hundred percent is almost always a compliment. To be the best and all that. For example, the notorious definition of a parquet SUV sounds somehow contemptuously ... It seems like he wanted to be off-road, but he could only on the parquet. In fact, everything is not entirely true. Otherwise, such models would not have such success. Let's try to take a closer look at this category on the example of the new Honda CR-V.
GORGEOUS. The previous one, the first generation of Honda CR-V, too, can not be called ugly. However, times are also changing tastes with them. When the previous model appeared, the designers tried to bring her design as close as possible to normal cars. Now the time has come for a new style - a slightly rude shape with a high powerful silhouette. The character of the new model is dominated by healthy aggressiveness. The expressiveness of the appearance made CR-V truly beautiful and, if you want, charming. Of course, there are no comrades for the taste and color of, but it is also competition: Toyota Rav4 and Nissan X-Trail represent other interpretations of the same style.
However, the new design creates problems: massive racks and a small area of \u200b\u200bwindows in the luggage compartment limit the review back. And in connection with a different scale of the image in the internal and external mirrors, catching or overtaking machines can fall into dead zones. You will have to get used to it.
Household. Initially, CR-V was positioned as a combination of an SUV, car and minivan. From the first - all -wheel drive, from the second - style and dynamics, from the third - practicality. Relatively vertical landing helps effectively use the interior. According to the possibilities of transformation of the salon, this model is lagging behind the minivan, but the available options are quite diverse. The rear sofa is divided into two unequal parts, which can be folded separately. Like many Japanese models, it is possible to adjust the inclination of the backs: seven positions allow you to choose a convenient position in a very wide range. There is a central armrest. So passengers of the second row are not second -class passengers at all. Another pleasant feature also came from the minivans - an even floor of the salon. It is convenient, but for this you have to pay under the transmission of the exhaust system. And risky! But here is a conceptual question: is it worth worrying about the fact that in the life of most such machines it may never happen? .. Isn't it better to take care of the amenities that are necessary every day? 
The trunk also collected all the best features of an SUV and minivan. The door opens to the right, the opening is as possible. The flat floor and numerous pockets wherever possible allow you to place both large baggage and all sorts of little things. In addition, the spare wheel made out freed the niche under the floor. Its cover, like the previous model, is a folding table for a picnic. As they say, nothing, but nice. There is still rising glass for access to the trunk. For some reason, it is not released by the general drive of the central lock-you have to press a special button on the driver's door. Athlete. Sellers prefer to call CR-V an alternate. That is, it is good on the highway and on the lane ... How should such a machine fundamentally differ from the SUV? It seems like the latter is better, if only because it is designed for more difficult conditions. It was then that the organic drawback of the classic jeep lies, which, in principle, is primarily intended for off-road. He needs a large road clearance, a high -speed suspension, a transmission with other gear numbers, durable and therefore massive frames and suspension ... As a result, the SUV is too heavy, less stable and less dynamic on a normal road. The Honda CR-V concept implies that the machine should feel confident on the road and be able to move off it. Hence the supporting body, a rather low and aerodynamic, complex independent suspension of all wheels, an engine whose characteristics are oriented mainly on accelerated dynamics, plus the ease of control.
In the city, CR-V really feels like a fish in water, especially with an automatic transmission. The box is not too late and switches very gently - the change of transmission can be seen only by the jump of the tachometer arrow. In Kik Dawn, the transmission behaves as a sports: it allows you to traditionally be spinning almost to the limit. The sound of the engine, if an audio system is turned on, you will hear only in this mode. With a normal movement, you can give yourself pleasure with a pleasant roar only in the absence of other sources of noise. True, the suspension is not averse to telling what terrible irregularities she has to swallow. It is rare, but it also happens that she does not have enough words, and passengers learn about the condition of the road, feeling tremors. But for not quite a passenger car, Honda CR-V is very stable and obedient-the sensations are not too different from the station wagon of close sizes. The same passenger impression is made by steering. The amplifier is very good and provides a pleasantly tight reaction, while almost riding the driver from unnecessary jerks on the steering wheel when moving irregularities.
I did not have a chance to check the all -wheel drive. You can’t force the rear wheels forcibly, in CR-V this happens only automatically when the front slipping. It was somehow not possible to find suitable dirt and even more so snow in July. However, most likely it will not look for adventures and the average owner of CR-V.
Perhaps the only thing you can find fault at the workplace of the driver is the overly witty parking brake: when it was needed for the first time, it had to be searched. Between the chairs - no, there is simply an even floor. On the left, like many models with a machine gun? There is a micro-bardach, and that’s it. Yeah, here is a familiar icon ... over some silver key ... A handbrake on the button? No. It turned out that he is in a non -cut position is masked under the handle on the console. Original, stylish, convenient, but not when you first drive this car.
Minimalist. Honda is one of the bright representatives of the Japanese approach. Despite the fact that this model has been produced at the factory in the UK, like the previous two years, Japanese origin is very noticeable. For example, the narrowness of the gamut is normal for cars from the country of rising sun - one engine, two transmission, in the list of options - only a hatch and a leather interior. Climate control and electric package are included in the standard equipment. But the choice of colors is unusually extensive for the Japanese - as many as ten. It is strange why the Japanese refuse to adopt the experience of colleagues in terms of the features of the functioning of some systems. Why, for example, you can not automatically unlock the lock from the inner handle of at least the driver's door? It would be nice to allow the glass windows to work for some time after the key is taken out. However, this form of minimalism does not at all interfere with maximalism in quality. Everything that the Japanese finds necessary to do is almost perfect.
Text Valery Chusov, photo Alexey Ilyin
Model/Modification Honda CR-V
Manufacturer/country Honda Motor Company/UK
BODY
Type station wagon
Number of doors/places 5/5
ENGINE
Basin type with electronic injection
Front location, transversely
Working volume (cubic cub) 1998
Number/location of cylinders 4/in -line
Power, kW (L.S.) at about./Min. 110 (150) at 6500
Moment (nm at about./Min.) 192 at 4000
TRANSMISSION
Full drive, with automatic redistribution of the moment
Gearbox automatic, 4-speed
SUSPENSION
Front Independent type Mcphereson, reptile stabilizer stability
The rear independent, multi -link, reptile stabilizer
STEERING
Type gear-rake, with hydraulic power steering
Min. The diameter of the turn (m) 10.4
Brakes
Front/rear circular ventilated/disk
ABS 4-channel, electronic system of distribution of brake forces
Dimensions/volumes/weight
Length/width/height (mm) 4575/1780/1710
Wheel base (mm) 2630
Equipped mass (kg) 1514
Trunk volume (L) 527--952
Tires 205/65 R16
Wheels 6j x 16
Dynamic characteristics
Maximum speed (km/h) 167
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec.) 12.0
Economy
Average fuel consumption (l/100 km) 9.3
The price in Moscow is $ 32.4 thousand.
Prices for additional equipment in Moscow, $
Leather interior (includes heating seats) 2000
Automatic transmission 1500
Luke in the roof 500
Source: "Autopilot"
