Test Drive Honda CR-V since 2011 Crossover
Test Drive Honda CR-V: Cross Over
According to the freshly blowing snow and thin ice of the Vladimir region, we tested a new generation of Honda CR-V crossover for strength.
While the governments of all countries are fighting over the improvement of the quality of the roadway, they launch new highways, build bridges and cut the tunnels in the mountains, the time in the head of the population seems to reverse. Paradox, but wishing to purchase an SUV, crossover or wagon of high passability is becoming more and more. Forecasts for the near future: the market in this segment will grow! So why build?
For them and build, and the new generation of Honda CR-V is direct proof. The Japanese crossover has never been listed in the list of welcome machines for desperate travels in the mountains and forests, but now it is even less suitable for this. Road clearance decreased to some 170 passenger millimeters, the system of permanent full drive lost two hydraulic pumps, got an electronically controlled multid-wide clutch, fleeing 17% and is now inclined to maintain safety on slippery asphalt, and protection of the crankcase and rubber carpets to the salon are sold separately for 8.5 thousand rubles.
New Honda CR-V Body Aerodynamics Improved by 6.5%
Whatever a pre-trickful such thoughts, the organizers of the Russian test lay the route test drive through the forest thickener to break the road tires on the puddles and knead the wheels dirt. Here is the first of them: a deaf blow comes right through the bottom of Honda CR-V, carefully pass through the gates, fearing damage the body panels, only slightly protected by plastic lining. Suddenly, the soil is forcing the stabilization system loudly chop brake pads. Disconnect the ESP, or rather only the anti-test system, because it is impossible to turn off anything else. The wheels of the front and rear axle are started in the UZ, trying to pull the body of the crossover from the mud trap. Surprisingly, everything turns out.
A similar scheme is now used by almost all automakers, and, as practice shows, this is the best alternative to obsolete hydraulic couplings. But if in the Volkswagen Tiguan, in addition to connecting the rear axle and the distribution of the torque between each wheel, there is also a different mode of operation of ABS, imitation of the blocking of an inter-track differential, another transmission algorithm, then in Honda in this regard full of calm. But on the asphalt predict the behavior of Honda CR-V became easier. Previously, when starting from the place, the rear axle remained inactive, now you can drown a gas pedal to the floor, and part of the thrust will instantly reinfect back, not allowing the car to stop. Solid advantages from the distribution of torque between the axes and when turning turns.
The car has become 16.3 kg easier than the predecessor, and now its mass with a machine gun is 1580 kg
The Japanese are calculated that Honda CR-V in the fourth generation rejuvenates its audience at least for several years. For this, the team of the main designer of Crossover Konak Manaba did a huge job without exaggeration. The appearance became much expressive, the forms were transformed, and all this for Japanese kopecks. The body itself almost completely retained its structure: the length declined only by three millimeters, the width and the wheelbase remained the same, and the height increased by centimeter.
What am I talking about? And, inside it became spacious, although the predecessor possessed one of the air salons in the classroom. The point is not only in the dimensions, but also in the layout: the rear sofa, for example, is lowered down, so there was more space, the kids and low passengers will now be worse than seeing the road in front. The front sites are also spacious and convenient, but no longer walking in the literal sense of the word. Previously, it was possible to park the left side closely to the fence or wall of the house and from the driver's seat to go (yes - yes, it is to go) to the passenger. In the new generation of the car, this will not allow the central tunnel with the handle of the handbrake and the heating buttons of the seats.
The Honda CR-V menu Russified, but the management of them is slightly freezed: sometimes it is simply impossible to exit any partition. The instrument panel is though compact, but read well. In an expensive, there is a motor start button and seats memory. The ECON key saves some fuel, but makes the speaker CR-V completely sluggish.
Honda CR-V boasts not only almost perfectly smooth floor with the backs of the rear seats, but also one of the lowest rags. To download suitcases and bags, they do not have to raise the knees! At the same time, the minimum compartment amount is 589 liters, and the maximum 1669 liters. A negative point is only one: after a dirty road, you can touch the rear door handle only in rubber gloves on the elbow.
The merit of successful layout belongs to the new design of the rear multi-dimensional suspension. Her moves increased by 10%, thereby increasing the comfort of movement. In this case, manageability did not suffer. Unlike American machines, Russian are equipped with shock absorbers with an increase in 10% rigidity, transverse stability stabilizers of a large-diameter. In the corners of the body tries to keep himself smoothly, not swinging from side to side.
The mechanical gearbox marked with clear moves and well-selected gear ratios. The automatic transmission is more configured to a comfortable way, although it has good rapidity. True, it does not save Honda from mediocre dynamics.
But all technical charms are able to kill the only one to date available for the machine 2.0 i-VTEC engine. Its power in Russia is 150 liters. from. (at 6500 rpm), and the maximum torque is 190 nm (at 4300 rpm). It seems that he has become nine percent more economical and the passport should consume 7.7 liters of gasoline in a mixed cycle of movement, but in reality, the on-board computer showed a number close to 10 l / 100. In Europe, this motor also for five horsepower more powerful, but We have taxes
The minimum volume of the luggage compartment is 589 liters, and the maximum 1669 liters. A negative point is only one: after a dirty road, you can touch the rear door handle only in rubber gloves on the elbow.
Overclocking from place to hundreds in 12.9 seconds in the case of Honda CR-V depressing. Gas pedal seemed to live his own, lived from the driver. Having dropped the step down, the crossover does not come to life, allocating will remain all the same indefinitely long, and the unpleasant and useless hum will begin to come from under the hood.
The sports mode of the automaton does not save. It does not affect anything, except for switching speeds that change upon reaching the limit zone of revolutions. If you additionally resort to the help of stealing petals, the tachometer arrow will only depend in the red zone and the ACP will not independently increase the transmission, hinting about its desire only the green arrow on the dashboard.
The car has become 16.3 kg easier than the predecessor, and now its mass with an automatic machine is 1580 kg. The turning radius is small than 5.5 meters, and the steering wheel does from the stop until it stops 3,16 turns.
There are no other reserves from the car. But in Honda, they took care of the consumption and introduced to the right of the CR-V steering wheel with a green ECON button. I am not sure that the prospect of saving half liters of fuel will translate even more sad behavior of the car. But the button after half an hour heats up strongly, as if demonstrating his efforts. At least in the tank you can pour 92th gasoline, and Thank you.
Honda CR-V and remained a car recognizing first of all comfort, not a sport. Inside, it is pleasant to be, to take your hands for the leather steering wheel, on the luminous bluish dashboard are pleasant to watch, and even more pleasant when there is a greenish halo around the speedometer. This means that you have everything in order with nerves, and you can quite go through a test for professional primary school teachers. Additional noise insulation in the door allows you to talk without increasing the voice, and the mirror in the niche for glasses is visible for the rear row passengers: kids in children's chairs, so as not to Shali, or adolescents, if one of them is your daughter, and the other is not your son.
For the car is offered to choose from nine body colors. Supplement for metallic 12 thousand, for a pearl shade of 18 thousand rubles. For 13 thousand rubles, you can purchase Carter protection, carpets in the salon and pallet for the trunk, and for 55 thousand there is a package of external tuning: more aggressive bumpers and spoiler on fifth doors.
For a pleasure, you will have to pay a minimum of 1,49,000 rubles. This is a good price including equipment: stabilization system, eight airbags (with a shut-off Eirbeg for installing a children's chair to the front passenger seat), an audio system with USB, AUX and MP3, 18-inch alloy wheels, 5-inch display i-Mid, two-zone Climate control, electric drive and heating mirrors, windows on all side doors, cruise control, speed limiter and 6-speed mechanics.
For a non-painting 5-step automatic, you need to pay extra 70 thousand rubles, and the lifestyle equipment will cost at least 1,299,000 rubles (surcharge for the automaton in this case 50 thousand rubles). In the top version, the machine will be equipped with fog lights, six speakers instead of four, alarm, leather lever KP, an electric folding of the outer mirrors, an electrically regulating the lumbar passenger seat, the rain sensor and light, the autostatic rear view mirror, Bluetooth, the rear view camera, parking sensors, and Leather steering wheel.
For 13 thousand rubles, you can purchase Carter protection, carpets in the salon and pallet for the trunk, and for 55 thousand there is a package of external tuning: more aggressive bumpers and spoiler on fifth doors.
In Honda, also promised from the spring of 2013 to start deliveries to Russia crossovers with an upgraded 2.4 I-VTEC engine with a capacity of 185 horsepower and automatic transmission. But it will be a completely different story.
Competitors:
The enemies at Honda CR-V is more than that of Floch's courtyard. In order not to stretch their description by 100-500 scrolls, simply check out the price ranges on them:
Suzuki Grand Vitara: 895 000 1 305 000 rubles;
Subaru Forester: 1 088 200 1 787 200 rubles;
SsangYong Kyron: 879 000 1 139 000 rubles;
Nissan X-Trail: 1 042 000 1 261 500 rubles;
Land Rover Freelander 2: from 1,233,000 rubles;
Chevrolet Captiva: 1,050,000 1,360,000 rubles;
Mitsubishi Outlander XL: 948 000 1 479 000 rubles;
Toyota RAV4: 967 000 1 461 000 rubles;
Peugeot 4007: 979 000 1 284 000 rubles;
CITROEN C4 AIRCROSS: 799 000 1 164 000 rubles;
Volkswagen Tiguan: 899 000 1 331 000 rubles;
Ford Kuga: 959 000 1 372 000 rubles;
Renault Koleos: 999 000 1 258 000 rubles;
Opel Antara: 1 036 000 1 233 000 rubles;
Mazda CX-5: 949 000 1 344 000 rubles;
Hyundai IX35: 889 000 1 279 000 rubles;
Kia Sportage: 879 000 1 289 000 rubles.
A source: Carclub.ru.
