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As one of Honda's best-selling SUV models, the new generation of CR-V was officially launched a few days ago. The new car is replaced with a more square and strong design style, and the interior simultaneously adopts the layout and style of the new generation Civic, and the power still provides fuel version and hybrid version to choose from. It is worth mentioning that whether it is the fuel version or the hybrid version, it is obviously different from the new generation of Dongfeng Honda CR-V.

The new generation of CR-V has two different appearance shapes of fuel and hybrid. The front face of the new car uses a larger size intake grille, the interior is decorated with black mesh elements, the headlight group is integrated with the medium net, and the upper edge of the middle net is directly interspersed into the headlight group, which divides the headlight group into two, so that the LED daytime driving lights and far and near lights are completely separated. The difference is that the appearance of the fuel version is more concise, and the bumper does not have too complex decoration, while the hybrid version adds an air intake on each side of the front around the bottom, which mainly highlights the difference in the power system.

The rear part of the car, the new generation of CR-V overall adopted a more concise design style, although the taillights continue to use the classic vertical and horizontal layout, but the barbed shape is more eye-catching. The difference is that the fuel version uses a hidden exhaust layout, while the hybrid version is designed for both sides. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4703/1866/1680mm, and the wheelbase is 2700mm. Compared with the current model, the length of the car increases by 82mm and the wheelbase increases by 39mm.

The interior layout of the new generation CR-V has been exposed for the first time, and it is also influenced by the new Civic. Elements such as through-type cellular grid air conditioning outlet, suspended central control screen and air conditioning knob make the whole look younger, while the instrument adopts the form of 7-inch LCD screen + mechanical instrument, and the 9-inch suspended central control screen provides mobile phone interconnection functions such as CarPlay. In terms of power, the new car will be available in the fuel version and hybrid version, which is still equipped with a cash 1.5T turbocharged engine, maximum power 190Ps and maximum torque of 243N ·m. The hybrid version is equipped with 2.0L Atkinson cycle four-cylinder engine, comprehensive power 204Ps, maximum torque 335N ·m.

The exterior design is younger, with an inverted trapezoidal front grille on the front face and black mesh elements on the interior, with long, narrow headlights on both sides and chrome strips on the top. the fangs on both sides of the lower bumper look very stylish. At the same time, the new taillight group is a new L-shaped design, with a bilateral two-out exhaust layout at the rear. With reference to the overseas preview map, the appearance of the new generation CR-V hybrid version is different from that of the fuel version in the front of the car, the front grille connecting with the headlight group is not a chrome trim, but is made of black high-gloss material, while the new car adds silver imitation air intake shape to the lower part of the front bumper for higher recognition. In terms of size, the new Dongfeng Honda CR-V has a length, width and height of 4703/1866/1680mm and a wheelbase of 2701mm.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 1.5T L15BZ engine produced by Dongfeng Honda Motor Co., Ltd. its maximum power is 142kw, matches the CVT gearbox, provides front drive and timely all-wheel drive, and of course, a hybrid model composed of 2.0L engine will also appear.

CR-V is a classic SUV model owned by Honda, which has made great contributions to the development of Honda. In 1995, Honda saw Toyota's RAV4 selling very well in the United States, so it planned to launch a global compact SUV,CR-V to compete with it. It is understood that the first generation of CR-V is based on the sixth-generation Civic (EK) platform, using a 2.0L in-line 4-cylinder engine codenamed B20B, with a maximum power of 129hp and a maximum torque of 180Nm. There are two kinds of gearboxes: 5-gear manual and 4-gear automatic. It is worth mentioning that CR-V is a four-wheel drive system equipped with Dual Pump System REAL TIME 4WD (dual-pump just-in-time four-wheel drive system) and uses front and rear double-arm suspension, which can cope with urban commuting and light off-road use scenarios. It turns out that the relatively low-priced CR-V has lived up to Honda's expectations, especially in the US market, where it became the top seller of compact SUV in 1998.

In September 2001, Honda released the second-generation CR-V, which is based on the seventh-generation Civic platform. The new car has been on the market for less than two years and has been highly praised in North America, Europe and Asia, with sales second only to Accord and Civic. In April 2004, the joint venture Dongfeng Honda introduced CR-V into domestic production. In September 2006, the third-generation CR-V was first listed in the United States, followed by Japan, Europe and Taiwan. Dongfeng Honda did not launch a new-generation CR-V until April 2007, offering 2.0L and 2.4L power for a total of three models with a price range of 21.78-252800 yuan.

In December 2011, the fourth-generation CR-V was sold in the United States, followed by Japan. This time, Dongfeng Honda moved very quickly, launching the fourth-generation CR-V in February 2012. it still provides 2.0L and 2.4L power, but cancels the previous generation of domestic CR-V six-speed manual gearbox, with a price range of 19.28-262800 yuan.

At the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, the fifth-generation CR-V, based on the 10th generation Civic, once again took the lead in the United States. With the launch of Dongfeng Honda's fifth-generation CR-V in July 2017, the manual version returned to the camp as a low-configuration model, with three hybrid models with 2.0L naturally aspirated plus motor in addition to seven different models with 1.5T engines.

As we all know, the CR-V is the first model introduced by Dongfeng Honda, and it has undergone five upgrades so far. The Honda CR-V currently on sale is a mid-term modification of the fourth generation, which went on sale on July 11, 2020, offering fuel version and hybrid version for consumers to choose from. This new car is declared as the sixth generation model. As a compact SUV, Honda CR-V mainly competes with Toyota RAV4 Rongfang, Nissan Qijun and other models.

According to the plan, this year is the product year of Dongfeng Honda. Dongfeng Honda will launch a total of 8 models this year, including the new Civic, the new Civic hybrid version, the new Civic HATCHBACK, the new Civic TYPE-R, the new generation XR-V, the new generation CR-V, the new pure electric e:NS1 and a new SUV model. On April 15, the new generation of XR-V completed the declaration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; on April 26, Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 officially launched, the new car positioning small pure electric SUV, the price range is 175000-218000 yuan.

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