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2023 Honda CR-V Apparently Revealed By Chinese Government Agency
The newest compact SUV from Honda gets a third-row seat and Civic vibes.
Another Honda model with the RL front end.
2023 CR-V / Accord.
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Another Honda model with the RL front end.
Three-Row Honda CR-V is More Popular Than Honda Expected - America Still Can't Have It
It turns out the three-row, fifth-gen Honda CR-V is a more popular variant than Honda thought it would be. It's therefore time to expand the lineup.
www.thetruthaboutcars.com
The current gen CR-V (which I own also) has a third row in the Asia-Pacific market. Probably needs the length of the new model to work in the U.S. market.
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Did they get the oil dilution problem fixed in the CRV engines?
I think so. Ours is a 2020. Has 26,000 miles on it and not a moments trouble.
I'll be very interested on how this update plays out. My wife has always liked (and has) the Acura RDX, but tired of the closest Acura dealer being a hour plus away. She's been looking at the CRV, Audi Q5 and BMW X3 (we have local dealers for all three). Surprisingly she's been very focused on the CRV (of course the Acura being a Honda product and trouble free helps)
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Might as well check out the Hybrid varieties too.
Does it still have the shift lever on the dash? My wife won't buy it for that one particular reason.
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Haven't seen any official photos yet. She considers the current version to have the shifter on the dash? A unofficial pic shows buttons where the lever is now. I guess that would be a no go if true.
The current gen CR-V has the shifter in the center under the radio/aircon stack. The hybrid version has the same buttons as the R/L instead of a stick.
My wife was not thrilled with the shift lever location either - not sure how the push buttons would be viewed. It (shift lever look on the CRV) was one of the reasons she preferred the RDX which has the standard console mounted shift lever. Minor detail but interesting how a small item can make or break which car to go with. Hoping the 2023 CRV has a Ridgeline type set up with the push buttons on a center console.
Go take her to.look at some UTVs first. A lot of them have a shift lever up on the dash, just like an Odyssey or CRV. She might think it's cool after that...
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I'm interested in the 2023 CR-V, if it ever actually comes to market. Can't even get 2022's right now though. I had a 2019 version of a 1.5T, and it had oil dillution. Pull the dipstick and smell it, and that is the giveaway. I changed my oil every 4000 miles as a result of the dillution. But it was very very efficient, and burned little gas, so it was a tradeoff.
That's a very efficient engine / transmission combo. The CVT + 1.5T, is utterly reliable by most all accts, compared to the ZF6, 9 speed trans in the Ridgeline. That alone is enough for me to switch the the CR-V. Oil dillution as a result of extreme efficiency, is managable, but a broken tranny at 70k means 7k cost. I'm not even sure why I bought this Ridgeline, if I can't rely on it, like I could a Toyota for instance
That's a very efficient engine / transmission combo. The CVT + 1.5T, is utterly reliable by most all accts, compared to the ZF6, 9 speed trans in the Ridgeline. That alone is enough for me to switch the the CR-V. Oil dillution as a result of extreme efficiency, is managable, but a broken tranny at 70k means 7k cost. I'm not even sure why I bought this Ridgeline, if I can't rely on it, like I could a Toyota for instance
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The Ridgeline has the great, reliable, 3.5 liter engine, but not a reliable transmission it seems, if you go by the 6-speed record Honda has. If one can't rely on their car or truck's transmission, then why even buy it? Because people love trucks, and Honda let it slip with the Ridgeline, in my opinion. All Honda's resources went into the 1.5T / CVT combo, which works incredibly well. Just test drive a CR-v...a 2022, and you'll see how beautifully it drives, without interruption. It's Honda engineering at its highest level. Then go to the Ridgeline - this heavy truck, that Honda only seems to keep rolling as a token choice over truck makers that at least care about making a real truck.
Bottom line. I'm not sold on the Ridgeline, even though I own one. If I have to sell it before the tranny warranty is gone at 60k, then what's the point? I want it to last. And I'm not convinced it will last. 39k for a sport, and not sure it will last. Aren't Honda's supposed to last?
Bottom line. I'm not sold on the Ridgeline, even though I own one. If I have to sell it before the tranny warranty is gone at 60k, then what's the point? I want it to last. And I'm not convinced it will last. 39k for a sport, and not sure it will last. Aren't Honda's supposed to last?
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Hopefully that has been rectified with the 9-speed transmission.
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Honda's CVT's in the last-gen CR-V and current-gen HR-V are known to self-destruct then there's the oil dilution issue in the last-gen Civic and current CR-V.
The 6-speed in the 2017-2019 Ridgeline is a Honda transmission. It has lots of problems. The 9-speed in the 2020-current Ridgeline is a ZF transmission. It has been much more reliable than the 6-speed so far.
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I think it's gone way past 150k now from many owners, and there aren't reports of it failing. Looks utterly reliable.
Yes, I hope so too. But hope is different than just knowing you could rely on something through its record.
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I don't doubt your ZF transmission knowledge. But I don't know of any "self destruct problem." Except for the very early ones. Honda is riding a very fine line with its 1.5T engine, and its efficiency, reliability. I think if you head over to the the Accord forums, and ask about failures of the 1.5T Combo, you'll get very near zero from the years 2019 to 2022.
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