Honda CR-V (Japan, 1996-present)

The Honda CR-V is a compact crossover SUV manufactured since 1995. It is available in both four-wheel drive and front-wheel drive, in some markets only front wheel drive is offered.

The CR-V is Honda's smallest SUV it slots between the Element and Pilot. The third generation CR-V was launched in 2007 and is powered by Honda's standard K-series 2.4 L 4-cylinder engine. The European market CR-V offers a new R20A 2.0 L petrol engine. Since the introduction of a 5-speed automatic transmission, the manual transmission has been dropped from the US market. The new CR-V is lower, wider, and shorter than the previous models. In 2007 the CR-V was one of the ten best selling vehicles of the year for Honda. It was the number-one selling SUV in the US.