2012 Honda CR-V: Bigger, More Akira-Like

According to Japanese magazine Mag X, here is what we should expect from the 2012 Honda CR-V. Basically, slightly larger and a design that's a bit more Anime-like. More »

Tuner Sushi: Mugen's Modded CRV

Famed Honda tuning shop, Japan's Mugen, is introducing a line of CR-V tweakage to sex up the newly rehabbed utility box. With a new, more curvilinear design to draw from, Mugen created a new line of add-ons from special paint, to aero and grille appointments, to engine tuning — well, ok, a decorative top for the engine, not, say, a sicko cam. Maybe they'll have that dialed in by next year's Tokyo Auto Show. [Gallery] – Mike Spinelli More »

Spy Photos: Nekkid 2007 Honda CR-V

On a number of occasions, we've pronounced the Honda CR-V the best vehicle to shag in we've ever...erm, shagged in. But let's face it, it's always been somewhat homely. And well, if these spy photos are correct, they're hewing to the "butterface" theme with this latest model. We're sure it'll feel great once you're inside, but cripes, Honda...who wants to admit they actually did it? You've made good-looking vehicles before. Please start doing it again, or we'll start doing it elsewhere. Quirks are one thing: we can forgive that. Kinks that spring from an addiction to aesthetic unpleasance are another. [Thanks to Carlos for the tip.] More »

Spy Photos: More on the 2007 Honda CR-V

World Car Fans offers a few new spy shots of a cladded-up 2007 Honda CR-V, whose disguise may or may not have been inspired by the Apollo space program. This mule's got Ohio plates, but was caught out West, where it was reportedly engaged in shakedown testing, considering the model's set to be introduced later this year. Moreover, despite sources inside Honda saying no hybrid version was forthcoming, WCF's spies say differently. You know what that means: Source vs. Spy fight club! More »

Spy Photos: 2007 Honda CR-V

The 2007 Honda CR-V may be the sister ship to the Acura RDX — introduced at the New York show this past March — but it won't be getting the same hotshot turbocharged burner as its corporate cousin. Still, as a new set of spy shots suggest, the CR-V is certainly up for a redesign that will likely make it more competitive with the new-generation Toyota RAV4 (and other utes in its class picture). It'll also lose at least of its jeepster pretensions (i.e., the outside spare tire's coming in), but gain a much-needed horsepower boost. Look for it this fall. More »

Lost in Translation: Is This the Next Honda CR-V?

The Temple of VTEC found some renderings of supposed upcoming Honda models in a Japanese magazine called, as translated from Katakana characters, "HorideeOoto." Holiday or no, the magazine reports the image above is of the 2007 CR-V. While ToVTEC gives the spread an overall credibility rating of 6, they say the image's likeness to Acura's RDX concept makes it more likely to be accurate. We'll see. More »

Breaking! More Insight On Honda's Expansion Plans

Although the news story yesterday of Honda looking to expand its manufacturing presence in the US was short on details — they've rectified that problem. The automaker added some more meat to the release and said today they are just a wee-bit away from selecting a Midwestern site for a planned $400 million, 1,300 job assembly plant. This is part of Honda's overall strategy to expand sales in the US to 1.76 million cars sold. The plant's expected to be producing hybrids (maybe even a hybrid version of the Fit or CR-V) — which is good, cause even with gas prices as high as they are now, Honda's only sold a not-so-fit 666 Insights this past year. If that isn't a sign of the apocalypse, we dunno what is. More »

Sources Say: No Honda CR-V Hybrid; Fit Version a Go

The folks at Edmunds Inside Line appear to have heard from their Deep Throat at Honda, who says the hybrid CR-V that's been the subject of wide speculation is a non starter. The system is more feasible for cars, is the word from above, possibly referring to a steeper price differential due to the complexity of making the system viable for all-wheel drive. Watch for Acura to host the company's first hybrid SUV. As for the Fit, word is it won't get the Honda Insight's three-cylinder hybrid mill as had been rumored, but will get a new version of the Civic's IMA powerplant. More »