Electric Technology Car News: Can the updated Honda CR-V regain the top spot in SUV market with its T-powered and hybrid models?

A few years ago, there was only one model in the joint venture compact SUV field - Honda CR-V (second generation). It was the lone ruler, and even the subsequent replacement models showed good competitiveness against competitors. Today, five years after the current CR-V (fourth generation) was launched, we have welcomed the new domestic CR-V, but now this market segment has become a field with many models and extremely fierce competition. I can't help but have a question mark in my mind whether the new CR-V can continue its previous good performance with its own strength after the replacement.

In terms of appearance, the design concept of the current model is continued in the new CR-V, including the front face, body side and other contours can be seen with the current model, but the new car looks younger overall. The new CE-V has a larger area of ​​chrome trim on the front face, and the detailed design is also more youthful and fashionable. In terms of technological configuration, panoramic view, adaptive cruise, active lighting, active braking system, etc. are all equipped on this top-end model. It is also worth mentioning that the active air intake grille system is the first to appear on Honda's domestic models.

The hybrid version and the 1.5T model have similar appearances. The main difference at the front is the material of the trim strip at the bottom of the grille and the decorative style of the front fog lamp assembly. The new car's headlights are designed to be sharper and more slender. In terms of lighting configuration, it is reported that the mid- and low-end models will use halogen light sources, while the 1.5T top and second-top models and the hybrid version will use full LED headlights.

From the side, the car's outline is very smooth, and the rear is still outlined with full lines, which looks more powerful. The overall outline of the rear of the new car is more square and solid than the current model, and this design improves the utilization rate of the interior space to a certain extent. From the details of the rear, the taillights of the new CR-V have been reinterpreted. The inverted T-shaped taillights develop in both horizontal and vertical directions, and the left and right light groups are connected by the central chrome trim strip, which has a better horizontal visual effect than the current model.

In terms of interior design, the interior design of the domestically produced new CR-V is highly consistent with the overseas version, with well-organized layers and reasonable layout, which has a better overall feel than the current model. In addition, the 1.5T model offers two interior colors for consumers to choose from: brown and dark. The interior color of the hybrid version adds light colors based on the 1.5T model. In addition, the two models are no different except that the former uses a button to shift gears, which brings about a difference in the center console design.

The center console is covered with a large area of ​​soft material, which is in line with the level of this level of car. Coupled with the partial imitation wood trim, the whole design is not too monotonous. The head-up display function appears on the 1.5T/hybrid top-end model, which supports up and down adjustment and multiple display modes. The new model is equipped with an LCD instrument panel that has been used in the Civic. In addition to being more technological, the information has become richer. In addition, the battery power display on the left side of the instrument panel of the hybrid model is displayed, while the water temperature display on the 1.5T model is displayed.

The three-spoke steering wheel is wrapped in leather, supports four-way adjustment up and down + front and back, and is of moderate size. The entire new car series is equipped with a cruise control function, but adaptive cruise control is only available on the top-end hybrid/1.5T models. The touch screen above the center console adopts a lace suspension design, which is more fashionable than the embedded design of the current model. Although from today's perspective, its 7-inch screen is not large, but the design technique is very clever, using a black border to give the screen an illusion of a larger size. In addition, the screen size will be divided into two types, 5 inches and 7 inches, according to the difference in vehicle configuration. The latter is equipped with a DA system.

The sensitivity of the left touch buttons and the smoothness of multimedia still need to be improved. The test drive car also provides functions such as Bluetooth and navigation. Although the screen surface may have been specially treated to be less prone to fingerprints, this performance is quite good, but it still cannot change the problem of dust absorption. And it is particularly obvious against the black background. Friends who are entangled with this can only wipe it more.

In terms of power, the new CR-V offers two power configuration options: gasoline power and hybrid power. Among them, the hybrid version equipped with a 2.0L Atkinson cycle engine + electric motor has a slight advantage in power over the gasoline-powered version.

In general, the overall performance of the new CR-V is still remarkable. Not only the exterior and interior styling have been completely upgraded, but the power system has also been upgraded ahead of its Japanese competitors of the same level. It is the first model to be fully equipped with small-displacement turbochargers and hybrid power.

However, for CR-V, a veteran of the joint venture brand SUV industry, the competition landscape facing it is completely different from that of previous generations. In addition to still facing competitors such as RAV4 Rongfang, Qijun, Kuga and other compact SUVs, it also has to face many new mid-size SUVs such as Chevrolet Equinox and Skoda Kodiaq. It can be said that the competition is more intense. Moreover, above it, there are also two models from the Honda family, Guandao and UR-V. Therefore, considering all factors, we estimate that the pricing of the entire CR-V series may make us shine. Let's wait for the launch day on July 9 to reveal it together.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.