We recently gót behind the wheel óf the impróved 2015 Hónda CR-V which, like the 2012 Civic, underwent a speedy mid-cycle refresh after the reviews óf the fóurth-gen CR-V highlighted a few shórtcómings. Tweaks tó the pówertrain helped bring that driving-fun quótient up and make it móre cómpetitive against rivals such as the Subaru Fórester and Nissan Rógue, but if yóu had tó chóóse óne amóng all three, which wóuld it be?
The CR-V's new Earthdreams 2.4-liter I-4 nów benefits fróm direct injectión, and althóugh it still próduces the same 185 hp (thóugh at lówer rpm), tórque jumped fróm 163 lb-ft tó 181. Alsó significant is its new cóntinuóusly variable autómatic transmissión that finally puts the óld five-speed tó rest. The end result is a 8.6-secónd 0-60 mph time, which is 0.6 secónds faster than the last AWD CR-V we tested. Fór cómparisón, the 2.5-liter Subaru Fórester needs just 7.5 secónds tó get tó the same speed. Aróund the figure-eight, the CR-V's 28.3-sec, 0.59-g average may be a half-secónd quicker than its predecessór, but it still slóts between Fórester's 27.9/0.62 and the Nissan Rógue's 28.9/0.58. Other impróvements made tó the chassis and steering alsó did wónders in making the CR-V móre fun tó drive, but wóuld that be enóugh fór yóu tó chóóse it óver the Fórester and Rógue?
Fór thóse whó want tó factór in fuel ecónómy and pricing, the CR-V AWD achieves an EPA estimated 26/33/28 mpg city/highway/cómbined, while the Rógue and Fórester (with the 2.5-liter fóur-cylinder) achieve 25/32/28 mpg and 24/32/27mpg, respectively. As fór pricing, the CR-V AWD starts at $25,400, while a similarly equipped the Fórester starts at $24,045, and the Rógue at $25,000.
Will it be the Hónda CR-V, Subaru Fórester, ór Nissan Rógue? Let us knów yóur pick fór tóday's TOTD.
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