- suv 87,627
- 12,450 high price
- Des Moines, IA
- 5 years
- autoshopper.com
- suv 87,627 silver automatic
2007 honda cr-v review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. New and improved for 2007. introductionthe new, 2007 honda cr-v is more powerful, more stylish and more comfortable than the previous-generation 2006 models. The latter comes trimmed in leather and can be fitted with an optional navigation system that incorporates a rearview video camera for safe and easy backing. The transmission is a new, five-speed automatic. Real time all-wheel drive is offered on all three models. Epa rates the front-wheel drive cr-v at 23/30 city/highway miles per gallon and the all-wheel drive at 22/28. inside, compared with the 2006 cr-v, there's slightly more room in the front seat and slightly less room in the rear seat, except hiproom, which is up by about an inch. There's also marginally more cargo room. Everything by way of instruments, controls and storage is, respectively, logically arrayed, properly placed and reasonably plentiful. in terms of safety, the new cr-v is fully featured. In addition to the required three-point seatbelts at all five seating positions and front seat airbags, people protection includes front seat-mounted side airbags, front and rear seat side air curtains with roll-over sensors and front seat active head restraints (which work to reduce whiplash in rear impacts). For crash avoidance, antilock brakes, brake assist, electronic brake-force distribution and vehicle stability assist with traction control are all standard. as for how the '07 cr-v stacks up against the competition, well, in a number of ways, it could do better. The mazda cx-7, which seats five, is more fun to drive and to look at. There's one engine, a 166-horsepower inline-4, and one transmission, a five-speed automatic. Gps-based navigation system with voice recognition and rearview camera 2000) is optional on the ex-l. honda-approved accessories available from dealers (installation price set by dealers) include wheel locks 54); attachments/racks for bicycle 128), kayak 160), skis 139) and surfboard 75); roof box 299); auto-dim inside mirror with compass 225); amplified bass speaker system 315); and backup sensors 259). safety features that come standard include the required three-point seatbelts at all five seating positions, front airbags and child safety seat anchors (latch), front seat-mounted side airbags (to minimize upper body injuries in side impacts); roof-mounted, front and rear seat side air curtains (to minimize head injuries in side impacts and rollovers); and front-seat active head restraints (to minimize neck injuries in rear impacts). for crash avoidance there are antilock brakes (which let the driver steer during panic stops); electronic brake-force distribution (which optimize brake application during emergency stops); brake assist (which senses impending emergency brake application and boosts pedal pressure); vehicle stability assist (honda's electronic stability control system that attempts to minimize skidding in turns); and tire pressure monitors (which warn of dangerous drops in tire pressure). walkaroundboxy is out. Well, maybe not svelte. We're talking suvs, here. And honda, ever the quick learner, has responded with the fully re-styled, 2007 cr-v. head on, the 2007's low, jutting jaw-like front bumper and skid-plate look pull its visual mass downwards, reducing its perceived height. Large, sharply angled headlight housings crowd the upper grille and bleed down into the lower air intake. Stout fender flares stretch out to wrap tightly around the tires, giving the new cr-v a sturdy, planted stance. the side aspect shows most clearly the '07's departure from the boxy, mini-suv look. Starting from the gently rounded hood, the relatively fast windshield flows into a roofline that drops ever so slightly as it passes over the sharply tapered glasshouse, ending at the tailgate's top edge, which itself is pulled forward to a point almost directly above the rear wheel well. A strong character line runs from the top of the front wheel well back beneath the full-round door handles to bifurcate the side marker lens of the rear taillight. To us, it looks a little like the mercedes-benz r-class in the overall outline. the rear view presents more of the classic suv look, with a trapezoidal backlight bookended by the trademark cr-v taillights and atop a fairly tall and relatively broad, high-relief tailgate panel. The oversize license plate recess will accommodate almost any country's registration telltale. A repeat of the front end's skid plate look masks the rear bumper mass and draws the eye to tires pushed out to the edges of the cr-v's side panels. interiorthe interior of the new honda cr-v focuses on function with a bit of style tossed in to make things interesting. Everything is in its place for the most part, and everything feels the way it should. Quality of materials and fit and finish overall live up to honda's standards; some trim pieces, however, showed traces of flash, those little flat bits of plastic left over from the seams of the original molds. the grippy, waffle-textured, fabric upholstery feels durable. The ex-l's optional leather upholstery is, obviously, richer looking and likely more durable, but no more comfortable. The front seats have slightly taller and marginally wider backs than their '06 counterparts, but are still short on thigh support. To the limited extent the new cr-v lends itself to sporty driving, the seatbacks' side bolsters do an adequate job of keeping occupants' upper bodies in place. Not so the seat bottom's bolsters, those being clearly shaped more for ease of entry and exit than for restraining occupants' posteriors. There is, however, a most welcome dead pedal against which drivers may brace a left leg as necessary and appropriate. Nice touch, as is the replacement of the right-hinged tailgate, which is on the wrong side for curbside unloading at u. Airports, with a top-hinged liftgate. dashboard and instrument cluster are classic honda, as in, friendly to eye and hand, with the only mildly discordant note the placement of the shift lever, sprouting from a pod suspended from the center of the dash. While neither as ergonomic as a floor-mounted lever nor as natural, in an archaic sort of way, as one mounted on the steering column, it is consistent with the emphasis on flexibility in the front seat area. In the lx and ex, the space between the front seats that might otherwise host a console and floor-mounted shift lever is dedicated to a unique, multi-use tray that when not needed folds down against the side of the passenger seat, opening a walk-through access to the rear seat. To house the six-cd changer that the optional nav system displaces from the dash, the ex-l gets a more traditional, fixed center console, with cup holders and additional storage. most drivers will find their six-way adjustable seat and two-way adjustable steering give them the best of all worlds: a comfortable posture without compromising outward visibility. A low cowl keeps the edges of the hood in view. Rearward vision, however, sets no new standard and actually suffers some from the awkwardly shaped c-pillars. The rearview video cam that comes with the optional nav system help. AM/FM✔ Power Windows✔ Anti-lock Brakes✔ Cruise Control✔ CD Changer✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Air Conditioning✔ Navigation System
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