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While a bounty of changes inside and out endow the 2012 Honda CR-V with a new level of user-friendly appeal, this latest incarnation retains its signature car-like driving feel and superb flexibility
Anyone hoping that Honda would break tradition and finally offer the CR-V with an optional V6 engine and available three-row seating like the Kia Sorento and Toyota RAV4 will be disappointed.
Building on the Honda CR-V's already-stellar reputation for being easy to drive and easy to live with, changes to the 2012 iteration have raised those benchmarks in modest but genuinely meaningful ways. Extensive noise abatement efforts have yielded a quieter, better-isolated passenger compartment, while an even more rigid unit-body structure, coupled with revised suspension tuning, gives the 2012 CR-V improved handling characteristics. Like the 2012 Civic, the new CR-V also is fitted with Honda's new Motion-Adaptive electric power stee
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why ads?Based on 43 Ratings for the 2012 - 2013 models.
Review this carBy honda girl (NJ) on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 11,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Comfortable, Reliable, Has amenities, Handles well"
Cons: "Mileage in city only about 23; 28-30 on Hway"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"We traded in our 2011 CR-V for the 2012 because the upgrades were so amazing. One year after owning-- I don't regret this move-- This car is fabulous-- We have the AWD EX-L WITHOUT navigation (couldn't justify +2500, when you can get a GARMIN for 200. It gets better gas mileage, it is actually a bit more comfortable than the 2011, seems to steer more responsively. It also seems to have fewer blind spots, thought the back up mirror helps. It handles like a car, has room for the dogs and has the Honda reliability I have come to love over the years--"
7 people out of 7 found this review helpful
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By never honda (CA) on Friday, February 15, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 1,500
overall rating 4 of 10rating detailsPros: "It is good looking"
Cons: "Not a powerful, defective"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 2
"The car has no power, and the sticker claim on mileage is not even close. I already had it repaired 3 times with only 1500 miles. It came defective and water leaks through the sides."
8 people out of 13 found this review helpful
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