What is Honda CR-V?
[[File:Honda CR-V Genf 2018.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|CR-V at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] in 2018}}]] The '''Honda CR-V''' is a [[compact car|compact]] [[SUV]], manufactured since 1997 by [[Honda]]. It was loosely based on the [[Honda Civic]]. It [[debut]]ed in [[Japan]] in 1996.<ref name=NADA>{{cite web |url=http://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/honda/cr-v/Model-History |title=Honda CR-V Model History |publisher=National Appraisal Guides, Inc |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=6 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106074714/http://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/Honda/CR-V/Model-History |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1997 the five-passenger [[Compact car|compact]] [[utility vehicle]] was introduced in [[North America]].<ref name=NADA/> At first it was available only as a four-wheel drive model. It was powered by a 126-[[horsepower]] 2.0-liter [[Multi-cylinder engine|four-cylinder engine]].<ref name=NADA/> Honda first began producing the CR-V in [[Sayama]], Japan, and [[Swindon]], [[UK]], for [[worldwide]] markets. It added [[North America]]n [[manufacturing]] sites in [[East Liberty, Ohio]], in 2007; [[El Salto, Jalisco]], Mexico, in late 2007; and [[Alliston, Ontario]], Canada, in 2012. The CR-V also is produced in [[Wuhan]] ([[Hubei]] province) for the Chinese market by the [[Dongfeng Honda Automobile Company]]. They are a [[joint venture]] with [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation]]. The CR-V is Honda's second smallest utility vehicle, slotting between the smaller [[Honda HR-V|HR-V]] and the larger [[Honda Pilot|Pilot]]. In 2015 the CR-V was named [[Motor Trend Car of the Year|''Motor Trend'' SUV of the year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motortrend.com/news/2015-honda-cr-v-is-the-motor-trend-suv-of-the-year/ |title=2015 HONDA CR-V IS THE 2015 MOTOR TREND SUV OF THE YEAR |author=Frank Markus |date=15 October 2014 |publisher=Motor Trend |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Honda automobiles|CRV]]