{"id":299053,"date":"2010-02-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/09\/review-2010-honda-cr-v-defends-the-cuv-crown\/"},"modified":"2010-02-09T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T17:00:00","slug":"%c2%ad%c2%adreview-2010-honda-cr-v-defends-the-cuv-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/299053","title":{"rendered":"\u00ad\u00adReview: 2010 Honda CR-V defends the CUV crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/crossovers-cuvs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crossover<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/honda\/\" rel=\"tag\">Honda<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-honda-cr-v-review\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/lead_hondacrvreview2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2010 Honda CR-V &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\n<font style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">T<\/font><font style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">he Honda CR-V charged into the breach back in 1996, showing traditional SUV buyers that a rapier could work as well as a broadsword. <\/font>When gas prices turned the body-on-frame market topsy-turvy, might didn&#8217;t necessarily equal right. The meek crossover inherited the Earth, or at least a lot of conquest sales from former SUV buyers. The CR-V lead this charge against traditional SUVs and following a complete makeover in 2007 it surged to the top of the sales charts. This supposedly weak little softroader stole the SUV sales crown from atop the Ford Explorer&#8217;s head where it had sat untouched for 15 years from 1991 through 2006.<\/p>\n<p>But the battlefield has changed and the 2010 Honda CR-V is facing formidable challengers on all sides. Most offer a V6 engine, having grown in size and power to resemble those mid-size SUVs they once displaced. Rather than bulk up the CR-V with an optional V6, Honda did what Honda does best and just made its four-cylinder better. The 2010 model is armed with 14 more horsepower and a long list of standard and optional equipment. So&#8230; is the CR-V this segment&#8217;s once and future king or is time to crown another? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-honda-cr-v-review\/low\/\">Review: 2010 Honda CR-V<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-honda-cr-v-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/01hondacrvreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-honda-cr-v-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/02hondacrvreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-honda-cr-v-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/03hondacrvreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-honda-cr-v-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/04hondacrvreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-honda-cr-v-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/05hondacrvreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/about.frank4cars.fotki.com\/\">Frank Filipponio<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small> \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/09\/review-2010-honda-cr-v-defends-the-cuv-crown\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>\u00ad\u00adReview: 2010 Honda CR-V defends the CUV crown<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/09\/review-2010-honda-cr-v-defends-the-cuv-crown\/\">\u00ad\u00adReview: 2010 Honda CR-V defends the CUV crown<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST.  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When gas prices turned the body-on-frame market topsy-turvy, might didn&#8217;t necessarily equal right. 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