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Review of the 2008
Honda CR-V: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
AutoOnInfo.net June 2008
Review of the 2008 Honda CR-V: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
By James B. Bleeker
The following table provides some product information on the 2008 Honda CR-V.
The 2008 Honda CR-V The EX-L, EX, LX Photographs The 2008 Honda CR-V EX-L Edition with Navigation The 2008 Honda CR-V EX Edition The 2008 Honda CR-V LX Edition Quality Measures, Features, and Specifications
Quality Ratings: + The 2008 Honda CR-V has a predicted short-term reliability in CR's highest category, an ownership-satisfaction rating in CR's second-highest category, an accident avoidance rating in CR's second-highest category, and a crash protection rating in CR's highest category. The 2008 Honda CR-V is a Best of 2008 by CR's Reliability-Verdict History of the 10 Most-Recent Model Years and a Best of 2008 by CR's Reliability-Verdict History of the 5 Most-Recent Model Years. Also, the Honda CR-V has a Best Transmission. With regard to prior years, the Honda CR-V was a Consumer Reports 2007 Top Pick Runner-up and Versatility-and-Snow Small-SUV Quick Pick with predicted short-term reliability in CR's highest category and ownership-satisfaction rating in CR's second-highest category. The EX had an accident-avoidance rating in CR's second-highest category and a crash-protection rating in CR's highest category. The 2006 Honda CR-V was a Consumer Reports comfort, versatility, and snow traction Quick Pick. The EX edition of the 2006 Honda CR-V also had a CR predicted short-term reliability in the highest category, a CR owner satisfaction rating in the second highest category, a CR accident avoidance rating in the second highest category, and a CR crash protection rating in the highest category. The 2005 Honda CR-V was a 2005 Consumer Reports reliability Quick Pick. In addition, the Honda CR-V model is on Auto on Info's Reliability Index Ten Best (number 5 for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age) and reliability Best of 1997 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), Best of 1998 (for vehicles 7-to-9 years of age), Best of 1999 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), Best of 2000 (for vehicles 5-to-7 years of age), Best of 2001 (for vehicles 4-to-6 years of age), Best of 2003 (for vehicles 2-to-4 years of age), and Best of 2004 (for vehicles 2-to-3 years of age).
Features and Specifications: + Engine: + + Types: 4-cylinder, double overhead cam (DOHC), 16-valve, aluminum alloy, intelligent variable valve timing and lift electronic control (i-VTEC) + + Displacement: 2.4 liters + + Horsepower (SAE): 166 horsepower @ 5,800 rotations per minute + + Torque: 161 pound-feet @ 4,200 rotations per minute + Transmission: 5-speed automatic transmission + Steering: Turning Circle: 37.8 feet + Fuel capacity: 15.3 gallons + Drive wheels: Front-wheel drive or real time 4-wheel drive + EPA estimated fuel economy: + + Front-wheel drive: 20 miles per gallon in city / 27 miles per gallon on highway + + 4-wheel drive: 20 miles per gallon in city / 26 miles per gallon on highway Note that the Environmental Protection Agency's current method of estimating fuel economy minimizes the difference between the gas mileage of a 2-wheel-drive vehicle and that of a 4-wheel-drive vehicle. + Interior dimensions: + + Passenger volume: + + + LX: 103.8 cubic feet + + + EX and EX-L: 100.9 cubic feet + + Second row shoulder room: 56 inches + + Second row hip room: 54.6 inches + + Cargo volume: + + + With rear seats folded: 72.9 cubic feet + + + Behind rear seats: 35.7 cubic feet + Exterior dimensions: + + Wheelbase: 103.1 inches + + Overall length: 177.9 inches + + Overall width: 66.1 inches + Curb weight: 3,389-3,549 pounds, depending on drive system and trim line
Sources of quality ratings: + "Which Cars Are Safer?" Consumer Reports, April 2008, p. 78, "Vehicle Profiles," Consumer Reports, April 2008, p. 55, and AutoOnInfo.net Source of photographs, features, and specifications: + Honda newsroom Date of Access to Honda Newsroom: + 1 June 2008 Advisories: + All prospective consumers should check dealership information to ascertain any changes or corrections in the features and specifications listed above.
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