2012 Honda CR-V goes on sale December 15th in US market

Despite the recent floods in Thailand, the Honda CR-V facelift in the US and the Indian car markets are expected to take place as scheduled. The 2012 Honda CR-V (US- bound SUV) broke covers in front of the US masses at the Los Angeles Motors Show yesterday. The SUV will begin to reach the Honda dealerships in the US markets from December 15th , all set to take the users on an enchanting drive. The US specific new Honda CR-V is endowed with quite a few worthy additions from the past model. However, not all the changes can be expected in the India bound model.

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Speculations were pointing out to a major makeover from the outgoing model, which is ascertained yet again from the recent unveiling ceremony. While the car’s interiors layout has been redesigned to offer maximum space for accommodating five passengers quite comfortably apart from ample boot area, there are other interesting features which grab the consumers’ attention right away. The i-MID feature is for one. The intelligent Multi information display feature on the car efficiently controls the entertainment features, personal and business functionalities right from the car. The Pandora internet radio feature has been enabled in the Honda cars for the first time, that too in the CR-V SUV to stand class apart in the premium SUV segment. The SMS text reading facility is also a part of i-MID that speaks volumes of its capability in handling other requirements of the user. The text is read from the cell phone to deliver the message to the driver quite effectively through all the speakers in the car.

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The car comes with iPhone compatibility to stream the radio channel, which will supply the passengers an unlimited supply of music and entertainment including live talk shows, which are in crazy demand of late. The other enticing features on the car cannot be ignored either. The Bluetooth connectivity on the car enables the user to employ undivided attention on driving in terms of hands usage and mind as well. The cruise control, keyless entry, the 4-speaker audio system and Electric power steering places the car in a different echelon altogether. What more, all these features have been included as a standard right from the base LX variant. The top EX variant is endowed with another charm with a 6-speaker audio system. The 2.4 i-VTEC petrol engine is highly fuel efficient coupled with a 5-speed automatic gearbox generating a peak power of 183 Bhp and a peak torque of 163 lb-ft maximum torque. The diesel engine requirement in the India bound new Honda CR-V has been established right from the beginning. Therefore, a few picks from the plethora of features on the US based CR-V model with a diesel engine is likely to prove to be a preferred choice in India. 

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