HONDA CRV FROM $35,900

Byron Mathioudakis

Honda’s CR-V lost its way for a while but is now back in serious contention with the fifth generation since 1997. Priced from $35,900 drive-away for the Vi front-drive auto, the latest version has expanded its repertoire with seven-seat availability as part of an expanded range that also includes all-wheel drive. Beneath the contemporary styling is Honda’s latest ‘Earth Dreams’ architecture — a sophisticated low-centre-of-gravity platform plus a four-cylinder turbo petrol engine, multi-link rear suspension and a clever fuel-saving all-wheel-drive system that cuts in and out only when required. This CRV is pleasingly spacious, easy to drive, comfortable, quiet, powerful, economical and agile. So it shares many of the attributes of its better competitors. Let’s take the packaging. This is a true five-seater with heaps of space up front in…

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