A blur picture of a camouflaged SUV emerges, although this one is nearly clear sufficient to indicate that it’s the 2023 Honda CR-V that has been sighted round Putrajaya in Malaysia. Along with this sighting, the most recent CR-V was additionally sighted by paultan.org reader jack0 close to the Sungai Besi toll plaza this morning, proven in its facet profile within the second picture under.
Unveiled in July 2022, the sixth-generation CR-V was revealed forward of its United States market debut as a 2023 mannequin, with a alternative of 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo and a pair of.0 litre hybrid powertrains supplied. The petrol-powered 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo mill outputs 193 PS at 6,000 rpm and 243 Nm of torque from 1,700 rpm to five,000 rpm, sending drive to a repeatedly variable transmission.
In the meantime, the two.0L Atkinson-cycle hybrid four-cylinder with e-CVT is akin to that of the Civic e:HEV and is mated to 2 electrical motors, yielding a complete system output of 207 PS and 315 Nm of torque. Its predecessor, the fifth-generation mannequin noticed its Malaysian debut in July 2017, adopted by its mid-lifecycle facelift arrival within the nation in November 2020.
2023 Honda CR-V, sixth era; click on to enlarge
The most recent, sixth-generation CR-V is a bigger car that the one it succeeds. Measuring 4,694 mm lengthy, 1,864 mm vast and 1,681 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,700 mm, the brand new mannequin is 69 mm longer, 10 mm wider and 40 mm longer of wheelbase in comparison with the fifth-gen CR-V, albeit with the brand new mannequin 8 mm decrease than its predecessor.
Rear seat legroom advantages, with an extra 15 mm, and each turbo and hybrid variants get extra cargo room. In entrance, the sixth-gen CR-V dashboard largely emulates that of the Civic, albeit with a bigger centre console that permits the gear lever to be positioned side-by-side with the drive mode selector, hill descent management button and digital parking brake change.
Accessible security equipment on the US-market sixth-gen CR-V contains now-standard Blind spot info (BSI), whereas the present Adaptive Cruise Management (ACC) with Low-Pace Observe and Lane Protecting Help (LKAS) get extra pure responses, says Honda. Extra capabilities embrace Visitors Jam Help, Low-Pace Braking Management and Visitors Signal Recognition.
At current, the fifth-generation CR-V is on sale in Malaysia ranging from RM146,900 for the bottom 2.0L 2WD variant, and the four-variant vary is topped by the 1.5L TC-P 4WD at RM171,400, based on the Honda Malaysia web site; all costs are on-the-road excluding insurance coverage.
GALLERY: 2023 Honda CR-V, sixth-generation