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Powered by a 2.0â€"litre, DOHC 4â€"cylinder engine with a 4 speed automatic, the CRâ€"V cranks out 128 hp at 5500 rpm and 137 bâ€"ft at 4200 rpm, more than adequate power for a vehicle weighing in at only 1370 kg (3021 lbs.). Someone zipping around town and only making the occasional highway pass shouldn‘t need more. The CRâ€"V‘s Realâ€"Time 4â€"WD system normally operated in frontâ€" wheel mode. When a difference between front and rear wheel The CRâ€"V is modernâ€"looking and unique, and has captured the wideâ€"shouldered ruggedness of the main market withoutâ€" looking like a Japanese toy. A big front end with large headlamps falling back to a moderately raked windshield and high square lines across the sides make it look more like a real truck than a halfâ€"baked concept car. The rear lights are stretched out along the rear pillars much like the Volvo 850 wagon. Total effect: potentially cute or macho. expenence, | promptly signed up for a week of awkward driving and making a spectacle of mysel{ To begin, 1 have had not experience with nghtâ€"hand driving but fortunately only the controls are reversed so the worst mistake 1 made was fMipping on the windshield wipers when I actually meant to signal. or a couple o(yarsnomhuonlymlheformolrcbdgdlsuzu products, which doesn‘t really count. This may in part account {or Honda‘s delayed launch of the CRâ€"V, which is not set for the early part of 1997. So to build some excitement and steal some thunder from Toyotas RAV4 which is already in showrooms, / Honda Canada brought in a few Japanese rightâ€" handâ€"drive versions of the CRâ€"V for press testâ€" ing Honda‘s new CRâ€"V is a winner by lan Macpherson )t one to o miss out on such an interesting 1 promptly signed up for a week of es oviennineims hm e nc iet en cprane esnc cmd naL TL TT C Tt t The shift from a truckâ€"based design to a passengerâ€"based design is ingenious and a wonderful accomplishment that is going to blow the market away! Congratulations to Honda for building the first sensible sport utility vehicle. speeds is sensed a hydraulic pump engages a viscous coupling that instantly delivers power to the rear wheels. It is not as sophistiâ€" cated at most systems but it is also much lighter and completely idia-pmo(wihnobmlqmauuhdmuddb operate it. Mated to a 4â€"speed automatic with low hold first gear and Grade Logic the CRâ€"V is incredibly efficient for a truck boastâ€" oi s hocly raned snieeideabiepabpone With a finely tuned 4â€"wheel suspension, the CRâ€"V is simply delightful to drive with excellent handling and none of that floating sensation typical of so many larger sportâ€" utes. The CRâ€"V is great for darting through traffic, is a snap to park and rides well even over harsh roads. Unfortunately 1 didâ€" nt have the chance to take it off road, so 1 will reserve comment on that for my next test after the CRâ€"V‘s official launch. One of the main design goals of the CRâ€"V was * to buck current design trends by cutting out the unnecessary paunchiness of today‘s SUVs while maintaining spaciousness. You‘ll be surprised by the CRâ€"V‘s roominess. It is wide enough to comâ€" fortable sit five and like a minivan has a centre aisle. The rear seats fold down to create 23.6 cubic feet of space or they can be folded back for use as a double bed that can accommodate two sixâ€"andâ€"aâ€"halfâ€" foowu.Accmu!d:kfiofoldsupwbldmmnit‘cofiu or other junk and there is even a builtâ€"in foldâ€"out card table for lhmnmmkfimmm.thdsbbdm}yhd out and intuitive to a fault. Honda can be accused of not offering a lot of choice with the CRâ€"Vâ€" only 4â€"doors, automatic transmission, 4â€"WD and one engine size are available. In the company‘s defense,, it is a rea sonable costâ€"saving measure to bring the CRâ€"V to the Canadian inalum(hafipctwndyoumldmmymy.l’orsom- where in the midâ€"$20,000 range, the CRâ€"V will come well equipped with power everything, A/C, ABS and about everyâ€" thing you could reasonably expect. 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