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| Manufacturer: | Honda |
| Production: | 1997 – |
| Class: | 1997- : Crossover SUV |
| Body Styles: | 5-door Crossover SUV |
| Predecessor: | Honda Passport |
| Successor: | Honda Element |
| Shares components with: | Honda Civic Honda Element |
| Comparable models: | Toyota RAV4 Subaru Forester Suzuki Sidekick Kia Sportage Chevrolet Equinox Ford Escape Mazda Tribute |
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The Honda CR-V is a Crossover SUV, a type of automobile, manufactured by Honda. It was derived from the Honda Civic platform to satisfy a public demand for an SUV from Honda. The name CR-V stands for "Comfortable Runabout Vehicle". It is available in both All-wheel drive and Front-wheel drive.
The CR-V was Honda's first in-house designed sport utility vehicle. It was originally intended only to be a niche vehicle. It was introduced in JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan. There was hesitant effort to market the vehicle since many felt the car did not have potential to sell alongside its predecessor the Honda Passport . It was displayed for the first time on US soil at the 1996 Chicago Auto Show . Citing strong sales from the comparable Toyota RAV4 upon its release, it was then brought to the US market in February of 1997. Shortly afterwards CR-V sales outpaced those of the RAV4, and has maintained strong sales and accolades ever since.
The original CR-V design spanned from 1997 to 1998. Its introduction had only one model trim which would later be known as the LX model trim. Powerplant for the original CR-V would be the 2.0 liter B20B engine producing 126 hp and 133 pound-feet of torque. Outer dimensions for this engine would be identical to the 1.6 liter Civic engine, but with a one piece cylinder liner to increase displacement. Body was a unit body design with 4-wheel double wishbone suspension. Internal trim was upholstry for all models. Rear seats of the vehicle were able to fold down. A picnic table was stowed in the rear floor area. Common external trait that was visible with this generation was plastic cladding covering the front bumper, rear bumper, and fender wells. A major difference between the LX and EX trim was that the EX had ABS and the LX trim did not.