HONDA MODELS: Honda Cr V Diesel

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The front-wheel drive CR-V will continue to be powered by the same 120 PS 1.6-liter diesel it received last year. In an official press statement, which you can find below, Honda announced that production of the 2015 CR-V facelift will continue to take A long-awaited diesel engine option join the Honda CR-V range from January, as the Japanese brand’s local division belatedly attempts to cash in on SUV buyers’ hunger for diesel-powered models. It will also become Honda Australia’s first diesel In Australia, Honda will be introducing the new Honda CR-V with a diesel variant. “We will add a diesel to our CR-V range in January 2014,” said Honda Australia Director, Mr. Stephen Collins. “We know how much our customers are looking forward to Honda has confirmed the addition of a second diesel engine to its Australian line-up, with a new CR-V model joining the diesel Civic Hatch that landed in April. Unlike the 88kW/300Nm 1.6 litre Civic, the new diesel CR-V will get Honda's larger 2.2 litre According to Honda, the new diesel with a six-speed manual drops emissions by 11 percent compared to its predecessor. Opting for the nine-speed auto makes things 20 percent cleaner in contrast to the previous 2.2-liter CR-V with an auto. Aesthetically The face-lifted Honda CR-V will go on sale in March priced from £22,340 for the base 2WD petrol model and rise to £35,620 for the new 1.6-litre i-DTEC 160PS 4WD diesel with the nine-speed automatic transmission. The main change for diesel buyers is the .

Honda expects 90 percent of diesel CR-Vs will be the five speed auto though, which despite its ratio count being one fewer than its closest diesel rivals, it does an excellent job with the CR-V diesel's torque delivery. It shifts smoothly, and is Honda may have stayed away from diesels for a long time, but the company is now hell bent on making up for the lost time. Honda is now seriously considering getting the diesel CR-V to India sometime next year. This after the company has already introduced 1.6 i-DTEC EX which a Honda salesperson will be able to tell you is a 4wd version with Honda’s new 1.6-litre diesel engine. This motor replaces the last CR-V’s 2.2-litre diesel, which in 4wd models produces 160bhp and in 2wd versions 120bhp. Honda has updated the top-of-the-line CR-V in India with a few additional features. So if diesel doesn’t rock your boat and the Fortuner comes across as too common, the Honda CR-V is now worth taking a look at, considering plummeting petrol prices .