I just got mine this week. Absolutely love it! I love the gear shift buttons. A stick now to me looks meh! I can imagine for a techy the screen system would drive them nuts but if you still have an android phone it will probably be ok for you. And I use this car for getting me places in comfort and not to play video games on! Got so much tech on this car it takes a bit of time to learn how to set it all up how you want it, but once done.. it's beautiful! So far on a 70 mile normal A road journey without thinking I get 50mpg, and on a 15 mile A & B road journey driving accelerating like a bit of a sloth, I managed 55mpg! I reckon I can get this up to 60mpg if I can manage to really accelerate slowly on every occasion but I only do this if there's not too many other people behind. I still get up to speed limits but it's a slooow acceleration up to it. Overall driving normally I'd say I will get between 40-50mpg which is great for me as my old 2008 C-Max only did 29 around town and up to 45 on a M-way. I mainly do town driving.
Jim, I just bought a CRV in SR trim a few weeks ago. So far the best car I’ve ever had, currently averaging 52mpg. Mind you I’m taking things easy as I’m running it in a bit. You are correct in saying it floats along, I’m not tempted to floor it at all - maybe that’s my age as well. I didn’t want to get involved in all the shenanigans and stress of EV charging just yet. If I go on holiday or on long trips I don’t want to be stressing about plan b or even plan c for refuelling. Keep up the good work.
It's that the 2wd version? I'm looking to buy the same just under a year old. I had a awd i-dtec EX from the previous generation and found the AWD wasn't useful to me in any way. It just hindered the economy. It's good to know you're getting well above the average mpg. I had to drive my older crv really carefully to get around 45mpg, bearing in mind that was a diesel.
@@funkster2050 it’s the two wheel drive version and I’m really pleased with it. The mpg goes down a bit in the cold weather but I’m not doing as many miles as in the the summer so it doesn’t matter as much. I hope you enjoy yours. Cheers K
@@kenbatchelor8284 thanks for the response, that's good to know. My previous diesel AWD CRV was averaging around 42-44mpg so I'm hoping this one will be better, plus the added advantage of cheaper fuel verses diesel
im looking at a new sr. I live in a countryside area with A roads being somewhat hilly/undulating and concerned whether the car will rev a lot to get the speed up to climb the hill. Also travel a fair bit to Devon where the dual carriageways have very long undulating hills and wondering whether the CRV will struggle to cope with these without revving the engine out. Appreciate your comments thanks
Great review Jim- I think if I wanted to buy a car to last the next 10+ years I would seriously consider the C-RV as I’m sure you’d have few problems. But in today’s car market when people get a new car every 3-4 years on finance I can’t see the C-RV selling well at all at its high price point, as people with that kind of budget want brand recognition given reliability isn’t much of a consideration.
Hey Jim, thank you for your realistic, down to earth review of this and other vehicles. Seems a no brainier for an ‘ anorak’ like myself! It’s nearly does what it say in the tin. So thank you again. By the way love the summertime outfit! I would probably exit the planet, if I were to dress in your summer outfit in the UK.
Excellent review Jim, on one of the possible choices for my next car. The only downside for me is the price of the top model and the ridiculous amount of road Tax it attracts, over £500? 👍🏼
Used to be under £40,000 but the price increases over the last couple of years have tipped it over. Not sure why car manufacturers aren't wise to this and keep them under £40k. If a car is over £40k almost makes more sense to lease rather than buy. I paid £27,900 for my SE model with discounts, if I wanted the same today, £32,000.
Yes the tax has put me off replacing my 2015 Rav 4 , looked at both Rav 4 and CRV but the spec I will settle for are both over 40k , another thing our government has screwed us on . I did look at a Volvo XC 60 which on a deal was under 40k new and in my opinion a step up from Toyota and Honda but when I looked at the price for tax it was £860 a year , maybe they just want us to have no nice things .
Always liked the CRV but found that it has got too big for it's boots. Looks better in black paint with the cream leather and the panoramic sunroof. Prefer the old style HRV. Great review
I've owned one since 2020, in SE trim. I find the mpg is fantastic in the warmer weather but in the cooler weather much lower. Because the engine runs more often to provide the cabin heat. This is probably why that quote 39mpg as an average. On a short trip of say 4 miles around town in the summer I've had over 60mpg. In the winter, on the same journey more like 35. It is a very relaxing car to drive and is comfortable on long journeys. Also a bit of a sleeper car as you can leave most things behind at the lights with the acceleration being quite rapid from 0-40mph, even more so if you press the sport button! The cabin is huge and can actually sit a small adult between two child seats in the back. I'm pretty sure the RAV-4 has a narrower back seat and less rear legroom. I've had no problems mechanically with the car at all, did have a cabin rattle initially but that was resolved pretty easily. The all new CR-V is rumoured to be coming to the UK next year, will be launched in the US this summer.
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru Yes, I believe the car uses cabin heat to warm the battery in cold weather, that's why there's an air intake beside the right rear passenger seat. Just did a run of 150 miles down to Legoland and then back again, 3 adults, 2 children with luggage on board and averaged 45mpg.
It was good of Honda to supply the CRV with seat colours to match the colour of your legs Jim 😉 My legs match the colour of the seats in that Tesla you tested : pure white 😝🤣. I also think it’s very apt that I wear my DNAG t-shirt to the gym: no chance in hell that I’m a guru 😁. I’m wearing it today, and noticed a bloke admiring my pistons!
Hahaha! very good. I should wear mine to the Gym....infact I should probably go to the Gym after seeing my pistons in this video - I could feed a creche with those!!! 😢
No import tariffs on Japanese cars from 2026, I think you'll see many more then. After all Japanese cars are designed and built as right hand drive first.
Quite pricey. Lots of strong competition at £30 to £40k..... Doesn't really have the wow factor like the new Kia Sportage or Hyundai Tucson has... It's a bit fuddy duddy compared to those two..... There's no knocking Honda reliability and reputation though. Had a few Honda bikes in my time, but never tried a Honda car. The CRV is a superb retired accountant's car... has solid residuals too.
You have to remember it's a bigger car than either of those in Europe. Not so in the rest of the world where the Tucson and Sportage are on a longer wheelbase with more space inside.
When the wow factor goes wrong, it goes expensively wrong.the tech in the CRV has been tried and tested over decades. It does what it was designed and built to do.
Soooo pitty of the utter bad screen, bad design, bad GUI, bad all the way. I was really interested in this car until I stumpled on this ! Such a shame ! Toyota RAV 4 is a bit better but the Japanese cars are really no match for the European designs on that point !
I guess there’s always the option of fitting an aftermarket unit if it’s a big deal for you but it’s not really ideal on a new car. Thanks for watching.
I have just ordered one of these after considering every option, European, Korean and the RAV 4. RAV is so unrefined in comparison. Europeans are much more expensive, much less reliable and not as well built. Koreans much cheaper build and shiny plastics not to my taste. Forget the issue with the nav, use apple, perfect.
@@shieldaigbencher Have the same infotainment unit in my civic and it’s perfect,especially if you use Apple CarPlay as you said and that’s exactly what I do 👍🏼
