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As a current-gen CR-V owner, I suggest getting the Limited if you want the quietest option. I don't know why Honda has started putting the most noise isolation in the top trims but the non-Limiteds are louder.
In the US the top trim is now the Sport Hybrid Touring. That is the model that gets extra sound deadening and an acoustic windshield and acoustic glass on the two front side doors.
I've test drove the CR-V, RAV4, CX-5 and CX-50 back to back when selecting our next family hauler, and for some reason, CX-5 always felt the most quiet and luxurious out of all of them. While maybe the db reading are fairly similar between these cars, the CX-5 definitely isolates the most annoying frequencies better and overall handles NVH the best (just a personal feel), plus the 11 speaker Bose premium sound system is also top tier compare to CR-V and RAV4.
This is such an important video and you guys are awesome for putting this together!!! Noise in a vehicle is so very important when when buying a vehicle! Thanks guys
Hi, Love your channel and follow all the videos. Question - did you consider closing the sun/moon roof while testing the sound? and was it even for all cars in that sense i.e maybe some were closed and others not as can be seen in the video.
Please be aware however, if you are testing a particular variant of a model that is specced with larger wheels and low profile tyres then it will be more noisy than it could potentially be with "lesser" wheels. This factor somewhat spoils this kind of comparison. Its still a good guide however, so thank you.
One question. Shouldn't you take the sound level reading on the same stretch of road to alleviate differences in road texture and road noise? I appreciate what you do - this is just a suggestion. Thanks.
We have only a few roads that's we have deemed to be equivalent, depending on the side of town we are on. Anything outside of those is considered unofficial until we have it back on our home roads
The worst driving and noisiest car ever in my history was a rental 2023 Chevy Equinox RS, traded for a Jeep Cherokee and used and a Service Rental. The car had less than 8,000 miles on the odometer, a cheap, plastic interior, and sluggish power. Thankfully, my Grand Cherokee was only in for service, so I had the car for less than four hours.
When y’all going to do a donk test so us hot gurls know which cars gonna to cradle our yams just right? C’mon now boo boo!!! Do that donk test soon boo!!!!
