2018 Honda CR-V

The 2018 Honda CR-V is top in its class – arguably a pick above its luxury sibling, the Acura RDX.

I recently had the pleasure of test-driving the engaging and feature-rich 2018 Honda CR-V, courtesy of our friends at Rock Honda.

Find out more about this top-selling compact SUV with high safety ratings, in the iDSC Podcast below.

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Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

2018 Honda CR-V Test Drive & Review

Review my test driving the 2018 Honda CR-V from our friends at Rock Honda, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Fontana, California.

The CR-V is Honda’s compact cross-over slash SUV.

The Honda HR-V is the CR-V’s smaller sibling – sub-compact.

The Honda Pilot is the CR-V’s larger sibling – mid-size.

And the Acura RDX is the CR-V’s luxury sibling – same segment, compact.

I mention the luxury sibling in the Acura RDX because – both Honda.

Comparatively the CR-V is superior to the RDX – if you’re not worried about the badge.

2018 Honda CR-V Trims, Engines & Drivetrains

LX

EX

EX-L

Touring – top of the line

The LX is the base trim with 184-hp 2.4 liter 4-cylinder engine.

The EX is the next step up, then the EX-L and then the top of the line Touring.

All of those features a 190-hp 1.5 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder.

All the trims offer front-wheel drive or available all-wheel drive and any engine-drive combo will give you a combined 27 to 30-miles per gallon.

Impressive Stats on the 2018 Honda CR-V

The CR-V I drove had the Touring trim and before I get into the review it’s worth mentioning some impressive stats about the 2018 Honda CR-V.

The CR-V is one of the top-selling compact SUVs in the world.

The US government's safety ratings are tops across the board.

NHTSA – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Top marks in every category but one.

Five-stars everywhere except 4-stars in roll-overs.

Who's it for?

I mention the safety rating because I’m a new Dad.

Definitely a family vehicle.

But sporty-ness absolutely allows for it to be much more than that.

Single

Newly married w/ family in on the mind.

Touring like what I drove with its leather accents and refinements definitely opens it up to a business person:

Junior executive

Senior executive playing it conservative.

2018 Honda CR-V MSRPs

Which brings us to CR-V Pricing – starting prices for each trim are:

LX $24,250

EX $27,050

EX-L $29,550

Touring $32,750

As always, these are approximated – you need to select yours and equip it to your liking.

Forget MSRP - Go to Rock Honda

Also, as always, you want to connect with our friends at Rock Honda in the Los Angeles suburb of Fontana and they’ll:

Give you the best deal in SoCal.

Treat you awesome.

I’ll connect you with them personally. Just email me Tom[at]iDriveSoCal[dot]com.

David Latif is the General Manager there – high powered executive that’s 100% accessible.

Hamid Javid is his second in command.

Veronica Orozco is another manager in case you’d prefer a woman’s touch in the whole buying process.

Back to the CR-V review:

Outside – the vehicle is sporty and sleek:

The Touring trim I drove had an element of sophistication too.

White with black accents.

Sharp-looking alloy rims.