国外设计师根据上月在美国拍到的下一代CR-V原型车谍照绘制了该车合成图。从图片看，新一代CR-V外观设计比老款车更具运动感，外观更突出动感。而且新车比老款车更大。预计新车最终量产版外观与合成图非常接近，包括更粗犷前脸，棱角分明格栅和讴歌风格的锐利前大灯。更据肌肉感轮拱使得新车侧面更吸引眼球，而车尾的垂直尾灯组更时尚。所有这些改款使得第五代CR-V外观更显档次，预计内装也将进一步提升，采用更高质量内饰材质。由于新车的车身尺寸增加，因此内部空间更宽敞，尤其是后排腿部空间将更充裕。预计新车轴距将从现行版的2.61米增至2.7米，与2016款思域一样。现在已经有传言新一代车型将增加七座版本。由于新车与新一代思域基于同一平台，因此新车也将与思域共享1.5升四缸汽油涡轮引擎。虽然2017款思域将提供六速手动变速器，但现在就断定新一代CR-V也将替换掉CVT变速器还为时过早。另外，新车仍将标配前驱系统，但可选装全驱系统。在其生命周期后半部分还将提供混动版本，该车将与丰田RAV4混动版竞争。本田还未透露何时发布新一代CR-V，但新车很可能会在明年发布。
Reader envisions 2018 Honda CR-V based on spy shots
Studying vehicle design, M1 reader Huang likes to draw sketches and come up with renders of various cars on a daily basis. After seeing our spy photos of the next-generation Honda CR-V, he decided to work on a speculative render based on the camouflaged prototype caught testing in United States last month.
Seeing as how the new Civic looks substantially sportier than the old one, it seems the 2018 CR-V will follow the same route and will adopt a more dynamic appearance. Larger than the current model, Honda’s new compact crossover could have very much in common with the attached render which shows a bolder front fascia featuring an angular grille and sharp, Acura-like headlights.
Beefier wheel arches make the 2018 CR-V appear more grown up, while the rear end is home to a new take on the model’s signature vertical taillights. All of these modifications should make the fifth-gen Honda CR-V look more upscale and we are expecting the interior to match the outer skin by becoming more refined with premium touches.
Speaking of the interior, the car’s increased footprint will pay dividends in terms of cabin space and rear passengers will likely benefit from additional legroom. That will be possible by increasing the length of the wheelbase from the current 103.1 inches (2.61 meters) to somewhere in the region of 106.3 inches (2.7 meters) like in the 2016 Civic Sedan. On top of that, a while back we heard a rumor about a possible seven-seat version which could have an even longer wheelbase.
Riding on the same platform as the new Civic, Honda’s overhauled CR-V will likely use the same turbocharged 1.5-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine. While the latest Civic will get a six-speed manual gearbox for the 2017 model year, it’s too soon to say whether the CR-V will also get it as an alternative to the CVT.
As you would imagine, front-wheel drive is going to be standard on the next-gen crossover, but an optional AWD setup will be available at an additional cost. A hybrid derivative could join the lineup later during the car’s life cycle to go head to head with the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
Honda isn’t saying a word about when the new CR-V will be out, but most likely the fifth generation of the compact crossover is scheduled to be launched next year as a 2018MY.