Test Drive : 2010 Honda CR-V 2.2 i-DTEC Automatic

With the launch of the last generation CR-V, Honda has guessed the right move, developing its increasingly key terrain in the road and then going in the same direction that they moved the tastes of customers. Far from resting on its laurels, the leaders of the Japanese House want now capitalize on this choice, taking this crossover is always in step with the times and especially with more aggressive rivals.
The model-year 2010 is presented as strong a slight facelift and a general update. Starting with the look, the changes from the 2009 edition are mainly concentrated in the front, while in the queue designers have worked a pencil tip, giving un'aggiustatina the bumper. Also on side A is a fascia unpublished but the real distinguishing element is the grille, which now has the most discreet central strip is thinner and is camouflaged, doing without the chrome like a chameleon to conform to the color of the body. Yet in the cockpit there is room for new colors. Tissues coatings have new colors and patterns, with the mats and elements of detail that are coordinated accordingly. Complete the aesthetic alloy wheels 17 "and 18" of new design.

The cocoon in defining the CR-V 2010, Honda has paid great attention to acoustic comfort. The engineers have done everything possible to reduce noise while driving, so that the house is about a cut of as much as 5 dB. This is achieved through extensive use of sound-absorbing panels and targeted at more effective and pad linings that reduce to a minimum vibration. Even the structure is modified to improve the isolation from the road. The silence was then free to amuse any eardrums with the notes issued by a new sound system, that some versions can interface with iPods and MP3 players.

Partner for the new season, the real ace up the sleeve of the CR-V, however, is the arrival on the list of optional (at 1,600 euros) in automatic gearbox for the 2.2 i-DTEC turbodiesel. Engine in turn marks a major advance over the equally excellent i-CDTI more time winner of the Engine of the Year. This new pair is the same under the hood of the already popular Accord, with slight adjustments in view of possible use in off-road light.
The exchange is done directly by Honda and has "only" five-speed gearbox, preferred by engineers of the Rising Sun at six in some competition for a speech of clutter and simplicity and having regard to the release characteristics of the engine, particularly dense . Japanese diesel keeps nominal displacement of the recent past, but justifies the change of initials with a number of improvements and restorative care. So much power as the pair grow up and are now respectively 150 hp and 350 Nm on the road these values are reflected in one click 0-100 in 9.6 seconds, a top speed of 190 km / h in a distance average of 15.4 kilometers per liter when the gearbox is standard manual six-speed gearbox, while with the new automatic speaking respectively of 10.6 seconds, 187 km / h and 13.5 kilometers per liter.
To complete the range, but is intended to act as a simple soldier in the collection orders, there is also a two-liter gasoline engine, itself equipped with 150 hp. Just as the new turbodiesel is within the range of Euro 5 and is offered with both manual gearbox with the automatic transmission. Among other things it has the task of opening the list with 27,500 euros with the basic version, called S, while the proposal is the top 2.2 i-DTEC Advance to an automatic transmission, which costs 41,900 euros. In this case the budget is a true flagship series also with parking sensors, rear camera, xenon headlights, the interior leather and Alcantara and the security system Collision Mitigation Brake System (CMBS or whatever you want ) that should warn the risk of rear-end collision and alerts the driver to brake even comes independently to reduce the speed.
The quality of many CR-V does not find some now. A link to the test of model year 2007 is here and right here we refer to general issues, focusing on the main news, or formed by coupling the i-DTEC turbodiesel and automatic transmission. Since the first meter, hitting the silence in any situation. The diesel engine Honda has always stands out from the competition for the urban tone even when cold and the absence of roughness. Now more than ever, however, his mumbling is outside the cockpit and even when you go to tickle the accelerator pedal the quiet of the timpani remains assured.

THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR half as the CR-V, designed for use mainly by road, the automatic transmission is a real blessing. It takes just a few meters made with plush foot on the accelerator to begin to appreciate its sweetness. After cleaning of the grafts, the second thing I noted on the notebook ends is the absence of specific inertia. Each strain of his right foot, the transmission and engine are always ready to find and respond without hesitation or delay.

Tiptoed course, credit goes in part to the great elasticity of the turbo 2.2, but the change takes his, with a blockade of the torque converter with electronic control that limits the entrainment and the power loss. Gradually the pressure on the pedal is firmer, the automatic scale one or two gears and it is not difficult to empathize with the control unit that governs the transmission just to get the report and an opportunity you want.
Wanting to exploit the talents stretch of the engine you can take some satisfaction even during a sporty drive but the use of ideal CR-V Auto is the daily lot of crickets and without the head. This will have the opportunity to enjoy the great fluidity, which allows travel on roads in a thin gas and relax. Even the trim is to the bottom of his duty and ensures good absorption of the hole without leaving too much space to lie down side when it is taken by a bit 'of an itchy right foot.