2010 Honda CR-V Boosts Power, Mileage

The Honda CR-V is one of the best-selling cars in its class and one of the best-selling cars in the entire market. However, Honda has made some significant changes to the powertrain to help it compete with more fuel-efficient models like the Toyota RAV4. The 2010 CR-V goes on sale today.  

Horsepower has gone from 166 hp to 180 hp for 2010 and mileage actually improves by 1 mpg for both front-wheel and all-wheel drive models. Those ratings are now 21/28 mpg city/highway and 21/27 mpg city/highway respectively.

In the looks department, the CR-V gets a new grille and front bumper treatment that does alter the look quite a bit compared to some other facelifts we see. The rear refresh is much less significant with new yellow turn signal indicators and a slightly different lower rear bumper.

While the interior looks the same in terms of layout and design, Honda says it has improved the quality of its seat fabrics and improved small things, like a new door handle that now has a rubber grip. The armrests for both front occupants have also been widened.

Honda says the radio controls have been altered but we have no images of them. The stereo and information display between the gauges also gets a new blue backlight instead of black.

Features like Bluetooth and USB audio are only available on the top trim levels (EX and EX-L) with Bluetooth only coming with those trims that have a navigation system. That’s a lot of money to pay for features the competition is putting into much less expensive vehicles.

Pricing has increased between $300 to $900 depending on the trim level, but those price increases seem in line with the level of changes for the new model.

We have many more images and a full price breakdown below.