'bout time for another post, here it is,
The Honda CR-V
(shop.honda.com)
OK, reason number one that I reeeely don't like the CR-V is because it is a crossover. I find it weird that someone thought: I want to take a car that thinks it is a subcompact (a Honda Civic), but really is a small mid-size car, jack it up, and put an SUV looking body on top of it all.
The CR-V also has a continuously variable transmission, which is basically two cones with one side attached to the engine, and the other cone, to the prop-shaft. Between the cones, there is basically a large belt that moves around a lot, giving you infinite ratios. This sounds great for fuel efficiency and good get-up-and-go, but what it really does is make a lot of mooing noises and break a lot. The engine the transmission is linked to isn't great, either.
The most powerful engine, a 1.5 liter turbo, makes 190 horsepower. That would probably be enough for a Civic, but the CR-V has put on a bit of weight (394 pounds, to be exact). The comparison between the 0-60 times of a Civic and a CR-V are quite astonishing. Here are the facts and figures: the Si Civic goes from 0-60 in 6.3 seconds. Not bad. The CR-V of the same price, however, lumbers from a standstill to sixty in 7.5 seconds (this is the AWD one, the front drive version would be slower (and $1,300 cheaper), but I can't get a time.) The performance may be bad, but the looks are worse.
I find those optional robot wheels HIDEOUS! They are as bad, if not worse than the Hyundai Veloster's wheels. This over-styled-ness seems to continue around the entire car, a good example being the headlights, which look like Star Trek control panels of some kind. The taillights are much the same deal. They are all lumpy and bumpy, which you can see if you look at the picture closely.
So, the CR-V. Slow, expensive, ugly, loud, and driven primarily by people who want a Suburban, but can't fit it in their garage.
Do you have any thoughts about cars/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!
The Honda CR-V
(shop.honda.com)
OK, reason number one that I reeeely don't like the CR-V is because it is a crossover. I find it weird that someone thought: I want to take a car that thinks it is a subcompact (a Honda Civic), but really is a small mid-size car, jack it up, and put an SUV looking body on top of it all.
The CR-V also has a continuously variable transmission, which is basically two cones with one side attached to the engine, and the other cone, to the prop-shaft. Between the cones, there is basically a large belt that moves around a lot, giving you infinite ratios. This sounds great for fuel efficiency and good get-up-and-go, but what it really does is make a lot of mooing noises and break a lot. The engine the transmission is linked to isn't great, either.
The most powerful engine, a 1.5 liter turbo, makes 190 horsepower. That would probably be enough for a Civic, but the CR-V has put on a bit of weight (394 pounds, to be exact). The comparison between the 0-60 times of a Civic and a CR-V are quite astonishing. Here are the facts and figures: the Si Civic goes from 0-60 in 6.3 seconds. Not bad. The CR-V of the same price, however, lumbers from a standstill to sixty in 7.5 seconds (this is the AWD one, the front drive version would be slower (and $1,300 cheaper), but I can't get a time.) The performance may be bad, but the looks are worse.
I find those optional robot wheels HIDEOUS! They are as bad, if not worse than the Hyundai Veloster's wheels. This over-styled-ness seems to continue around the entire car, a good example being the headlights, which look like Star Trek control panels of some kind. The taillights are much the same deal. They are all lumpy and bumpy, which you can see if you look at the picture closely.
So, the CR-V. Slow, expensive, ugly, loud, and driven primarily by people who want a Suburban, but can't fit it in their garage.
Do you have any thoughts about cars/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!
CVT isn't so bad I think, unless you race. The over-styling that is so popular now though, not good. It is similar to most movies now. No new ideas, so just recycling old ideas. Put some new styling on and, voila! It's brand new!! ( Except it's not...)
ReplyDeleteI agree with the styling thing, but I don't like CVTs cause they are really loud, and break a lot.
DeleteThey are more prone to breaking, but day to day should not be a problem, unless you are at Daytona, but I understand your point. They are really common now though.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how much more prone to breaking they are compared to a regular synchromesh transmission.
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