Honda CR-V 2024 details for Thailand, hints at Australian specs

Sixth generation Honda CR-VA made its Asia-Pacific debut at this month’s Bangkok auto show, giving us our closest look yet at what’s to come for the Australian market – although a specific launch date is yet to be announced. be confirm.

Not like the model revealed to North America, the Thai version of the CR-V offers both five- and seven-seat interiors, although the latter is only offered in a single petrol AWD variant. The e:HEV hybrid has only five seats.

It seems unlikely that the new CR-V will be made in Japan, as it has been discontinued there – again we point to Thailand as the source.

A total of five trim levels will be offered in Thailand, three petrol and two hybrid. The base petrol and e:HEV grades are front-wheel drive, while the higher grades of each powertrain respectively are AWD only.

That’s a bit different from what appears on Australian government database records earlier this month, which detailed seven different variants – six of which are petrol and just one e:HEV hybrid. This is arguably Honda Australia’s most comprehensive trim walk, based on the general standard so far of two to four levels.

However, there are some differences between the Thai market scope and the Australian database profile.

For starters, the Thai CR-V e:HEV RS is AWD only, while the local database lists a single e:HEV model with front-wheel drive only.

Second, the only CR-V in Thailand with seven seats is a high-spec petrol AWD, which again contradicts what is listed on the Australian database, as the petrol AWD models in Australia will have only five seats.

The upcoming Thailand-origin CR-V lineup in Australia offers seven variants (excluding special editions that are running out of stock), including three petrol-powered five-seat 2WD variants, a pair of petrol seven-seat 2WD model, as well as the top two petrol AWD versions.

Honda’s current naming structure on its other nameplates leads us to believe that there will be X, L and LX trim levels, and we expect additional models from its robust seven-segment range. Australia will come from variations of these categories, a total of seven separate categories. variant.

Expect the base CR-V VTi X to offer both five- and seven-seat options like the upcoming VTi, both with 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engines and front-wheel drive, plus three VTi L versions petrol – one year – 2WD, five-seat AWD and seven-seat 2WD.

Finally, the top-of-the-line CR-V will be offered as a VTi LX AWD as well as a hybrid e:HEV 2WD, both of which are offered with only five seats.

Supporting this theory is the fact that Australian database records list two basic types of 2WD on 17-inch alloys, one with five and one with seven seats; three models of 18-inch wheels, 2WD and 5-seater AWD and 7-seat AWD; as well as a petrol AWD and a 2WD hybrid, both running on 19-inch wheels.

All versions of the Honda CR-V in Thailand come standard with Honda Sensing assist, which includes automatic emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian and cyclist detection, and alerts. lane-departure, lane-keeping assist and Lane Departure Mitigation, adaptive cruise control with ‘low-speed follow’, automatic high beams and the leading vehicle departure warning function.

Available on some variants are smart LED headlights with adaptive high beam – similar to matrix LEDs – and a surround-view camera system. Hybrid models have a special regen adjustment system accessed via paddle shifters, while petrol models use paddles to shift gears, as you’d expect.

One odd difference between the Thai and North American versions is that the Thai market continues with Honda’s LaneWatch sub-camera system instead of the more conventional blind-spot monitoring feature.

Additionally, tech highlights include a new windshield display, a 12-speaker Bose premium sound system, a 10.2-inch TFT digital instrument cluster and a touchscreen infotainment system. 9.0-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

New for the Thai market is the new top-of-the-line RS and the availability of a 2.0-litre e:HEV hybrid engine. The previous-generation CR-V Hybrid is produced at the brand’s Japan and North American plants, but not in Thailand, which supplies the vehicle to Australia.

The sporty RS features gloss black exterior accents on the front grille and rearview mirror, body-colored bumpers and wheel arches, 19-inch alloy wheels, and colored leather seats. black, red stitching throughout the cabin, brushed aluminum trim and sport pedals.

In keeping with its leading position, the e:HEV RS 4WD exclusively for the Thai market offers keyless entry via Smart Key Card, cabin air purifier, and glass display. the aforementioned windshield and Bose premium audio system, satellite navigation as well as smart LED headlights with adaptive high beams.

As the only model in Thailand with 19-inch wheels, the Australian VTi LX and e:HEV LX will look like this RS.

Six exterior paint colors are offered in Thailand: Ignite Red metallic, Canyon River Blue metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Gray Meteoroid metallic, Lunar Silver metallic and Crystal Black Pearl. Ignite Red is exclusive to e:HEV RS only, while Canyon River Blue is limited to e:HEV hybrid only.

Speaking of which, the e:HEV’s 2.0-litre petrol-electric hybrid system is the first for the Thai-made CR-V, shared with the Civic e:HEV on sale in Australia.

The 2.0 liter naturally aspirated petrol engine 109kW/183Nm paired with a 135kW/335Nm electric motor, which produces the system output power 152kW. That’s a bit ahead of the Civic e:HEV, delivering 135kW and 315Nm.

Both front- and all-wheel drive versions are available, driven through an E-CVT transmission. Honda Thailand’s website mentions a lithium-ion battery for energy storage, although it doesn’t disclose the capacity. For reference, the battery pack of the Civic e:HEV has a capacity of 1.05kWh.

Gasoline versions of CR-V are equipped with engines 1.5 liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol enginedevelop 140kW (6000 rpm) and 240Nm (1700-5000 rpm). For comparison, the Australian-market Civic VTi LX generates 131kW and 240Nm from the same engine.

Drive is sent to the front wheels or all four wheels via a CVT automatic transmission.

The new CR-V is 4694mm . long, 1864mm . wide, 1692mm . highand ride on a Wheelbase 2700mmthat means the sixth-generation car is 69mm longer, 10mm wider, 2mm taller and has a 41mm longer wheelbase than the old model.

That puts it at the larger end of the mid-size SUV segment among models like Mitsubishi Outlander And Nissan X-Trailalso offers an available third row of seats.

Honda Australia has yet to confirm when we might see the new CR-V locally, despite revealing in North America last July that the sixth-generation SUV is “at least 12 months from now” at that moment.

We are expecting some form of notification in the coming months, as local coverage has already been submitted to the Australian government database as mentioned earlier.

The sixth-generation Honda CR-V will complete Honda’s refreshed SUV lineup when it finally arrives, along with the new HR-V launching in 2022 and The all-new ZR-V will launch sometime in the middle of this year.

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