Honda CR-V Facelift—Not So Successful

The facelifted Honda CR-V has made its debut—in U.K. that is, even before Japan. Of course, it matters little to us where the new-look CR-V debuts first. What is imperative is however the new-look. From the two photos released, we see a new grille, revised front bumper and a different wheel design. Honda U.K. says the rear bumper is new, too, along with improved plastic and fabric quality in the cabin. Sound insulation is also promised to be better than before.

Well, it all sounds promising, then. But why is the distracting, ugly, out-of-place “gaping mouth” still there. Surely Honda executives and CR-V's designers should have realised how incongruous the front end looks by now. Surely there are tons of negative customer feedbacks on that glaring lack of styling finesse. This facelift was a great chance for Honda to root out the problem. But it seems they are fine with it; we are not so sure customers are.

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Seow Yao Han strives to bring you the latest and the most comprehensive information on cars available in Malaysia. But it's never easy for him to talk and write cars in this part of the world because what you lust after is often not what you drive home. When the euphoria of test-driving that branded, super-expensive sports car dies down, he just goes home in his less-than-glamorous ride.

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