A full week with the new Honda CRV 2.4 has been enjoyable, especially with the current bout of rainy days. The car breezes through floods, fjording pools of water effortlessly, leaving bimmers and other family sedans in its wake.
The cabin is airy and visibility is excellent, allowing you to spot congestion and traffic build-ups a mile away (a common occurence during this festive season).
And the combined cabin and cargo area proved most helpful in lugging around a Recaro racing bucket seat and full exhaust system (from the recently de-registered DC2R). it's certainly easy to see the appeal of a soft-roader.
My only bugbear was the fuel consumption. the last time i drove it, i only managed sub-8km/L figures.
This time around, pussy-footing the car around returned 8.9km/L on average! of course it's a 2.4-litre, automatic and 4WD suv to boot, but gosh! the only time i saw 9.2km/L was when i took it all the way to the furthest reaches of Punggol for an early morning breakfast meeting.
But then, there's always the 2-litre CRV variant to look towards if fuel consumption is a major concern. and if you don't happen to live in the punggol/sengkang area... but many people may find the pace too plodding.
In white, it is a most elegant creature and drew positive responses from the lady passengers we ferried around.
The 'double-layered' jut-jaw front chin polarises opinions. it's either love or hate at first sight. i like it and it's distinctive enough to spot on the road.
p.s. excuse picture quality, the trusty SE K800i is undergoing repair work. these were taken using a SE k618i
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