2018 Honda CR-V Review, Pricing, Trims & Photos

The 2018 Honda CR-V is top in its class – arguably a pick above its luxury sibling, the Acura RDX. I recently had the pleasure of test-driving the engaging and feature-rich 2018 Honda CR-V, courtesy of our friends at Rock Honda. Find out more about this top-selling compact SUV with high safety ratings, in the iDSC Podcast below. ***Transcript*** Recorded July 27, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA 2018 Honda CR-V Test Drive & Review Tom Smith: Welcome to iDriveSoCal, the podcast all about mobility from the automotive capital of the United States, Southern California. Review my test driving the 2018 Honda CR-V from our friends at Rock Honda, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Fontana, California. The CR-V is Honda’s compact cross-over slash SUV. The Honda HR-V is the CR-V’s smaller sibling – sub-compact. The Honda Pilot is the CR-V’s larger sibling – mid-size. And the Acura RDX is the CR-V’s luxury sibling – same segment, compact. I mention the luxury sibling in the Acura RDX because – both Honda. Comparatively the CR-V is superior to the RDX – if you’re not worried about the badge. 2018 Honda CR-V Trims, Engines & Drivetrains LX EX EX-L Touring – top of the line The LX is the base trim with 184-hp 2.4 liter 4-cylinder engine. The EX is the next step up, then the EX-L and then the top of the line Touring. All of those features a 190-hp 1.5 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder. All the trims offer front-wheel drive or available all-wheel drive and any engine-drive combo will give you a combined 27 to 30-miles per gallon. Impressive Stats on the 2018 Honda CR-V The CR-V I drove had the Touring trim and before I get into the review it’s worth mentioning some impressive stats about the 2018 Honda CR-V. The CR-V is one of the top-selling compact SUVs in the world. The US governments safety ratings are tops across the board. NHTSA – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Top marks in every category but one. Five-stars everywhere except 4-stars in roll-overs. Who's it for?  I mention the safety rating because I’m a new Dad. Definitely a family vehicle. But sporty-ness absolutely allows for it to be much more than that. Single Newly married w/ family in on the mind. Touring like what I drove with its leather accents and refinements definitely opens it up to a business person: Junior executive Senior executive playing it conservative. 2018 Honda CR-V MSRPs Which brings us to CR-V Pricing – starting prices for each trim are: LX $24,250 EX $27,050 EX-L $29,550 Touring $32,750 As always, these are approximated – you need to select yours and equip it to your liking. Forget MSRP - Go to Rock Honda Also, as always, you want to connect with our friends at Rock Honda in the Los Angeles suburb of Fontana and they’ll: Give you the best deal in SoCal. Treat you awesome. I’ll connect you with them personally. Just email me Tom[at]iDriveSoCal[dot]com. David Latif is the General Manager there – high powered executive that’s 100% accessible. Hamid Javid is his second in command. Veronica Orozco is another manager in case you’d prefer a woman’s touch in the whole buying process. Back to the CR-V review: Outside – the vehicle is sporty and sleek: The Touring trim I drove had an element of sophis...