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Wwe look at two crossover vehicles that have been drawing and redrawing battle lines to defend their position as the best softroaders from the land of the rising sun .
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The softroader battle

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It comes with Vehicle Stability Assis ( VSA ), an electronic stability contro system that works in conjunction wi the CR-V ’ s Drive-by-Wire™ throttle its 4-channel ABS systems to assis driver in maintaining control during erating , braking or cornering . The 2 CR-V employs Honda ’ s Advanced D Assist Systems , ( ADAS ), including Keeping Assist System ( LKAS ), Ada tive Cruise Control ( ACC ) and Collis Mitigation Braking System ( CMBS ), ADAS systems are designed to com ment the driver , not to replace their Honda ’ s Collision Mitigation Braking System ( CMBS ) monitors the follow

Wwe look at two crossover vehicles that have been drawing and redrawing battle lines to defend their position as the best softroaders from the land of the rising sun .

A few years ago in 2013 Honda released its fourth generation CR-V with a more daring design featuring a super trendy rear D pillar . Up front , you will notice the new grill and modern headlamps incorporate daytime lighting . The black lower bumper that integrates the fog lights signals that it is still a rugged vehicle willing to venture off-road .
Performance The Honda CRV comes with 2.0 litre petrol engine ideal for city mums and wise dads or the 2.4 engine for the adventurous kitted with all wheel drive . The former should return better fuel consumption , thanks to Honda ’ s proven variable-cam technology engine that spreads the torque across the six gear rations in the manual gearbox . The power output of the 2.0L i-VTEC engine rose from 110kW to 114kW . Despite this increase in performance , CO2 emissions fell from 196 g / km to 178 g / km for the automatic transmission model . You could , however , settle for the highly specified i-VTEC 2.4-litre engine that is smoother and , of course , delivers better performance at the expense of fuel consumption . Mated with the 5 speed automatic gearbox power improved from 122kW to 140kW . The Honda engineers discovered that different driving styles