Stylish "Honda" - a crossover-dream

Finally, there was a new Honda car - the Crosstour-2013 crossover with an updated design and improved options.

Crosstour takes a special place not only in the Honda range, but also in the class of mid-size SUVs in general. This is a unique bright car with the parameters of an SUV. It has excellent controllability, smooth running and a peculiar fashion design, which leaves no one indifferent.

Sales of the renewed "Crossroads" began in the US, where the car appeared in November 2012. In May 2013 restyling Five-door hit the Ukrainian market.

Spectacular appearance, comfort of the highest level, the ability to navigate the road surface of various qualities makes a great choice for a Honda car. Crosstour crossover is used for everyday trips, and for recreation outside the city limits. As a rule, this car goes on long trips with family or friends.

Crosstour-2013 is the first improved model since its introduction in the market in 2009. How magnificent this model of cars "Honda" is - a crossover, the price of which ranges from 1,599,000 to 1,999,000 rubles. At the moment, two versions of the SUV are available: a familiar all-wheel drive package with a 3.5-liter engine and a front-drive version with a capacity of 2.4 liters. This petrol 4-cylinder engine develops up to 194 horsepower and 220 Nm of torque. The conventional all-wheel drive version is equipped with the engine SOHC i-VTEC V-6 capacity of 3.5 liters from the genus Earth Dreams.

The four-wheel-drive system Real Time 4WD works in normal conditions like a conventional drive to the front wheels. But if the grip with the track is lost, then the rear pair is automatically connected here. The ground clearance is 200 mm. It allows you to easily park in urban areas, overcome snowdrifts, curbs and easily navigate off-road.

The new Honda is a crossover that has kept its unique design. Sophistication and sporting wariness of the machine is given to curly bumpers and inclusions of chromium. The interior of the Crosstour-2013 has completely changed. It now has a new, aconical central console, where the main functions of the vehicle are monitored using the I-Mid display. In addition, all three collections received a modernized interior trim and an improved steering wheel. The rear headrests have also been modified, and therefore a better rear view has been improved. In the cabin, no street sounds can be heard: the noise insulation in this Honda model was reinforced. Crosstour-2013 crossover is equipped with a large number of advanced systems to help the chauffeur.

Due to the LaneWatch system, security has improved. It consists of a camera that allows you to track "blind" areas. Of course, the car has also received such common safety systems for Honda as the Advanced Combibility Engineering (ACE), ABS, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), side and front airbags.

And what about the off-road "Honda" - a crossover, photos of which stun every motorist? After all, they depict a powerful and reliable car. Careers for an off-road vehicle are not insurmountable obstacles. Wherever necessary, the car rides, does not slip on the sand, it rises to the hill.

In the US, the CR-V is considered a machine for modest housewives or young families. In Russia its cost is twice as high. And it is visited by respectable people with an income of 100,000 rubles. If the SUV was not supplied from Britain or America, but from Japan itself, its value would be sky-high. After all, the yen is too expensive today.