Honda Working On Small SUV Based On Civic Platform

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Honda Working On Small SUV Based On Civic Platform

Honda has stated outright that its envious of Nissan’s success with the Qashqai in Europe, where the city-dwelling off-roader is outselling the whole Honda lineup.

In order to find an answer for this, the manufacturer plans to offer a much smaller SUV than the CR-V which is to be based on the new Civic’s platform.

The fact that the hatchback architecture will be used and not the US-built sedan means that a North American arrival of the new vehicle will prove difficult if not unlikely. The vehicle hasn’t got a name yet, but it will likely go on sale early next year, according to AutoExpress.

Illustrations show how it’s likely to look.

 

[siracergrl]

It's ok looking but it reminds me too much of that Mazda SUV. That and a Crz gone wrong

 

[KennyGS]

Interesting

 

[Michael Hogains]

looks like it would be a hit in the usa. a civic based suv

 

[blackZ]

Hope its not ugly as new Euro Civic. Honda needs better designers to keep up.

 

[webby]

you dislike the euro civic? Seemed like quite a few users here said they liked it over the US model

 

[Dar-Dar]

The design doesn't look too bad. I guess this is why Honda made the CRV a tad bigger.

 

[webby]

The design doesn't look too bad. I guess this is why Honda made the CRV a tad bigger.

believe it or not, it's smaller than the previous cr-v in length and height.

"The 2012 model's wheelbase and track are the same as before, and it's still 71.6 inches wide. The new CR-V is an inch shorter from nose to tail (178.3 inches) and has also lost an inch of height (65.1)."

 

[Nomar06]

Not crazy about the front or the rear tail light section....

 

[webby]

well, this is purely what someone created to illustrate what it could look like.