How's the Honda CR-V doing against the new competition?

Not bad, it's recently been revamped. The CR-V is a best selling compact SUV along with the Toyota RAV4 which also had a make-over. But the competition's been coming thick and fast.

First the VW Tiguan was launched in 2007, then the Ford Kuga in 2008. The Skoda Yeti was announced in 2009. This year we've had the BMW X1, Hyundai ix35, Kia Sportage and Mitsubishi ASX.

The CR-V, RAV4, Tiguan, Kuga and X1 are all in the £20-30,000 price range. The Yeti, ix35, Sportage and ASX have much lower entry prices with small petrol engines and 2WD entry models, although their top models range over £20,000.

A comparison Honda CR-V vs Toyota RAV4 would be fair but the only difference you'll find is the RAV4 2.2 is slightly more efficient though not that much as to make a big difference.

If you compare Honda CR-V vs Ford Kuga you get the same result.

However Honda CR-V vs BMW X1 reveals a difference with the BMW X1 having better fuel consumption, emissions and performance. However, 40% of the X1 range is only 2WD.

If you compare the CR-V with the diesel AWD value brands, they all - including the Skoda - touch the CR-V price range.

So it seems the Honda CR-V is still positioned nicely despite new entrants into this sector.

Regards
Ralph