Honda Gives its 2017 CR-V Crossover a Small Price Bump to $24,945

By Miles Branman Published December 31, 2019

Honda is having a solid sales year, thanks in part to its new Civic sedan and coupe, but with crossovers being so popular, the Japanese automaker needed to revitalize its top-selling car, the CR-V.

Compared to the outgoing model, the new CR-V is 1.4-inches wider and taller, with a tiny bit of added length. In addition to more cabin space, the fifth-generation 2017 CR-V weighs 58 pounds less than the 2016 model.

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We’ve already had seat time in the redesigned compact crossover and now Honda has announced pricing tiers. The 2017 model will start at $24,945 (an increase of $200 over the 2016 model). The LX base model uses a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with 184 horsepower and front-wheel drive, but a newly introduced 1.5-liter turbocharged engine with 190hp on tap is available in EX-and-above trims.

Gone is the mid-grade SE trim, but some of its features, like 17-inch aluminum wheels, trickle down to the LX grade. Other standard goodies include capless fuel filler, LED lights, a multi-angle rearview camera, and steering-wheel-mounted audio controls. The boosted EX starts at $27,595 and adds a 7.0-inch infotainment display, power driver’s seat, heated front seats, remote start, push-button ignition, a sunroof, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and two rear USB ports.

Moving up, EX-L stands for leather seating and costs $650 more than its 2016 predecessor. Adding Garmin Navigation to the picture brings the price up to $31,095. The range-topping Touring version will retail for $33,295, and includes adaptive cruise control, automatic high beams, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, LED headlights, ambient LED lighting, and a power liftgate with foot-activated sensor.

Fuel economy figures sit at 26 city/32 highway for the 2.4-liter four-cylinder with front-wheel drive and 25 city/31 highway if you add all-wheel drive ($1300). The turbocharged option improves those numbers to 28 city/34 highway for front-wheel drive models and 27 city/33 highway for all-wheel drive variants.

The CR-V faces off against Toyota’s RAV-4, Mazda’s CX-5, Ford’s Escape, Hyundai’s Tucson, and Kia’s Sportage.

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