not sure about the front.

It looks like an old CRV that was exposed to radiation…what the hell is up with that rear window shape?

Better looking than the old CR-V, well what am I saying, anything could be better looking than that bland piece of pie.

Looks like the last generation CR-V had a baby with a Honda Stream/Latitude.

Ugly grille piece with the 3 chrome strips, and the back is a Saab 9-3 knock off….

ahaha. thats hideous. only the most honda-obsessed uninvestigating car buyers will buy one. And they’ll buy it

^…in under 30 mins of walking in, and probably without driving any competitors, not even an RDX, which is what they should have bought.

The question remains: Who can build the ugliest SUV in creation? Honda in the lead, film at 11.

I may get flamed at for this but I do believe Spyker holds the throne for ugliest in production SUV. The Pontiac holds the ugliest of all time still.

I like it

#8 Ssangyong easily builds the ugliest SUVs in creation. CHeck out the Actyon here
http://www.syukcars.co.uk/cars/actyon/actyon.htm

I kinda of like the rear side window, makes it looks curvy without cutting into interior space. That C pillar design is on alot of cars anyway like the inifiniti FX.

I hate the way the grille rolls under itself into the smaller 3 bar grille. What were they thinking

That window design gives you two huge blind spots. But then, SUV drivers don’t tend to check too carefully before they barge into your lane anyway.

I like it too. Everybody’s else’s taste is in their mouth…:-)

is it just me or are japanese cars looking more and more like catfish

I’d repeat what I wrote yesterday about this crap but most of you have beat me to it.

I’ll just add that it was designed by two people or groups of people … the first is the typical Honda designer who is extremely conservative, the second is the guy who wants to go the direction of the new Civic, who is maybe a little spacey (I don’t refer to room).

A fight ensued and the final decision was to marry aspects of design … ALL WRONG.

POntiac Torent/Chevrolet Equinox is whereits at. And the Vue without the Honda V6 junker. Buy the 4-cylinder

I’d get torrents of abuse around here if I was Vued in aN Equinox

What an Ass Pie. When did the Aztec become so cool that Honda wanted to copy it. Oh yah it didn’t.

“That window design gives you two huge blind spots.”

How’s that? The window goes almost all the way back except for the top portion of it. Do you have to look up to the sky when you switch lanes?!

You can tell the CRV has grown in size, it now has a double chin.

“I’d get torrents of abuse around here if I was Vued in aN Equinox”
-MichealAngelo

LOL! That’s hillarious.

And of course, as usual, Anonymous is wrong.

Why does it have a underbite?

Honda should rename it the A-RV, that way we would all easily remember the ugliest ‘cute-ute’s names begin with that : Actyon, Aztek and this fug-buggy..

“I’d get torrents of abuse around here” – those should be reserved for Anonymous

Ugh…slightly better than that new Civic crap, but still ugly as hell.

Actually, I think the Ssongyang Rodius is slightly uglier than the Actyon. To me, it looks like Honda took the RDX and added a front end designed by the people that did the Ridgeline and the new Civic. But then they realized that the squared-off back still looked too much like the RDX so they came up with that weird-ass D-pillar. That way the buyer that wants a CRV but wants good styling and power too will have to upgrade to the more expensive RDX.

I think the RDX looks pretty wierd too

looks like the back of the R class

Actually, the more I look at the front, I get the feeling that Honda wanted its own B9 Tribeca.

I like it. The front looks a bit like my uncle Bill with his dentures out, but it’s original at any rate. And I like the roofline.

I think its awful… they couldve at least kept the tire on the rear for that glimmer of “ruggedness”.

Nobody has noticed that it has a big hole in the front bumper?? right under the grill

can hondas get any uglyer?

My God! that C pillar again nothing can be uglier. LOL..

Overbite… Someone call an oral surgeon! #31: They may call it: the ‘Uncle Fuji’ for the same reason.

It’s like: when it’s time for the design team to do their powerpoint presentation – Chairman Wewe says; “What’s next?”

j i m

Typical Japanese…. Copy other people’s stuff. Nice Volvo ripoff

I drive a 2000 CR-V SE and I love this car. I have over 100,000 miles on it and I have had no problems. The second generation CR-V came out and I hated everything about it. It was ugly. FINALLY Honda has remade the CR-V and I am ready to trade. I love it!

MOST OF THE 2007 CRV NAYSAYERS PROBABLY WOULDN’T HAVE BOUGHT ONE REGARDLESS OF STYLE. WITH THIS ECLECTIC DESIGN, HONDA HAS POSITIONED ITSELF TO CUT INTO THE MARKETS OF SEVERAL SIMILARLY-SIZED SUVS COSTING MANY THOUSANDS MORE. IT HAS SMALL FLAT FRONT FENDERS (A NEW THING), AND THE FRONT FASCIA APPEARS TO BE DESIGNED TO SLIDE OVER THE LIGHTS IN LOW-SPEED COLLISIONS. IT MAY BE THAT THE PROMISED ‘BIG SURPRISE’ IS A MOTOR WITH SUBSTANTIALLY MORE HORSEPOWER THAN THE PRESENT 158. REGARDING THE SMALLER REAR WINDOW, THE BACK HEADRESTS IN THE PRESENT CR-VS BLOCKS VISION IN THAT AREA SUBSTANTIALLY, SO THAT WOULDN’T BE A NEW ISSUE.
KUDOS TO HONDA FOR GIVING US A SUPERIOR DESIGN THAT WE WILL GET USED TO MUCH FASTER THAN THE PRESENT ITERATION. ALSO, THANKS TO HONDA FOR MAKING THE SLOW UNVEILING OF THE 2007 AS CLOSE TO A SUSPENSEFUL BUMP-AND-GRIND AS CAN BE HAD IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
IF WHAT WE SEE IS WHAT WE GET, BUY IT OR COMPLAIN ELSEWHERE. ALL DESIGNS ARE COMPROMISES BUT THIS ONE CAN STAND ON ITS OWN.

I was waiting for the 07 CR-V to come before I bought
a new car, well I Have decided now…….RAV4 will
be my next SUV……they sure beat the h… out
of CR-V

I think it looks great compared to the present boxy thing Honda has presently, and the hatch is great for people constantly opening the hatch. I was surprised Toyota didn’t smarten up and get rid of that stupid wheel on the back when they did their new design.

I think it is a huge improvement over the older generations. It is much more sophisticated looking. I will buy one.

This is not innovative enough to steal a significant proportion of sales from other manufacturers. I personally thing most of the SUVs on the market today look the same. With the Honda however you would probably get a better ride. There are some comments from UK folk here: http://www.2talkabout.com/honda

We may not like every curve and angle (do we ever on any car?)of the new CR-V, but Honda seems to have
coined a new penny in the world of small suvs/cuvs. From my point of view the alleged smile is a non-issue and the greenhouse line lacks the tangle of rear treatments found on other vehicles. Follow the flow of lines from the front to back and look at the design as a whole, not as a piece here and part there. To do that properly will require seeing one up close and personal, but my bet is that it will pass muster with flying colors. I’ll take mine in Whistler Silver – with a rear hitch and nerf step to ward off minor bumps – if that is still a concern at time of purchase.

If you’re willing to spend $20,000 on something, basing your decision purely on looks, you should just give your money to Chevy for ONSTAR. Honda doesn’t care if you like the look. It’s a Honda and it’ll sell.

A more sophisticated look, glad to see the outside mount spare tire is gone! Honda’s exterior designs have improved over the past few years and their engine designs and fuel efficiency can teach the US automakers something before they go bankrupt with their gas-guzzling monster SUVs. The new CRV will be yet another wake-up call.