New Generation Honda CRV discontinues diesel engine
- Honda introduced the new generation of its medium-sized SUV CRV, which replaces the previous one launched in 2012. The new CRV, which remains very similar to its predecessor, will be marketed from 2018. The manufacturer wanted to capitalize on the success of a model sold at nearly 680,000 units in 2016,by keeping its styling for the new model.
- However, two key developments characterize the new generation of CRV:
1 / this model will no longer exist in diesel engine. The old diesel engine will be replaced by a new non-rechargeable hybrid engine. It will be based on a 2.0 petrol engine combined with an electric motor. In addition, the CRV will have a gasoline engine 1.5 turbo developing 190hp.
2 / the new CRV marketed in Europe will no longer be manufactured in England, but in Canada, at the Alliston site in Ontario. It is true that older generations of the CRV had already been manufactured for many years in North America, notably on the Alliston site in Canada (210,000 units in 2016), on the American site of East Liberty (167,000 units in 2016) and on the Mexican site of El Salto Jalisco (60,000 units in 2016).
- The two key developments are related to the fact that North American plants do not generally manufacture diesel-powered SUVs due to the lack of demand for these motors in the NAFTA zone.
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