What You Crave; Little HONDA ute just keeps on truckin'.(Auto File; small sport utility vehicles)(Product/Service Evaluation)
AutoWeek, January, 2003
Facing ever-stiffer competition Honda doesn't appear to have lost its commanding hold on the mini-ute segment. Even the noteworthy Ford Escape, which successfully challenged Honda's top spot earlier, has fallen slightly behind the Japanese model in sales. At this writing, the CR-V's year-to-date sales have outpaced last year's performance by almost 30,000.
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We attribute much of the little sport/ute's success to a second-generation model that improves on the original in almost every measurable way, from styling to performance to utility. Not surprisingly, owners who responded to our ...
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