2006 Honda CR-V SE Road Test
While maximizing economy and practicality the CR-V embodies many yearned-for features of the outdoorsy type, such as Honda's RealTime four-wheel-drive (4WD) technology, 16-inch alloy wheels, front and rear skid plates, sidestep bars, plenty of cargo space, trailer pre-wiring and a roof rack. Unfortunately all that gear is reserved for Canuck buyers. In the US the base CR-V is a front-wheel-drive unit (FWD), sans the alloy wheels, skid plates, sidestep bars, pre-wiring and roof rack. South of the 49th, the extra traction of RealTime 4WD is available as an option on the base CR-V and as standard equipment further up the trim-level food chain. Except for the 16-inch alloy wheels, which also come as standard packaging in the US with higher trim levels, the remaining Canuck gear is available in the US as dealer-installed accessories. However when it comes to horsepower however, all things are equal in both great nations.