If we look at America's 2023 mix of best-selling cars, crossovers, SUVs, and trucks, we will find many compact crossover nameplates in the top 25 deliveries.
For example, according to Car and Driver, the 25th is Ford's Escape, followed by Subaru's Forester (24th), Mazda's CX-5 (23rd), Subaru's Crosstrek (21st), Hyundai's Tucson (15th), Chevrolet's Equinox (14th), Nissan's Rogue (9th), Honda's CR-V (6th), and the ubiquitous Toyota RAV4 in fourth place. Basically, the latter is breathing in the neck of Ram's pickups (445k versus 435k units) and may even strive to one day attack the Chevy Silverado (543k) and Ford's F-Series throne (751k).
Interestingly, we are pretty sure that many corner office head honchos from Honda's American headquarters are scratching their heads trying to come up with a solution to also come near the podium with the popular CR-V. In fact, the company sold almost 52% more compact crossover SUVs last year, while Toyota's rivals only soared almost 9% during the same period.
As such, it is clearly important to keep the momentum going, as far as Honda is concerned – especially since Toyota might choose to bring out an all-new RAV4 later this year as the current fifth-generation model has been around since 2018. Meanwhile, Honda brought the sixth-generation CR-V to the market in 2022 and hasn't made too many changes since.
Well, no worries, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is coming to the rescue with the decision to unveil early – and completely unofficially – the refreshed 2025 Honda CR-V compact crossover SUV. The good folks over at the AutoYa info channel on YouTube have imagined the CGI looks of the potential facelift for the popular Honda CR-V compact CUV, and their resident pixel master is responsible for making this feel like a genuine Honda. There are subtle changes everywhere so that diehard fans won't be scared by an extreme (hypothetical) redesign. The light touches cover both the front and rear (where there's a subtle light bar now) and introduce a massive portrait-oriented infotainment screen inside the cabin.
Of course, the channel's CGI expert has also envisioned an entire array of ritzy colors for the unofficial refresh of the Honda CR-V compact crossover SUV, complete with regular and dual-tone options. Interestingly, while the Japanese automaker only sells the CR-V with gasoline (from $29,500) and hybrid powertrains (from $34k), the design project for the 2025 model year fancies the arrival of the plug-in hybrid option, as shown with the help of double front and rear charging and gasoline ports. So, what do you think – will Honda update the CR-V soon to get prepared to fight the all-new RAV4, and will the facelift be subtle or more imposing than in this hypothetical presentation?
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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