This Is Honda: The 2020 Honda CR-V Touring

The 2020 Honda CR-V Touring.

About the headline.  Yes, Honda makes several cars.  All of them very, very good cars.  But the CR-V is Honda in the sense that it is the best-selling vehicle Honda makes and it embodies pretty much every virtue that has made Honda what it is for the past 40-plus years.

In the same way the 1976 Accord did, the 2020 Honda CR-V checks all of the boxes for what Americans want and need in an automobile---room for people and things, high quality, exceptional fuel economy and unshakable reliability.

Under the hood, it's a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine making 190 horsepower mated to a continuously variable transmission.  EPA fuel economy estimate 27 miles per gallon city, 32 highway.

CR-Vs start at $25,050, but ours was the top-of-the-line Touring model.  Base price $34,750, with the following as standard equipment:

• All-wheel drive
• Four-wheel disc brakes
• Rear multi-link suspension
• Electric power steering
• Electronic brake distribution
• Vehicle stability assist
• Brake assist
• Tire pressure monitoring system
• LED daytime running lights
• Leather-trimmed seats
• Leather-wrapped shift knob
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Premium audio system with nine speakers
• Display audio with navigation, voice recognition and multi-view rear camera
• Rear cross-traffic monitor
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• HDRadio
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio
• Bluetooth HandsFree Link
• Wireless phone charger
• USB audio interface
• Driver attention monitor
• Pushbutton start
• Dual-zone automatic climate control with air filtration system
• Heated steering wheel
• Driver's 12-way power seat with memory
• Heated front seats
• Front passenger's four-way power seat
• Front center console
• Rear console vents
• 60/40 split fold-down rear seatback
• Front auto up/down power windows
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror
• Power windows and door locks
• Illuminated visor vanity mirrors
• 12-volt power outlets
• HomeLink
• Electric parking brake
• Cargo area cover
• Floor mats
• Power moonroof with tilt feature
• 19-inch alloy wheels
• All-season tires
• Auto on-off headlights
• LED fog lights
• LED headlights and taillights
• Variable intermittent windshield wipers
• Blind spot information system
• Heated power door mirrors with turn indicators
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Hands-free access power tailgate
• Tailgate spoiler
• Remote engine start
• Smart entry system with security system
• Walk away auto lock
• Capless fuel filler
• Roof rails
• Dual chrome exhaust finishers
• Adaptive cruise control
• Collision mitigation braking system
• Lane keeping assist system
• Road departure mitigation

And thanks to Honda's policy of trim levels coming complete, there are no extra-cost options.  With $1,095 destination and handling, the bottom line on the window sticker reads $35,845.

That's an extremely attractive price for a fully-loaded, utterly reliable, thoroughly capable family vehicle.  Expect to see the Honda CR-V near the top of the sales charts as America eases back into normal business and as new car sales resume.