Reasonably Priced Car Comparison: Honda CR-V Vs Citroen C-Crosser

C-Crosser reflects PSA Group's strategy of taking the brand upmarket, Honda CR-V is a practical alternative

By Alex Ricciuti
March 21, 2009 5:01 PM
Filed Under: Citroen, European, Honda, Japanese

Europe has had its own mini-craze over SUVs and, even if there's a recession on, European-market compact SUVs are still an attractive option. With engines in this range usually coming in at the 2.0 liter mark, there's not much of an excess factor to fairly practical models such as the Citroen C-Crosser and the Honda CR-V, set side-by-side for comparison in the accompanying video here.

The C-Crosser reflects PSA Group's strategy of taking the Citroen brand upmarket, to a near-premium competitor (like Volvo or Alfa Romeo) that can take on the big German premium brands by nibbling at them from the bottom up. Offering quality, luxury and styling at a slightly lower price.

The C-Crosser here looks the part of a premium brand and comes with the subtle muscle under the hood, a 2.2 liter diesel with 156 hp, that makes a compact SUV worthy of an all-wheel drive system.

The Honda CR-V, doesn't offer the same engine technology, instead its 2.2 liter diesel only comes with an output of 140 hp, but certainly remains competitive, if only on price. The CR-V's starting price is under 25,000 euros while the C-Crosser, in keeping with its premium ambitions, starts at 31,750 euros.

With models such as the VW Tiguan, Peugeot 4007, and the Opel Antara already on the market, the segment has sure gotten a little crowded since Toyota began it all with its RAV4. And in this tough climate for car sales, there may be more than a few losers in this segment. And just wait until BMW arrives on the scene with its X1 in 2010.

 

Comments

Joe_Limon
March 21, 2009 5:36 PM
First car review/comparison video from WCF?


Edited by user on March 21, 2009 at 5:36 PM
kimbo
March 21, 2009 6:08 PM
I miss WCF test drive articles so much!

THERENAISSANCEMAN
March 21, 2009 10:12 PM
maybe this is a good start then to introduce a new category here at WCF . DRIVING IMPRESSIONS rendered by qualified experts in the automotive field with reportage covering a particular car/truck model's design ,styling , performance , fuel consumption rates , longterm reliability ...among others . i am pretty sure that move would propagate WCFs viewership by leaps and bounds .


Edited by user on March 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM
BabyMilo
March 22, 2009 12:06 AM
What is up with the voice over?? it isnt natural. And the Honda CR-V is a very well known crossover. And the 'mainstreem' ones arent very mainstreem.

Michael
March 22, 2009 6:37 AM
Honda CR-V, one of the best compact SUVs on good roads. Citroen C-Crosser (or Peugeot 4007), better 4x4 performances. But instead the French SUVs, I prefer the original Outlander, on which platform the PSA models are based.

BabyMilo
March 22, 2009 8:05 AM
really, i would probably go for the 4007

ZireX
March 22, 2009 12:30 PM
Actually the original(mitsubishi) isn't better than the PSA models!They are almost the same but the price and the equipment differ.For me the Citroen has the best looking front end of the three(which is important since it's the only noticeable difference).

yotushky
March 22, 2009 12:44 PM
one question...why C crosser is very simmilar to Mitsubhishi Outlander??

ZireX
March 22, 2009 1:10 PM
Because it's 99% Mitsubishi (just like Peugeot 4007).It's on the same base and everything is the same - even the interior.Minor differences are the tail lights and the front end.

Raff
March 23, 2009 8:02 PM
This review is so bias.

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