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Honda reveals engineering behind strongest, safest and most dynamic CR V ever

"Thanks to a comprehensive, ground-up design and engineering programme, the all-new Honda CR-V features the strongest and most sophisticated chassis in the nameplate’s history. A low-inertia and highly rigid platform is enabled through new body construction that uses advanced lightweight and high-tensile materials. The CR-V has been specifically tuned to not only comply with European standards but also to wow drivers with amazing performance, providing confidence and comfort that can be felt even when driving at high speeds. The Real Time AWD System offers more dynamic cornering performance and will assist in hill-climbing, whilst the new suspension and steering systems also deliver world-class driving dynamics, supported by Honda’s class-leading active and passive safety systems. New generation, hot-stamp ultra-high-strength steel is used for the first time in the new CR-V, making up 9% of the all-new model’s body frame, resulting in increased strength in the areas most affected in a crash, whilst also reducing overall weight of the chassis. The body assembly process involves an innovative high-efficiency joining technique, whereby the entire inner frame is assembled first, followed by the outer frame, and then the joints. This production technology defies the conventional method of body frame assembly and contributes greatly to the overall body stiffness. "