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"Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu) 11/25/2014 at 16:03 • Filed to: None

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I Have a friend who owns a Honda HRV in a weird shade of green. I might need to come to his house one day and took a spin in his HRV. I never really interested in this car until the new one came along. I always thought this car would be much more cooler without a lift kit, but maybe that's just me.

Of course, this car will star the next quickride after the ecosport. Somehow i'm in a good mood of driving tall crossovers.

and 100 more > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:12

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Roof rails... that are also a wing... but they're roof rails...

This is the best worst thing ever, possibly.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > and 100 more 11/25/2014 at 16:15

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Aerodynamic roof rails bro!

Steve in Manhattan > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:20

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We have the CR-V here in US America ... is this a relative?

and 100 more > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:23

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I'm just... hmm.

Ok, imagine putting a similar wing/spoiler on top of any other crossover... A Ford Escape, for example, or a Jeep Patriot. It would look funny. It wouldn't really be functional as a wing. And it would get in the way of loading anything from the rear (and I imagine it's not really a load-bearing crossbar).

And here, it's obviously integrated from the factory. And because they just went for it, without hesitation, it just kinda works. Looks a little awkward, but not as bad as you'd think.

I have some questions i need to ask myself now...

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Steve in Manhattan 11/25/2014 at 16:24

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HRV is some sort of smaller SUV than the CRV. We also have CRV too.

I think jason do a piece on HRV so i think i'll do a piece on HRV as well. One day.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > and 100 more 11/25/2014 at 16:26

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Well, i guess honda designers were drinking some sort of bottled crystal meth when they're designing things in the 90's..

Party-vi > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:26

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Are we sure this isn't a Volvo?

and 100 more > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:27

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The thing is, I want to hate it, but I can't deny that it looks far better than it would expect.

Steve in Manhattan > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:29

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Where are you? The CR-V has gotten a bit overweight, in my opinion - rented one a couple years back, and it's a bit chubby. Very smooth though, and very stable in the rain.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Party-vi 11/25/2014 at 16:32

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I'm pretty sure it's not a Volvo.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Steve in Manhattan 11/25/2014 at 16:33

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Indonesia! :D

The current CRV is a piece of junk compared to the old CRV. The one with shower that is.

This HRV was made somwhere in 2001. So i think this car is quite small compared with the current CRV.

Party-vi > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:37

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but it looks like a Volvo.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > and 100 more 11/25/2014 at 16:37

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Try to look it from the front then:

Who knows it might helps.

and 100 more > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:47

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If this thing were branded as an Isuzu, I wouldn't even flinch - wing and all. That front end screams "Isuzu" to me. Knowing that it's a Honda makes it seem more quirky.

I mean, they could could be siblings, right?

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Party-vi 11/25/2014 at 16:48

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Nope. This is a real japanese car pretending to be a Volvo:

Party-vi > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 16:51

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Stagea!!!

Tekamul > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 11/25/2014 at 17:04

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Is that Citrus Green?

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Tekamul 11/25/2014 at 17:09

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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.