2020 Audi Q3 vs Honda CR-V

What's the difference?

I’ve said it before: I don’t get coupe SUVs.

What’s the point? The concept is to take an already debatably practical car shape, and then file down its roofline so that it’s… even less practical?

I can’t think of a more vain concept. Have we really fallen so far into SUV obsession that cars like this need to exist?

Audi says yes with the Q3, and I hate to admit it, but this particular coupe SUV has me questioning my thoughts on the topic. I can’t help but admit this is one of the best-looking small SUV’s I’ve ever seen.

But is it skin-deep? Does the Q3 formula still work with a cropped roofline? Is it still nice to drive and packed with tech? Read on to find out.

The Honda CR-V range has been bolstered and renamed in recent times, and here we have our first interaction with the newly monikered CR-V VTi-L7.

It used to be called the VTi-L. But because it's a seven-seater, Honda decided it should show that in its name. The same is true for the VTi-E7, which is the more affordable version of a Honda seven seat CR-V.

This one is the plusher, more upmarket model. It comes in under forty grand, but there are some issues with the way this variant - and all CR-V models without all-wheel drive - are specced. Read on to find out more.