EXPERT RATING
8.0

Likes

Strong value offering
Great cabin practicality
Turbo engine

Dislikes

Still lagging in active safety tech
Looks a bit basic
Halogen headlights
Matt Campbell
Managing Editor - Head of Video
13 Nov 2020
2 min read

The Honda CR-V VTi 2021 model is the first of the versions you really ought to consider if you’re thinking about a CR-V. It is priced at $33,490 (MSRP).

Over the base model Vi, it adds the safety tech you should be getting - the Honda Sensing suite of active safety technologies, which includes forward collision warning and auto emergency braking with pedestrian detection, as well as lane keeping assist and lane departure warning. No blind spot or rear cross-traffic, though, nor rear AEB, and you get a reversing camera but not parking sensors. The CR-V range carries over its 2017 five-star ANCAP score, but it wouldn’t get five stars under 2020 criteria, no matter the grade.

As with the Vi below it, the VTi has 17-inch alloy wheels, cloth seat trim, a 7.0-inch touchscreen media system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth phone and audio streaming, 2x USB ports, four speaker sound system, a digital instrument cluster with digital speedometer, dual-zone climate control. It has halogen headlights and LED daytime running lights, as well as LED tail-lights.

Further items over the Vi include keyless entry and push-button start, an additional four speakers (eight total), an additional 2x USB ports (four total), a cargo cover, exhaust pipe finishers, adaptive cruise control. It gets a few additional colour options over the base car, too. 

The VTi model also adds the 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol motor, which is worth the money. It produces 140kW of power and 240Nm of torque, has a CVT auto transmission and is front-wheel drive in this spec. Fuel use is claimed at 7.0L/100km.

This is a pretty impressive value offering. Well and truly worth the extra three grand over the Vi.

Read the full 2021 Honda CR-V review

Honda CR-V 2021: Vti (2Wd) 5 Seats

Engine Type Turbo 4, 1.5L
Fuel Type Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 7.0L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $23,760 - $29,370
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$31,615
Based on 109 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
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$20,990
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$39,990
Matt Campbell
Managing Editor - Head of Video
Matt Campbell has been at the forefront of automotive media for more than a decade, working not only on car reviews and news, but also helping manage automotive outputs across print, online, video and audio. After completing his media degree at Macquarie University, Matt was an intern at a major news organisation as part of the motoring team, where he honed his skills in the online automotive reviews and news space. He did such a good job there they put him on full time, and since then he has worked across different automotive media outlets, before starting with CarsGuide in October 2017. At CarsGuide Matt has helped shape the video output of the business, while also playing a key role in management behind the scenes, and helping in-market new car buyers make the right choice by continually evolving CarsGuide's comparison reviews. Driving more than 100 cars a year seemed like a dream to Matt when he first started out, but now it's all just part of the job - a job he loves and plans to stay in for a long time to come. Matt is also an expert in used car values, as he's always on the hunt for a bargain - be it a project beater or a prime example of the breed. He currently owns a 2001 Audi TT quattro and a 2007 Suzuki Jimny JLX.
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$20,990
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