What is it?
Honda CR-V Open Air
What's special about it?
Russell Crowe with a shave and a haircut: What a difference, huh? Same goes for a Honda CR-V that's all cleaned up and ready to romp, as proven by the Open Air concept truck Honda quietly displayed at the 2002 Geneva auto show.
Sporting fat 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels shod with 225/45 tires, unique bumpers with integrated front foglights, flared wheel arches, clear-lens taillamps with dark chrome surrounds and a twin outlet exhaust pipe, the Open Air looks fantastic. In fact, it looks like a substantially more expensive vehicle, and not just because it's trimmed in Connolly leather and Alcantara on the inside.
Perhaps the biggest contributor to this newfound sophistication is the fact that the body and the trim are painted Tech Silver, doing away with all that black trim on the regular CR-V's fascia and moldings. Plus, the spare tire has been removed from the tailgate, cleaning up the visual balance of the little SUV.
But why is it called the Open Air? Because it's equipped with an electrically powered retractable roof made of thin panels of tinted glass.
Why should you care?
If you're like us and thinking the latest CR-V could use a few stylistic touch-ups, then you're like us and thinking that the Open Air is a huge step in the right direction. — Christian J. Wardlaw
Honda CR-V Open Air
What's special about it?
Russell Crowe with a shave and a haircut: What a difference, huh? Same goes for a Honda CR-V that's all cleaned up and ready to romp, as proven by the Open Air concept truck Honda quietly displayed at the 2002 Geneva auto show.
Sporting fat 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels shod with 225/45 tires, unique bumpers with integrated front foglights, flared wheel arches, clear-lens taillamps with dark chrome surrounds and a twin outlet exhaust pipe, the Open Air looks fantastic. In fact, it looks like a substantially more expensive vehicle, and not just because it's trimmed in Connolly leather and Alcantara on the inside.
Perhaps the biggest contributor to this newfound sophistication is the fact that the body and the trim are painted Tech Silver, doing away with all that black trim on the regular CR-V's fascia and moldings. Plus, the spare tire has been removed from the tailgate, cleaning up the visual balance of the little SUV.
But why is it called the Open Air? Because it's equipped with an electrically powered retractable roof made of thin panels of tinted glass.
Why should you care?
If you're like us and thinking the latest CR-V could use a few stylistic touch-ups, then you're like us and thinking that the Open Air is a huge step in the right direction. — Christian J. Wardlaw
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