Honda has discontinued the diesel engine from CRV due to the BS6 norms and reports suggest that it is gone forever.
Honda CRV is now a petrol-only SUV as its diesel engine was discontinued a couple of months ago. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, operations across the country were halted and that’s why Honda got delayed in launching its BS6 diesel engine. Except Amaze, no other Honda car offers a diesel engine right now.
New reports reveal that Honda CRV will mostly continue to remain a petrol-only SUV even in the future. That means there will be no AWD and the 7-seater configuration on option as well. The company officials state that more buyers are interested in petrol variants rather than the diesel variants.
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It came with a 1.6 Litre turbo-diesel engine that was good for 120 BHP and 300 Nm of peak torque, while mated to a 9-speed torque converter automatic gearbox. This engine came with All-Wheel-Drive as standard fitment. It continues with its 2.0 Litre NA petrol engine that produces 154 BHP and comes mated to a CVT gearbox.
The diesel CRV also came with the three-row 7-seater option, while the petrol variants came as a 5-seater only. Having the option of three rows was better and more practical for the CRV as most of its rivals offered such. However, it was always known to be a lifestyle and comfortable SUV and was not that high on practicality.
CRV boasts of many premium features like heated seats, LED headlamps, Automatic headlamps, Rain sensing wipers, 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system, panoramic sunroof and much more. Safety features include six airbags, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), traction control, reverse parking sensors, reverse parking camera and much more.
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With a diesel engine, the price range of CRV went up to Rs 32 Lakhs. Now, it comes in a single fully loaded variant which is priced at Rs 28.27 Lakhs (ex-showroom). BS6 Honda CRV petrol is a bit cheaper than some of its rivals now. However, the king of this segment is Toyota Fortuner, eating up the sales of its rivals.
