2024 Honda CR-V ute rendered
e:HEV power, RS styling, classic Honda build quality and monocoque refinement make for a tasty compact pick-up – in our dreams!There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the new-generation 2023 Honda CR-V – and for good reason.
The sixth-generation Honda CR-V marks a significant return to form for a mid-size SUV that was once Australia’s most popular, and was one of just two wildcards alongside the 10 finalists in this year’s carsales Car of the Year awards.
But what if it was even more versatile? What if it was given a longer footprint, more capable all-wheel drive system and a heap more load carrying capability…?
Enter the Honda CR-V e:HEV RS ute – our production team’s vision of what a global car-based (monocoque platform) pick-up truck derived from the new CR-V might look like.
Before you get as excited as us, it’s unlikely such a project would ever be greenlit by Honda since it already offers the Ridgeline dual-cab 4x4 ute in North America.
But if it did become reality our hypothetical creation would sit beneath the Hyundai Santa Cruz and Ford Maverick – at least in terms of pricing in the US – thanks to its smaller and more efficient powertrain.
The top-spec CR-V e:HEV RS is undeniably a good-looking SUV and we reckon its handsome front-end design works just as well on a road-focussed, family-friendly dual-cab pick-up.
Whereas North America’s Honda Ridgeline is offered exclusively with a 3.5-litre petrol V6, our rendered CR-V ute hypothetically incorporates an upscaled and gustier version of the SUV’s e:HEV hybrid system, which in standard form outputs 135kW/335Nm.
A beefier electric motor and maybe even a cheeky turbocharger would boost those outputs up to around 150kW/400Nm, which would wonders for its towing capability, but unibody SUVs and pick-ups are hardly known for their heavy-weight load-lugging abilities.
Instead, they typically offer just enough oomph to make light work of the odd hilly firetrail while fully loaded or towing a modest trailer full of outdoor recreation equipment.
The Ford Maverick has the monopoly on North America’s admittedly niche electrified compact dual-cab market, but what’s to say an all-new Honda rival wouldn’t prove popular too? Perhaps even in Australia…
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