Vehicle Highlights, Honda CRV will gain more standard safety characteristics for the year 2005, which includes curtain side airbags. Other accessories will include a model of leather upholstery and a fresh automatic transmission. This compact SUV has a capacity of 5 passengers and will offer EX, LX and fresh SE models. LXs will come with all wheel drive or a front wheel drive. All models of Honda CRV have a 4 cylinder engine with automatic or manual transmission. The automatic model for the year 2005 is a 5 speed unit versus 4 speed.
The disc brakes of four wheels continue as the usual and are joined for the year 2005 by ABS, which had been usual only on LX. All the models were also provided with an antiskid system, which was earlier unavailable. The airbags at front were an extra cost characteristic but are usual for the year 2005 and were joined by curtain side airbags for the protection of head for both the seating rows. For the 2005 model of the vehicle the wheels are replaced from the 16 inch to 15 inch.
SE model has the standard heated front seats and leather upholstery. All the CRVs have a 60/40 split folding seats at the back and a lift out rear cargo floor, which will double as a picnic table.
source: http://hondacrv.org/2005/
