Scoop - Honda Avancier SUV caught before China reveal

The Honda Concept D SUV shown last year in China in now the production Honda Avancier.  Previous speculation was, it was to be named the UR-V.  I for one am glad Honda has given this new SUV an actual name rather than some alphabet soup letters.

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The Good Stuff:
Powered by Honda's new 2.0 liter turbo mated to a nine speed automatic.  Hybrid rumored along with a lower priced model powered by the current CR-V powertrain.

The Avancier is aimed as more a flagship-luxury product.  Profile is very BMW X6 and other coupe like crossovers.

I think this would do well in the USA to slot above the CR-V, or as a replacement for the Acura RDX.




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