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This is the 2012 Honda CR-V Concept that made its public debut at the Orange County International Auto Show in Anaheim, California. It officially shows us the styling direction for the all-new, fourth-generation CR-V, which has been spied testing before. It’s set to go on sale in the US by the end of the year and the production car will debut at the LA Auto Show in November.

Compared to the current CR-V, the concept takes on a bolder look with deeper sculpting of the body lines and a stronger front fascia, which ditches the “double grille” look. The front bumper’s smooth-flowing lines are highlighted by a horizontal three-bar grille that encroaches into the multi-reflector headlight cluster. The lower bumper wraps upward to convey SUV capability with a generous approach angle; the design also improves aerodynamics.

The CR-V’s signature vertical rear taillights remain, but it’s now wrapped into the body, and the result hints at the Volvo XC60. The side glass area also sees a change in shape – the upper line falls all the way down in the current car, but both meet in the middle on the concept. The section aft of the rear doors appear bigger here, too.

We don’t expect the production model to look significantly different from this, perhaps with less showy wheels and a more subtle sump guard. Do you like where Honda is heading with the CR-V?

Maruti Suzuki is India’s largest car manufacturer. Most of the models are famous among the Indians. But there are some exceptions like the A-star and the SX4, which never got the sales going. New generation of the SX4 is coming soon. Now Suzuki has commenced the testing of the next generation A-star. Globally A-star is called Alto.

In India Ritz is the next model after A-star in its portfolio. Suzuki has already announced that both A-star and the Ritz will be replaced by a global small car. The upmarket feel of the Ritz combined with the efficiency of the A-star is a killer combination. As of now we can call the test mule as next generation A-star until Suzuki reveal the name. Next gen A-star was spotted somewhere in southern Europe and we can see another test mule along with the A-star.

Next generation A-star take design inspirations from the S cross concept. A-star get the new grill which debuted with the S-cross. Test mule is heavily camouflaged and there are not much visible except the rear door. From the exposed parts we can see that the side has a strong shoulder line like the swift and the door handles are placed in a similar to the swift.

In the rear, the tail lamp design is same from the Alto 800 in the Indian market. We expect the number plate to be placed in the hatch door along with a chrome strip on the top. The engine options will be the same for India. The European market gets a new turbo charged petrol engine. Suzuki might bring a concept model for the next generation A-star at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor show.  

source : carscoops