Honda Crosstour Gets Four-Cylinder Engine Option for 2012

The Honda Crosstour is an undoubtedly a niche vehicle. It’s too big to be a five-door hatchback; its rounded rear makes it a poor wagon; and it sits higher than a standard car but lower than an SUV. Buyers who choose one must see it as the perfect vehicle while everyone else looks at it like a mutant. Honda is hoping to change that in 2012 by adding a four-cylinder engine option with two trim levels. 

The 2.4 liter, i-VTEC engine that Honda is adding to the Crosstour is already found in the Accord, and it produces 192hp and 162lb-ft of torque while returning 21 miles per gallon in the city and 29mpg on the highway. In comparison the 3.5l V6 that had been the Crosstour’s only engine option produced 271hp and 254lb-ft of torque and returned 18mpg in the city and 27mpg on the highway. Both engines use a five-speed, automatic transmission. 

There will be two trim levels with the four-cylinder engine. The Crosstour EX comes with Bluetooth, auto on/off headlights, USB audio interface, moonroof, defrosting side mirrors, dual zone climate control, and 6 disc CD player with steering wheel-mounted controls. The EX-L has all of the features of the EX including: leather, heated seats with memory, memory in the side mirrors, 18in wheels, auto dimming rear view mirror. Satellite navigation and all-wheel drive will also be options on the EX-L model. 

Honda did not announce a price for the new, four-cylinder versions of the Crosstour but expect a discount off of the V6s $30,340 base price