If you were looking for Honda to present a brand-new Crosstour model at the New York Auto Show, you lucked out.
What Honda brought to the Big Apple is essentially a subtly refreshed version of the current Crosstour, which launched in the market in December of 2009 amidst snarky criticism about its looks.
Most changes can be found up front where the Crosstour gets a new chrome grille that’s pushed back along with a more rugged-looking bumper with pronounced fog lamp housings and a protective plate.
At the back, even though you may not notice it, Honda says there’s a revised tailgate that sports “a more horizontal design to add visual width to the sculpted lines at the rear”, while the bumper has also been redesigned and features the same black moldings as the front bumper.
The new contrasting moldings on the doors and the redesigned alloy wheels complete the exterior revisions for the 2013 model.
While Honda didn’t show the car’s interior, it says that the Crosstour’s cabin will benefit from “heavily revised” trim materials, the addition of an 8-inch, in-dash information display, keyless ignition, and steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters on V6 models.
When the 2013 Crosstour arrives in the market this fall, it will offer two powertrain options.
These include the 2.4-liter i-VTEC inline four-cylinder engine producing 192hp at 7,000 RPM and 162 lb-ft at 4,400 RPM, linked to a 5-speed auto, and a re-engineered and more powerful 3.5-liter i-VTEC V6 engine than the current 271hp V6, matched to a 6-speed automatic transmission and available AWD.
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