I drove Honda's $43,000 CR-V Hybrid. It's one of the finest compact SUVs money can buy.

I drove Honda's $43,000 CR-V Hybrid. It's one of the finest compact SUVs money can buy.

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The CR-V, or Comfortable Runabout Vehicle, was Honda's first homegrown SUV when it debuted in 1997. Before then, the Japanese automaker had been selling rebranded sport utilities from Isuzu and Land Rover.

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