I'm curious why you're not considering the gas powered CR-V?

I have been a Honda person for years, with four Honda motorcycles, my
first Accord that ran for 396,000 miles before it was totalled in a
wreck and my current Accord that has 201,000 miles on it and remains a
great car. If Honda made sailplanes, I would probably be lusting
after one all the time.

The CR-V is rated to tow "only" 1,500 lbs. Remember how I started
this thread: Trailer hitch getting ripped off the car and the trailer
most likely weighs more than 1,500 lbs. I'm tired of having to weld
up the car where the trailer hitch is attached...

Now, after driving the 2000 Accord for a few years, I do like the
power of the V-6 over that of a four. Also, it seems that some V-6's
give very similar mileage as four cylinder engines. My wife drives a
2006 Hyundai Sonata with a four cylinder and on the same trek as I
drive to work, it gets NO BETTER mileage than my six cylinder Accord.

From the web page: www.fueleconomy.gov

The numbers shown below are the "new" EPA estimates on mileage. Note
that the four cylinder CR-V doesn't do much better than any of the V6
vehicles.

Since a very high percentage of my driving is highway driving, I tend
to look at those figures more than the city or combined numbers.

Yes, a four cylinder will work, but for not much, if any, penalty, why
not use a V6?
Power corrupts and absolute power is pretty neat.

2007 Hyundai Santa Fe
3.3 litre V6
4WD
17 city
19 combined
24 hwy

2007 Toyota RAV4
3.5 litre V6
4WD
19 city
21 combined
26 hwy

2007 Honda CR-V
2.4 litre inline four
4WD
19 city
22 combined
26 hwy

2000 Honda Accord
3.0 litre V6
FWD
18 city
21 combined
25 hwy

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA