All-new 2023 Honda CR-V clued in leaked patent image with mature, clean looks

The grayscale object you see above may very well be the world's inaugural clear peek at the all-new, 2023 Honda CR-V.

Our first look at the upcoming CR-V is – like most recent Hondas over the last couple of years – through a patent filing, uncovered by Vanhoe Rage. You may recall the Malaysia-bound 2022 Honda HR-V and BR-V were also revealed in the same way.

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Back to the matter at hand: this sole image affords us a better look at the SUV, and comparing it against previously-spied units lend credence as to this being the CR-V, especially in the shape of its grille and headlights.

Also read: Spied: Is this the next-gen, all-new 2022 Honda CR-V, or USA-spec HR-V?

Though we previously theorised that the spotted SUV could also be the American-spec HR-V (one that's different from the global model), that possibility can be safely discounted now as Honda themselves have given us a glimpse of what the HR-V will look like, and it's nothing like this patent model.

Also read: The US to get different Honda HR-V from us, like what you see?

Details of the next-gen Honda CR-V still remain secrets though. For the time being, the current-gen CR-V is still sold in Malaysia, with prices ranging from RM 139,912.53 (2.0 2WD) to RM 162,910.18 (1.5 TC-P 4WD).

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