Refreshed Crosstour Delivers Aggressive Style and More Power

One of the country’s most distinctive crossover vehicles—the Honda Crosstour—is back and better than ever for the 2013 model year. Significantly refreshed and scheduled to go on sale on November 20, the 2013 Crosstour will offer more style, more power, and more fuel-efficiency, all while having less of an impact on your bank account. That’s because while engineers were adding new features to the car, accountants were removing $525 from its MSRP, with the 2013 model wearing a sticker price that starts at $27,230.

 

But as mentioned, the lower starting point gets you a higher level of content, including standard equipment like a rearview camera, Bluetooth technology, and Honda’s Expanded View Driver’s Mirror; meanwhile, the premium trim lines will welcome fresh features, too, with safety measures such as lane-departure, blind-spot and forward-collision systems, along with a new keyless entry/push-button start feature. The 2013 Honda Crosstour then showcases a more aggressive and premium appearance, inside and out, with a boldly retailored grille, improved cabin materials and a more detailed design at the rear.

The biggest changes, however, go more than skin deep: Thanks to a wide range of incremental enhancements, engineers have squeezed an additional 2 mpg worth of fuel efficiency—in all phases of EPA testing—from the 2013 Crosstour’s I4 engine, which is now in line to score EPA marks of 22 mpg city/31 mpg highway/25 mpg combined. Further, the V6-powered Crosstour will welcome a brand-new, V6 engine with Honda’s Earth Dreams technology, an additional 7 hp, a wider torque band, and EPA grades that improve to 20 mpg city/29 mpg highway/23 mpg combined in its two-wheel-drive configuration; with all-wheel drive, the Crosstour’s EPA line grows to 18/28/22.

The bottom line from the automaker: “The rugged new styling, teamed with class-leading fuel-efficiency and a lower MSRP on the base four-cylinder model make the 2013 Honda Crosstour the smartest choice in a premium mid-size crossover.”

 

Courtesy of Honda in the News