Honda has been tight-lipped about the new CR-V as even though the fifth-gen model was first spotted a year ago, there haven't been any teasers. We now may have a big piece of the puzzle as a patent image reportedly depicting the compact crossover has emerged. It appears to be the real deal since the sole image seems to match the prototypes we've spotted on a couple of instances.
As always with these grainy images published by automakers to protect their designs, the 2023 CR-V doesn't look particularly exciting. It's less visible in the photo, but the camouflaged test vehicles caught by our spies seemed to be significantly bigger. That wouldn't come as a surprise seeing as how the subcompact HR-V has been bumped in size as well for its recent generation.
