Owned the car for about a year, but traded it in last month.
Loved the body lines and wheels, very sharp looking car. Looked like a very expensive exotic.

Interior was nice, but not quite on the level of more expensive competition like BMW or Mercedes. Some materials were soft, rich, and pleasing. Others had the feel and look of cheap plastic. Creature comforts were generously appointed. Sat radio, navigation, rear camera, DRLs, HID automatic headlights, moonroof, heated leather seats, heated steering wheel, power driver's seat, and many other goodies were included.

I had the six speed manual, with the 3.8L V-6. Big engine,
sounded guttural and snarly, particularly at higher rpms. Although listed as having 348 hp, it never really felt like it had that much muscle under the hood. Power delivery felt uneven, and seemed lacking at lower rpms. Any kind of spirited driving required a mandatory disabling of the traction and stability control nanny.

The biggest annoyance which detracted from a fun driving experience for me was the clutch take up. Smoothly starting out from a stop required a deft balancing act between clutch and gas pedals. Just felt like the gas pedal was extremely sensitive, resulting in stalls or unintentionally dumping the clutch if extreme care was not taken. Needless to say, city driving with traffic lights on every block quickly became tiresome. I love manual transmission sports cars, but would seriously look at an auto in this model.

Hyundai was close to hitting a home run with the Gen Coupe, but missed the mark by a little bit. I think it lacked a distinct identity. Was it a luxury GT? Muscle car? Sadly, 2016 is the last model year for the GC, as the current version has been discontinued.

Despite its shortcomings, there is still great value in what you receive considering the price tag.

I purchased this car brand new in May 2013. It's my second CRV, having owned a new 2007 model previously, which I traded for this one.

My '07 model was the base LX, so this time around I wanted a few more options, hence I chose the EX-L. It comes nicely equipped with leather, sunroof, back-up camera, satellite radio, premium sound system, 10 way power drivers seat, and a few other features which presently escape me.

The engine is upgraded to 185 hp, which is quite an improvement from the 160 hp of the older CRVs.

The CRVs' handling is predictable and stable. Braking is straight and balanced. Acceleration is smooth, but it will never pin you back in your seat, unlike some of its competitors like the BMW X1, or VW Tiguan, with respective turbo charged engines.

The transmission is silky smooth as well, but once in a blue moon it seems to hunt for a gear when accelerating suddenly at low speeds.

The interior (although upgraded from older models) still looks quite cheap in comparison to the German companies. What can I say, I like the layout of German cars, lol.

As of this writing, I have about 13,200 km on my car, and as expected, have had no mechanical issues.

I basically purchased the car after one test drive, without trying out other vehicles. Since then, I've driven the X-1, Tiguan, and MB GLK....and was extremely impressed by the these machines. The CRV is reliable, predictable, and sorry to say....boring.

If performance isn't important to you, it's a good choice. Otherwise, you may want to shop around for something similarly appointed but with another hundred or so horse power.