2017 Honda Freed spied and patent drawings revealed

The all new Honda Freed patent drawings show the earlier spy pictures are close to the final design.

This would make a cool replacement for the Honda Element that was sold in North America.

Spied - New Civic Type R video - Testing on Nurburgring

SCOOP - new spy video of the 2017 Honda Civic Type R testing on the Nurburgring in Germany.

 Do we spy a hood scoop?

 Looks like dual exhaust on this spy picture, not the triple seen on previous spy photos.

Honda Civic Type R Scoop and Spy Pictures

Looks like the next Civic Type R has been captured in the flesh.

Compare the above spy picture to the below Geneva concept car shown a few months ago.

A cleaner rear bumper, the triple exhaust that has been shown on the camouflage car photos, the front fender vents that match the camo test mule, and similar rear wing.

 

2017 Honda CR-V Artist Illustration from spy photos

Spy Photos of the all-new 2017 Honda CR-V

2017 Honda Freed Scoop

NEW: A recent spy photo of the all new Honda Freed testing in Indonesia.

Honda Freed is a JDM market minivan based on the Honda Fit/Jazz that is due replacement soon.  The Honda Freed replaced the Honda Mobilio back in 2008.  Several artist concepts shown here.  Are these different versions? Freed, Freed - Spada, and Freed - Spike

Big rumors are this new model will use the all-new Honda 1.0 liter straight 3 cylinder turbo.  Current Hybrid version uses the older Honda IMA + 1.5 liter.  New Freed will use the newer i-DCD hybrid from the Fit Hybrid.

Current Honda Freed Hybrid

Current Honda Freed SPIKE

Plug-in Honda CR-V planned?

PHEVs not only help automakers fulfill their regulatory obligations but also can be cheaper to buy and own than basic hybrids, once the more generous government incentives are factored in, noted Dave Zuchowski, CEO of Hyundai Motor America.

Plug-in hybrids have been a rare bright spot in an otherwise dismal green-car industry. U.S. sales of PHEVs grew 40 percent in the first quarter of 2016, according to Edmunds.

Honda, with its recently announced goal of electrifying two-thirds of its vehicles by 2030, will also add plug-in hybrid variants of its core models, separate from its forthcoming Clarity line.

"Globally we're committed to offering a plug-in variant on our major core models in the future," John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., said in announcing the Clarity plans last month.

Honda's next-gen CR-V, due next year, is a likely candidate to get a plug-in hybrid variant.

It will share a platform with the current Civic and the next Accord, which is also due in 2017 and is also a likely landing spot for a PHEV powertrain.

2017 Honda CR-V artist render and more spy pictures

With this many spy pictures of the 2017 Honda CR-V and this low amount of camouflage on the car to hide the basic shape, I'd say the release date is closer than initial guesstimates.  Other site initially claimed the CR-V would be a 2018 model and go on sale in Spring of 2017.

This artist rendering is obviously the current model with some photoshopped details such as the new grill and hood cutout lines added.

In my opinion, this does not accurately represent the new shape hiding under the camo.  Looking at the side profile you can easily see some nicely rounded shoulders giving the new 2017 a wider looking and more muscular stance.  Current CR-V has very flat sides.  Compare the crease along the door handle areas.

Accurate powertrain and specs are still a total guess.  Expect to see the CVT in North America and the 9-speed continued in Europe.  1.6 Diesel in Europe and Asia should continue as well.

Honda Ridgeline Competitor from FIAT and Ram spied in Detroit.

Is Fiat testing their Brazil only product (Fiat Toro) in the USA to test the waters as a competitor to the 2017 Honda Ridgeline pickup?  Fiat also sells an even smaller unibody pickup in Brazil as the Nova Strada.

This was spied testing in Detroit, Michigan.  My guess is this would be sold as a RAM truck.  Anyone remember the Dodge Rampage?

The Fiat Toro shares the same platform as the Jeep Cherokee.  In Brazil the Toro offers a 140hp 1.8 liter gas, or a 170hp 2.0 diesel engine with 6-speed manual and auto, or 9-speed on AWD models.