PaulTan.org have published a "Test Drive Report" of the 2007 Honda CR-V. 'Indeed, the CR-V is a very pleasant and relaxed drive. It’s really hard to get irritated with the car. You just glide along, and the happy feeling that you get with it may have something to do with the higher driving position, allowing you to see a great deal further ahead than what you can with a sedan. The R-series 2.0 liter SOHC i-VTEC engine paired with the 5-speed automatic gearbox is tuned to have a miserly behavior in terms of fuel, and perhaps stingy with power as well.
While it is more than sufficient to move the car along, and doing it with the minimum of engine RPM, when you put the pedal to the metal there is no lurch forward, instead the pace picks up very slowly and gradually. Once again, the R-series was designed for fuel economy and low-end grunt, not the high-end screaming power of the K-series, so this is yet another case where you shouldn’t expect something to do what it is not designed to do. However, for the sake of driver enjoyment and even safety in maneuvering around obstacles in time, this Honda CR-V should ideally have more torque than it currently has. Because of this, I think the 2.2 i-CTDi CR-V will truly shine.'
Read: 2007 Honda CR-V Test Drive Report