![]() ![]() Toyota's new system lacks one and it's a constant source of frustration. If you're only going to have a few physical buttons, these are great ones to have, especially the Home button for going in between the car's native system and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto. And while it does lose the tuning knob, the volume one remains along with Home, Back and skip track/station buttons on the left side. The Sport Touring picks up the larger 9-inch display, which makes the already-large, color-coded icon buttons even easier to discern. That makes it easy to glance over and read it, and its closeness makes it easy to reach. While not the most elegant, the touchscreen infotainment system is perched atop the dash and close to the driver. The simple, approachable vibe continues with the controls. The rest of the dash is mostly soft-touch plastic, which feels decent, but does feel a little bit behind some other competitors that are offering nice upholstered panels such as Mazda and Mitsubishi. The use of piano black plastic is refreshingly restrained, simply placed around the air vent screen to add a different texture, and there are glints of chrome that pop on the control knobs without feeling flashy or gaudy. Not only does this dash design help the interior feel open, it genuinely sits low enough that it helps give an excellent view out the windshield. It's a low, lean dash with a full-width screen hiding the vents and keeping the aesthetic uncluttered. Open the door to the CR-V Sport Touring (only available as a hybrid), and you're presented with a dashboard that doesn't look much different than that in the Honda Civic, which is a good thing. It's still handsome, it just happens to be highly functional, straightforward, and of a high quality. But don't take that for it having a boring interior. And that's what you get in the 2023 Honda CR-V. And while it's great from a style standpoint, sometimes we're left wanting for something simpler, something that just works. All kinds of displays and buttons and arrangements are being tried, all in an effort to stand out. We're at a fairly experimental time when it comes to car design, particularly with interiors.
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