HONDA has kicked off 2007 with the redesigned CR-V, representing the biggest visual departure for the popular compact SUV since the 1997 original’s neat packaging and lifestyle-enhancing promise wooed buyers by the tens of thousands. Adopting the same approach as the 2004 Odyssey, the latest CR-V is more space efficient, as well as more attractively finished, quieter and measurably better to drive. However, these days, the segment has plenty of new talent, so has Honda done enough to keep its sole 4WD wagon entrant relevant?