Read the Honest John review Honda CR-V (2012 - 2018) 1.6 i-DTEC is punchy and efficient, massive boot and a spacious cabin for five adults, superb build quality edges the CR-V into premium territory. All the petrol models in the 8th generation are ULEZ compliant. I've owned both, the diesel is better on the motorways sitting in 6th at 75mph at 1500rpms and if you need to overtake you can plant it and be at 120mph in a matter of seconds. Stage 1 remap of course. 2,199cc CRDi Diesel (197hp, 436Nm) Transmission. 6-Speed Automatic. Price. RM189,903.30. Watch our video review on the Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi Executive Plus here. The Santa Fe I have here, is the third iteration of Hyundai’s mod-sive SUV. Back in 2001, Hyundai started offering the Santa Fe to the North American market. The Civic 2.2 diesel is a brilliant engine, very quick for what it is and still economical. The Honda 2.2 diesel block is consistently press reviewed as one of Under the bonnet, the 2.2-litre diesel gives the car a 10bhp power advantage over its rivals and it sprinted from 0-60mph in 8.6 seconds – that’s 1.2 seconds quicker than the VW and nine Car Reviews and Road Tests Punchy and efficient diesel engines, class-leading practicality, excellent reliability record. Rivals. Honda Civic (2012 - 2017) 55.2 Watch our Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC video review. The new 1.6-litre i-DTEC uses an aluminium block and cylinder head, plus a variety of light-weight components and engineering measures (such as cylinder walls only 8mm thick, unheard of in a diesel) to keep its overall weight down. The result weighs 47kg less than its larger brother, the 2.2. Farqui. 17906 posts · Joined 2014. #5 · Jan 1, 2017. Short journeys favour the petrol, the 2.2 takes well over 10 miles to get properly warmed up. The 1.8 can't be easily/cheaply be tuned but the 2.2 can. Test drove both and see what suits ya. Oh and welcome to :civinfo: Lexus GS 450H 3.5 litre v6/hybrid at 341bhp. hlJAQq.