中型SUV是使很多人从一个地方到另一个地方的绝佳工具，价格良好，而且持续不错的燃油经济性。尽管他们永远不会获得紧凑或超小型的惊人汽油里程，甚至是中型汽车，中型SUV为舒适性和燃油经济性提供了很好的交换。
The Jeep Patriot and the Honda CR-V are quite different looking vehicles in 2012 with the Jeep having the traditional and very boxy Jeep shape, with the CR-V looking much more updated and stylish with the rounded corners and car-like looks. The pricing of the CR-V is much higher as well, with nearly $7,000 difference between the two models.
Exterior Design and Drivability
吉普爱国者的宽松而朴实的外观会让周末战士感到他们仍在驾驶崎ged的吉普车。但是，在这个特定模型年中，拼车人可能不喜欢缺乏精致和精致。良好的驾驶位置和响应迅速的操作使吉普爱国者易于停车和操纵，即使动力总成有点呆滞，而且应该消除相当多的发动机噪音。
The CR-V is a family vehicle through and through, with a well-designed interior and comfortable added refinements. The exterior of the CR-V however, is remarkably bland.
室内设计
CR-V的非常简单的座位布局包括出色的单扣折叠式座椅以及内部和仪表板区域的简单，有品位的布局。相比之下，吉普爱国者的内饰便宜，缺乏所有精致或精致。CR-V中只有一个额外的髋关节室和前肩部室，这肯定可以增加车辆的宽敞感觉，而第二排的臀部和肩膀室也比爱国者更多。
Fuel Economy
The city and highway miles per gallon are nearly identical between the two SUVs, with the 31 highway mpg for the CR-V slightly higher than the 29 mpg of the Patriot. The very stingy 13.6 gallon fuel tank on the Patriot makes you wonder why they didn’t want to add more space, especially when compared to the reasonably-sized 15.3 gallon CR-V fuel tank.
中型SUV市场很紧张，但是这两种产品肯定都有一些特殊的消费者感兴趣的东西：爱国者的坚固性和经济性或CR-V的改进。
