One of the things I hated about the Explorer was having to close the back door. I'm short, could barely reach the handle, the door was heavy and if my hands were full I had to put everything down then close the door. Hopefully, the CRV is easier to manage.

I read the redesign gives up some cargo space but not sure if it's height or width.

Also, I was also told that the type of driving you do is better for an engine than start and stop driving. A low mileage car driven in the city will have more problems than one driven long distances.