Notable to anyone familiar with the CR-V are the changes to the rear – the tailgate now rises instead of opening from left to right and the spare has been relocated from the exterior to inside below the cargo floor. Other altered dimensions include a lower ground clearance, a wheelbase that has been shortened and a track that has been widened, and the minor gains in cargo (within 0.1 inch of the RAV4) and hip room. Negligible losses are realized in the areas of rear leg and head room, or roughly an inch less than the Toyota RAV4.