Between the CRV and Outlander, I'd go for the Outlander. Test drove them both had a better time driving the Outlander. It has paddle shifters, RF sound system and its based on the Evo. But if you want something more fuel efficient, i'd go for the diesel Captiva or try test driving a CRDi Santa Fe it's bigger, seats 7 and has one of the best CRDi engines.