What the idea above amounts
What the idea above amounts to is sort of an appearance package at best. CR-Vs are just not suitable for off-roading. I've taken my 2009 on some unpaved roads and it handles them OK, but mainly it is lacking the low gearing needed to get up the inclines properly. And yes, it could use more ground clearance and even a skid plate. Oh, and a V6--the 3rd gen CR-V, at any rate, does fine in the city, but try the inclines on mountain roads and it can just about keep up with traffic; forget about trying to pass anyone, or merge onto a fast freeway (I dread the the I-70 West ramp out of Frisco, Colorado for that reason). The CR-V needs a good, honest V6 like the similar Acura RDX to power it. Until that happens, I doubt any off-road package would be taken seriously.