Be very careful recommending AWD, it is nice on wet roads but get off the road and into mud or get snow and it doesn't perform well at all. Think of the what if your evacuating and had to take a detour into the highway divider with AWD your going to get stuck.

Also a CRV is a small v6 powered unibody SUV which gets 20mpg. Full size v8 real 4x4 trucks with a strong frame and 3 times the cargo space get 20mpg. When you compromise and go with lack of cargo space and unibody you should gain something but the CRV has no advantages over another vehicle. Its a pretty poor design.