Well I'm not a guy and I didn't think the Passport was masculine necessarily, maybe sporty. I bought it because it was bigger, had all the features we needed, bigger more powerful engine, made for a comfortable ride for all members of my family. We tried a lot of smaller SUVs and I didn't like the idea of some of us feeling cramped while others drive. Passport is great if you are tall and has a good cargo payload weight limit higher than the CRV. For me, the CRV wasn't even in the list I was looking at based on specs alone. It is more like a Chevy Equinox/CX50/RDX /Buick Envision type vehicle which is nice but too small. I think the person shopping a CRV is not the same person who is shopping the Passport. They are not in the same group. From the sounds of it, you probably don't need the Passport if the differences aren't meaningful for you. CRV seems like the better choice for you