The 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Is A More Efficient CR-V | MotorWeek Road Test

While competition is stout in every crossover segment; but it’s still the compacts that are seeing the most action, with the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV-4 duking it out for the top 2 spots. Now Honda has been looking up at Toyota for a while now and you know they’d love to change that. So enter an updated CR-V with more style, more features, and more MPGs. But, will it be more popular?

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[jamiehousholder]

My wife is easily getting 45 miles per gallon in the city in her 2020. Everything about this hybrid CRV is better than a RAV4. Everything seems more upscale and solid and it’s very impressive very quick. It’s dead quiet on the highway and the link keeping assist and adaptive cruise control, work flawlessly.

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[rabfallon]

Shame USA doesn't get the panoramic sunroof that Europe has had for the last 2 years

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A car for your sister. Why can't anyone make an interesting affordable car anymore?

[cynot]

Honda just don't get it. They need to fire the whole designing department. An ugly car is an ugly car no matter what options you slap on it.

[elmhurst]

Honda is unfortunately falling behind. This hybrid system has already been used in the far east for a couple of years already?!?! Why didn't we get this vehicle back then? If Honda wants to catch up to Toyota they're going to have to pick up the slack. They need to electrify more and get those vehicles into the market faster. Toyota already has a Plug-In Hybrid version of their Rav4 model which gets 94 MPG and 42 miles of electric only range with its 18.1 kWh battery. And it's their second fastest vehicle!! Why would anyone prefer this CR-V over the Prime?!?! Honda needs to electrify this SUV even more if they want to stay competitive. But instead, they're electrifying less. They just stopped production of their Clarity electric vehicle. Why?!?! Because it wasn't selling? So what? Don't they understand that this is the road we're on? Vehicles need to electrify. We need to get rid of the ICE engine and get off the burning of fossil fuels. Particulate matter in the air all over the world is at an all-time high. And WE'RE breathing the air!! Don't even get me started on Global warming. Honda needs to modernize their vehicles or else someone else will take over. And that would be a shame because I'm a huuuuge fan of their products. I've driven nothing but Hondas and this is the first time I'm actually looking at other vehicle companies. Make this an all-electric CRV with a range of 250 miles and I will buy it!!!

[poggi]

Bought the 2020 RAV4 Hybrid XLE. More power, better mileage. Looks more like a suv, CRV looks like a soccer mom van.

[manthony]

Would definitely choose this over a turbo CRV

[timrowe]

35mpg doesnt seem really all that good for a hybrid. Seems very complicated.