2025 honda crv hybrid

The current Honda CR-V can be had with or without a hybrid powertrain. However, when the compact SUV’s newest generation arrives sometime next year, it’ll only be available as a hybrid. Honda’s announcement comes a year after Toyota applied the same strategy with its new RAV4. And considering over half the CR-Vs Honda sells are hybrids, the move makes a lot of sense.

Apart from introducing a standard hybrid powertrain, the 2028 Honda CR-V will mark the start of the bestselling nameplate’s seventh generation. It will also introduce a next-gen platform, which the automaker claims will prioritize stiffness and lightness; its modular nature will promote parts sharing too. While we’re still eagerly waiting for Honda to release more details about its next CR-V, the automaker has shared some breadcrumbs about its hybrid powertrain.

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The new fifth generation of Honda’s two-motor hybrid system will once again pair with an Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gas engine. We don’t yet know how much power the combo will make, but Honda says it “will greatly increase the standard power and efficiency.” When it comes to efficiency, the next-gen hybrid system is targeting an improvement of over 10 percent compared with the outgoing version. For reference, the current CR-V hybrid makes 205 horsepower, and it’s rated at up to 38 mpg combined.

We expect the 2028 Honda CR-V to be revealed sometime later this year. Honda says it’ll be the first of several hybrid models that it plans to launch by 2030.

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Eric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual '97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a '90 Honda CRX Si.

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