Honda don confirm say the next generation of im best-selling CR-V compact SUV go come as hybrid-only, meaning buyers no go get petrol-only version again. The move no come as surprise sake of over half of di CR-Vs wey Honda dey sell na hybrids already. Di announcement also follow Toyota, wey do di same thing with di new RAV4.
Di new model go be di seventh generation of di CR-V, and Honda say e go ride on an all-new platform. Di automaker claim say di platform go priority stiffness and lightness, while im modular nature go help parts sharing. Honda still dey keep many details close, but e don share small information about di powertrain.
Di next CR-V go use di fifth generation of Honda two-motor hybrid system, paired with Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder petrol engine. Honda never release power figures, but di company say di combo “will greatly increase the standard power and efficiency.” For efficiency, Honda dey target more than 10 percent improvement compared with di outgoing hybrid. Di current CR-V hybrid makes 205 horsepower and na rated up to 38 mpg combined.
Industry journal Automotive News report say American dealers see di seventh-generation CR-V at conference for Las Vegas on November 11. Di dealers also get preview of oda new and updated models wey go arrive in di next several years, including 15 next-generation hybrid models wey Honda plan to launch globally through March 2030. Di next CR-V and a heavily facelifted Accord dey understood to dey on track for 2027 launch for US.
According to di dealer preview, di new CR-V still keep im upright, boxy shape, but e get more muscular rear haunches and “ultra-thin” headlights. A full-width LED rear light bar go complete di exterior, while high-spec models go get 15.4-inch centre touchscreen and gear shifter wey sit on di steering column.
Di new-generation “Honda Hybrid” system go first show for di new Avancier wey dem go reveal next week, before e land for di CR-V. Honda also dey expect hints from di Acura Hybrid SUV Prototype wey appear earlier in di year, though di CR-V na mainstream model and di Acura version na premium sibling.
CR-V remain very important for Honda. Na di automaker best-selling vehicle globally, and for United States e even outsell di popular Ford F-150 during di first half of 2026. Honda dey expect to pass 400,000 US sales for di third consecutive year. For North America, Honda dey build di CR-V for Indiana and Ohio for US, plus Ontario for Canada.
Honda say di hybrid-only CR-V go be first of several hybrid models wey di company plan to launch by 2030. Di automaker still dey expected to reveal more details about di SUV later this year.
