[CAR REVIEW] Honda CR-V e:HEV: The Perfect Choice for Families

The Honda CR-V e:HEV 2024: A Great Choice for Families

With a price equivalent to 730 million VND in the US market, the Honda CR-V e:HEV 2024 is a great choice for families. The new suspension system provides a firmer ride, the CVT gearbox ensures extremely smooth shifting, and the hybrid engine offers super fuel efficiency.

Overview

The 2024 Honda CR-V has been making waves in the US market since its launch last summer, quickly becoming one of the top 10 best SUVs and pickups of the year. It continues to be a good choice with its reliable performance, spacious interior, pleasant driving experience, and various options. You can choose between front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, as well as a 190 horsepower turbo engine or a 204 horsepower hybrid engine that boasts impressive fuel efficiency (only 5.88 L/100 km mixed).

Even the base version of the 2024 Honda CR-V comes with attractive standard features, including advanced driver-assistance systems. The car also offers an excellent chassis system. It’s no wonder that the Honda CR-V is the best-selling name in its segment, despite tough competition from rivals like the Mazda CX-50, Volkswagen Tiguan, and Kia Sportage.

Engine, Gearbox, and Driving Performance

The 2024 Honda CR-V comes with a turbocharged 1.5L gasoline engine paired with a CVT gearbox as standard. You can choose between front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive. The engine delivers a maximum power of 190 horsepower across three versions: LX, EX, and EX-L. The fuel consumption figures for these versions are 8.4 L/100 km in urban areas and 6.9 L/100 km on highways.

There are also three hybrid versions available: Sport Hybrid, Sport-L Hybrid, and Sport Touring Hybrid. These versions feature a 2.0L electric hybrid engine combined with two motors, providing a maximum power of 204 horsepower. The highest variant, the 2024 Honda CR-V Sport Touring Hybrid, can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds and delivers impressive fuel efficiency: only 6.5 L/100 km on highways and 5.8 L/100 km in urban areas.

In real-world driving, the 2024 Honda CR-V offers a smooth and comfortable ride. While the power may not be exhilarating, it still provides a pleasant driving experience.

All versions of the 2024 Honda CR-V come equipped with hill start assist and 18-inch alloy wheels (the Sport Touring version features 19-inch black wheels) as standard.

Interior, Space, Entertainment, and Experience

Like the Civic or Accord, the interior of the 2024 Honda CR-V features a horizontal-layered design with a modern and eye-catching honeycomb pattern metal strip. The ODO meter behind the steering wheel combines an analog needle and a 7-inch multi-information display screen.

In the LX, EX, and Sport versions, the car comes with a 7-inch infotainment screen, complete with a physical volume knob and standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. The EX-L and Sport Touring versions feature a 9-inch screen with wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto connectivity, satellite navigation, wireless charging, and two USB Type C ports for the rear seats. The top-of-the-line variant also adds 12 Bose speakers.

According to the Japanese manufacturer, the 2024 Honda CR-V has improved front seats to reduce fatigue during long journeys. The rear seats have also been improved, offering an additional 15 mm of legroom compared to the previous model. The hybrid version has a trunk capacity of nearly 1,020 liters when the second-row seats are folded, while the gasoline engine version offers over 1,100 liters of trunk space.

Safety Features and Driver Support

Setting itself apart from its segment rivals, the 2024 Honda CR-V comes equipped with the advanced Honda Sensing driver-assistance package as standard across all versions. Additional standout features include blind-spot warning, driver inattention warning, traffic sign recognition, and a reminder of occupants/pets in the rear seat when leaving the car. Driver assistance features include forward collision warning and automatic collision mitigation braking, lane departure warning and lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, and intelligent automatic headlights/high beams.

Newly Added Versions

In the US market, the 2024 Honda CR-V is available in six versions: LX (30,825 USD – equivalent to 730 million VND), EX (33,335 USD – about 789 million VND), Sport Hybrid (34,675 USD – 820 million VND), EX-L (35,985 USD – over 850 million VND), newly added Sport-L Hybrid (37,675 USD – over 890 million VND), and the highest-end Sport Touring Hybrid (40,825 USD – nearly 966 million VND).

Real-world experience shows that the low-end version using the hybrid powertrain, the Honda CR-V Sport Hybrid, offers the best value for the money with its affordable price, optional all-wheel drive, and fuel consumption of only 5.4 L/100 km on city streets, surpassing the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. It also comes with attractive equipment, including 18-inch wheels and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.

Notably, the newly added Sport-L version, positioned between the Sport Hybrid and Sport Touring Hybrid versions, features leather seats, a 4-way power-adjustable driver seat with memory, full front and rear parking sensors, wireless charging, standard satellite radio, wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto connectivity, a 9-inch infotainment screen with an 8-speaker audio system, and standard front-wheel drive with optional all-wheel drive.

Anh Phan (Tuoitrethudo)

Source: CarAndDriver