Honda will make the 2028 CR-V hybrid-only, following Toyota's strategy with the RAV4. The seventh-generation compact SUV will debut on a new platform designed for stiffness and lightness, with a modular structure to enable parts sharing across models.
The new CR-V will use Honda's fifth-generation two-motor hybrid system paired with an Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine. Honda targets over 10 percent efficiency improvement compared with the current hybrid system, which produces 205 horsepower and achieves up to 38 mpg combined. The automaker has not yet announced the new system's power output.
Over half of CR-Vs Honda sells today are hybrids, making the all-hybrid approach logical for the next generation. Honda expects to reveal the 2028 CR-V later this year and says it will be the first of several hybrid models the company plans to launch by 2030.