2019 Honda CR-V Hybrid: the petrol SUV that mimics a diesel

It will average over 53mpg and emits 120g/km CO2

Honda CR-V HybridHonda has confirmed fuel economy for its forthcoming 2019 CR-V Hybrid – and it’s good news, for this is a petrol SUV that does a fair impression of a diesel in the efficiency stakes.

Combined fuel economy under the revised, tougher WLTP-related NEDC test is 53.3mpg, equalling CO2 emissions of 120g/km.

That’s for the front-wheel drive model. Choose all-wheel drive and the figures are still decent, with economy of 51.4mpg and CO2 emissions of 126g/km. Not bad for a family-friendly mid-size SUV.

Honda CR-V Hybrid

It’s Honda’s clever i-MMD hybrid tech that’s to thank for this. It enables the 184hp 2.0-litre petrol engine to constantly switch between electric (it has two electric motors), hybrid and engine drive, maximising economy and minimising emissions.

The new CR-V Hybrid will make its production-spec debut at the Paris Motor Show 2018 next week, alongside a revised version of its smaller SUV sibling, the HR-V.

Honda’s given the junior crossover a bolder grille with more chrome, revised headlights and LED running lights. It launches with a 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine, with a turbocharged version of this petrol motor following in 2019, alongside a 1.6-litre i-DTEC diesel.

Honda’s also showing a Civic Type R wearing a full ‘ArtCar Manga’ wrap, and the surprisingly successful Honda-powered Scuderia Toro Rosso STR13 Formula 1 car will be shown – as will the NSX GT3 that Jenson Button is racing this year.

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Richard Aucock
Richard Aucockhttps://www.richardaucock.co.uk/
Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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