The Honda CR-V range looks very different for 2026, with multiple new hybrid options and a pared-back petrol-powered lineup of mid-size SUVs announced today.
Until now, the only current-generation CR-V hybrid available was the front-wheel drive e:HEV RS variant. Now, there are four: two with front-wheel drive, and two with all-wheel drive.
The CR-V e:HEV (hybrid) lineup now opens at $49,900 drive-away for the e:HEV X. That’s $5000 more than the base petrol-powered VTi X but $7000 less than the cheapest hybrid option in 2025.
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It slots in under the new e:HEV L at $53,900 drive-away, with the all-wheel drive e:HEV LX and e:HEV RS priced at $58,900 and $64,400 drive-away respectively.
However, the cost of entry into a seven-seat CR-V has risen by $7600 with the axing of the VTi X7. That leaves just the VTi L7 at $54,900 drive-away; it costs $1500 more than last year.
Also dead for 2026 are the petrol-powered VTi L five-seater in both front- and all-wheel drive configurations, as well as the five-seat VTi LX AWD. That leaves just a pair of purely petrol-powered options: an entry-level option and a mid-spec one with seven seats.
You could never get a seven-seat CR-V with either hybrid power or all-wheel drive, and this hasn’t changed for 2026. But, unusually, Honda didn’t offer an all-wheel drive hybrid option previously despite this being available in Thailand.
Meantime, a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system remains standard across the CR-V range for 2026, but it now features Google Built-in with embedded Google apps such as Google Maps and Google Assistant.
A 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster is now more widely available, with only the base VTi X missing out, while a surround-view camera is now available in all hybrid variants bar the e:HEV X.
The e:HEV RS AWD flagship has been the biggest beneficiary of spec updates, gaining not only a surround-view camera but also a head-up display, heated steering wheel, ventilated front seats and heated rear seats.
It also moves to black wheel-arch cladding, and swaps its body-colour door handles for black ones.
Unlike CR-Vs offered in markets such as Japan, however, front cross-traffic alert, lane-change assist, and active blind-spot assist aren’t offered in Australian-market models.
All local CR-Vs do, however, continue to come standard with rear cross-traffic alert and blind-spot monitoring, among other safety features.
Powertrains on offer are a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 140kW of power and 240Nm of torque, mated with a continuously variable transmission (CVT), or a 2.0-litre four-cylinder hybrid system with total outputs of 135kW and 335Nm, matched as standard with an e-CVT.
“Australians are choosing hybrids in record numbers and with our e:HEV, we know we have one of the best there in both power delivery and economy,” said Honda Australia director of automotive, Robert Thorp.
“Expanding e:HEV down the range means you can now get into a hybrid CR-V for around $7000 less than in 2025. Add in hybrid AWD and there really is an option for everybody.”
Honda is also set to increase the number of hybrid variants available for its smaller ZR-V SUV later this year, with changes also coming this year for the HR-V small SUV and Civic hatch.
The Honda lineup will also expand this year with the revival of the Prelude sports coupe, plus the introduction of the tiny Super-One electric vehicle (EV).
Stay tuned for a detailed price and specs article on the updated 2026 CR-V lineup.
Pricing
| 2026 Honda CR-V VTi X | $44,900 |
| 2026 Honda CR-V e:HEV X | $49,900 |
| 2026 Honda CR-V e:HEV L | $53,900 |
| 2026 Honda CR-V VTi L7 | $54,900 |
| 2026 Honda CR-V e:HEV LX AWD | $58,900 |
| 2026 Honda CR-V e:HEV RS AWD | $64,400 |
