I just bought one a month ago, best decision I ever made car wise. The mpg is phenomenal, I’m averaging 43 around town and on the highway. I don’t know everybody rags on the armrest, it’s awesome. And did I just miss it or did he not talk about how the doors open completely not just 3/4 of the way? The ride is amazing, it handles like a Mercedes, the steering is perfection.
My mom and I just bought a 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid Sport. We bought it at Hughes Honda in Warner Robins, GA on 5/26/2023. Just wish it had Sirius XM satellite radio. We traded in her 2012 Ford Fusion SE for it because the vehicle was having severe issues. I'm glad we did trade it because I was afraid that we would be stranded. I absolutely love it. Honda did a fantastic job. The color is CANYON RIVER BLUE METALLIC with black cloth interior.
@@JeffTuneK you can connect via recharge cable and stream from your smart phone. XM gives a discount price for this. Pops up on the creek for easy use. No problem.
Glad to see the base Sport and not the Touring like all the bigger reviewers had for press vehicles. Getting one in the same trim but in the Meteorite Gray Metallic in hopefully a week or two.
I miss my side sensor the most! I also wish the trunk had a close button since I am short, but my husband loves it for me. I had a 2018 Accord Ex and I really miss some of the features from my old car, but thankful to have a "upgrade".
This looks nice. Cloth seats, manual rear lift gate, physical knobs on a simple screen, analog speedometer are actually all good things! Simpler and driver friendly. I could live without the sunroof. Do wish it had a spare. Only real concern is the real world MPG is reportedly only in low 30s and hard to get the 37 combined it's rated at.
Overall, I think the sport hybrid is a good buy. Like you said, it rides great, it got a lot of features that I like including the brake hold option. The interior is beautiful. I wish the infotainment center would show more of the hybrid function like the touring model does.
I own exactly the same trim 2023 CR-V as on this video, got mine among the first one's back in December 2022, and I got to say, that current Honda built quality has disappointed me. Paint coating of the inside portions of the doors is so poor, that I got corrosion in 4 months old car! This is unacceptable! Went to my local dealership to claim the warranty repairs. While they were fixing it, I've been curious and went on their lot to check a few brand new CR-V's for the same area, and unfortunately, same poor coating and uneven gaps on the hood/fenders area, the lift gate and side panels as well! And lastly, what the service department manager told me about those findings, shocked me! His words exactly " It's okay for the mass production vehicles" Previously, I had spent hours on the phone with the American Honda call center about this issue trying to get someone in the quality control management, but unfortunately they've said that there is no such one, so that's probably why Honda manufacturing going down in the quality I guess? So sad experience. Beware, and check on those things at the time of purchase!
I canceled my order for this as soon as I found out it doesn't have a spare tire. I go hiking, biking, canoeing, etc. on the weekends. Sometimes I get into some pretty rocky nasty areas. I haven't ever had a tire blow, but if I do I want to know I can get around till I can make it to a repair center. Waiting 3 hours on a tow truck for a complete blow out would make me a full blooded Honda hater.
Depends how much it costs bud.. if it costs less than the other option you looking at then it’s worth it also remember Honda has the highest resale value even over Toyota. You can confirm on Kelly blue book put same trim same mileage same year everything same and see the resale value..
You mean to tell me that I won’t be able to see the capacity of the battery on the main screen??? Like you said you can see a little bit what’s going on there. That would be a major inconvenience to me.
5:32 you did it! You put the pics side by side 😅 I prefer the design of the ‘23 CRV but why they still use incandescent bulbs for the indicators we will never know
Just got this brand new a few days ago. Negotiated this out the dealer for 36,8. I LOVE THIS CAR. First time owning a Honda crv and I’m probably going to be a Honda owner for a while. Thank you for this informative video!
Does the minus paddle on the steering wheel still have two levels of regenerative braking? Will the second level stop the car or does it just slow it a bit faster. Do the cloth seats in the Sport trim have seat heating or only the leather seats in the Touring trim like the prior generation? Seat memory and ventilation aren’t that big a deal. I wish the Sport trim dropped the sunroof to save a few pounds and left it to the Touring. EV only range depends on speed. Last generation got about 2 miles at 35 mph and 1 mile at 55 mph. I think an AWD version would help in the snow belt. It’s a compelling package - ahead of the Tucson Hybrid but slightly behind the RAV4 for available features. Quality looks good, but a $35K crossover should have less hard plastic interior bits.
The dealer in Florida offers me 36 months 10k miles lease, $340, $6000 down for this CRV hybrid sport w/o BSI. It includes free interval maintenance, wheel&tire protection, apperance protection and tinted windows. What do you think about this offer?
Honda and Kia are not is the same level of quality and reliability. Trust me I bought a 2021 Kia and it squeaks all over and been in and out of the shop 4 times in 2 years
Here is the answer to your question. How To Listen To The Radio In The 2023 Honda CR-V Withput Starting The Engine ua-cam.com/users/shortsTv3g412efbI?feature=share
Question about the all weather mats seen at 18:54: Would you say they're more rubbery like most all weather mats or are they made of the same plasticky material that the cargo tray is made of?
I noticed that this Sport trim includes 2 USB ports for the back seat, while the gas version EX doesn't have any, strange. And the dash screen has 2 knobs to turn on the EX and this Sport, but the EX-L and the upgrade Hybrid screens only have one knob, that's strange too. Honda could have done better with the back seat (when laid flat) creates a sizeable hump for the load floor area, and they don't have the back seat release handles that CR-V's have had for over 10 years. They could have done better.
good point they took some unnecessary things away side inside pockets lost significant space pulling down of back seats... should have kept my 2020 sport touring.
And now the CRV's are coming in without blind spot monitoring/rear cross traffic alert...which is supposed to have been standard on the EX and above. Damn chip shortage at Honda, too many gadgets on these new cars...and they all need chips. I don't see any other manufacturers deleting those. Honda just isn't what it used to be 5 years ago.
This looks cheap to me. No rear LED indicators, daytime running lamps now look like many others on the road, no more cargo handles for rear-seat fold down, yet nobody's mentioning what's NOT there anymore. My eyes are wandering to competitors...
Many positives. But hey Honda get rid of the Black wheels that are easily scraped, get rid of the incredibly stupid Honeycomb grid in the dashboard (11:22) that collects dust and dog hairs and is really hard to clean. Please offer a tan or light grey interior -- that makes a different in the sunny southwest. Also the base version people are saying the gas motor is underpowered and winey.
Some good points. The vent girl shouldn't be bad with just a basic detail brush. lighter interior, especially Gray fabric, would be great as an option.
Basically what’s inside the new Accord. The digital instrument cluster is one. The odometer area looks cheap or messed up because you see that line when the car starts up where it starts and ends being digital. Honda could have done a better job camouflaging it into the dash if they didn’t want to give a full digital display to the CRV like the Accord got. The next is the infotainment. It’s a small screen with no life. It’s static and boring and missing SiriusXM on a mid class hyvrid similar priced to the higher priced gas model at $34/35k. The infotainment has no album art option or anything in Bluetooth mode and there is no menu, it’s just static and boring and cheap. There is also no HD radio so no text from the FM radio about the music playing which is terrible. In this case Honda could have went old school and do built for SiriusXM like in the day and you could have a piece installed and integrated into the factory radio to use if that is what you wanted. The backup camera is blurry and bad like they took it out of a Ford ecosport. Paying $35/36k for a Hybrid Sport no power lift gate. Car is almost $40k and you have to pop the trunk. Can’t even get the fob to do it for you at least. Why the button exists on the fob is dumb. The back should be a power lift option and shows where Honda overpriced the CRV lineup and killed it’s competitiveness with other brands. Even with a chip shortage the Kia and Hyundai models provide interior features like vented seats as an option or the option to remotely start the car with your smartphone. The touring trim offers such capability, yet other brands have it in almost every trim, lower trims with tech packages. Honda dropping the ability to add options to the CRV just further shows how far down they are falling in being behind the competitors. While I understand it may help with pricing during this time or streamline the lineup it really doesn’t in this CRV lineup. Where you have a smattering of odd features missing and then there for no reason in 5 variants of the same car at a price range as high as a loaded Lexus hybrid. Yet even at it’s highest price point the CRV Touring has less features still and cannot compete with its competitors in offerings. While Honda offers a drive that might make you forget momentarily about the car lacking creature comfort features you get reminded of it quickly inside the dealership when they tell you it’s $36k and you think wow this car has less inside of it than my 2020 Civic. Then you wonder if losing those features at a lower price point is worth paying Honda’s faux luxury pricing and showing how they cheaped out on adding to the car but still managed to raise the price significantly higher.
Do Honda hybrids have a donut spare tire or a tire repair kit? Prefer to have an actual spare if one of the tires has a blow out and not just a run of the mill flat.
I’m still trying to find adequate information to answer your question. The only information I am able to find is for the 2022 model which is 47 miles in EV mode. Surely it has improved. I will keep digging and find an answer for you as soon as possible.
@@VehicleVisionary Not being familiar with these new hybrids, are you able to leave your house and drive say 10 miles somewhere and back...and it just uses the stored up electricity? Can you go 60 mph like that? I always thought hybrids shifted into gasoline engine mode when it got over 25mph or so...
@@krzysztofczaplicki5065 how slowly? And where did you find this info? If you compare battery sizes to Rav 4 prime which has a much larger battery, it’s range is like 40 miles EV only. I doubt the CR-V has much more than parking lot EV range.
I would have hoped for the same 12” center info screen as in the Accord (but not even the 2023 Pilot has that!)., And yes the Sport L trim should have had cooled front seats as well.
The answer…no, it is not the best hybrid crv. Quality is down. How in the world do you not even include a spare tire?? Not to mention the other engine issues. No thanks
I just bought one a month ago, best decision I ever made car wise. The mpg is phenomenal, I’m averaging 43 around town and on the highway. I don’t know everybody rags on the armrest, it’s awesome. And did I just miss it or did he not talk about how the doors open completely not just 3/4 of the way? The ride is amazing, it handles like a Mercedes, the steering is perfection.
Forgot to mention the added bonus of strangers asking what kind of car it is and not believing that it’s a Honda!
So Angela, does it operate only on EV mode for the first 20 miles or so? I don't understand how these hybrids work.
I bought on March 25th and drove only few hundred miles and love it, great car
My mom and I just bought a 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid Sport. We bought it at Hughes Honda in Warner Robins, GA on 5/26/2023. Just wish it had Sirius XM satellite radio.
We traded in her 2012 Ford Fusion SE for it because the vehicle was having severe issues.
I'm glad we did trade it because I was afraid that we would be stranded.
I absolutely love it. Honda did a fantastic job.
The color is CANYON RIVER BLUE METALLIC with black cloth interior.
It's a bummer that is doesn't include Sirius XM Radio like past non luxury Honda Trims, but overall its a great vehicle.
You can have Sirius FM if you connect your phone thru the recharge cable via blue tooth. XM then is easy to use and you save half price from XM .
@@JeffTuneK you can connect via recharge cable and stream from your smart phone. XM gives a discount price for this. Pops up on the creek for easy use. No problem.
Bought one yesterday. Rides smooth.
Hopefully, we'll soon see a CR-V with a panoramic sunroof.
Glad to see the base Sport and not the Touring like all the bigger reviewers had for press vehicles. Getting one in the same trim but in the Meteorite Gray Metallic in hopefully a week or two.
I miss my side sensor the most! I also wish the trunk had a close button since I am short, but my husband loves it for me. I had a 2018 Accord Ex and I really miss some of the features from my old car, but thankful to have a "upgrade".
This looks nice. Cloth seats, manual rear lift gate, physical knobs on a simple screen, analog speedometer are actually all good things! Simpler and driver friendly. I could live without the sunroof. Do wish it had a spare.
Only real concern is the real world MPG is reportedly only in low 30s and hard to get the 37 combined it's rated at.
Bought mine a few weeks ago, love it!
I’m planning to get one as well. These dealers are asking ridiculous amounts. What did you pay out the door?
I miss having a built in garage door opener that I have in my Accord. That's something I use multiple times per day.
I agree! I miss that too. I have the 21’ accord hybrid. Overall, the Crv sport hybrid is pretty good but I got spoiled with my accord.
Overall, I think the sport hybrid is a good buy. Like you said, it rides great, it got a lot of features that I like including the brake hold option. The interior is beautiful. I wish the infotainment center would show more of the hybrid function like the touring model does.
Have one,you're right,except narrow front chairs,and 30 mpg average,with 4750 on clock.
What is brake hold for?
@@dpcl15 holds the brakes.
I own exactly the same trim 2023 CR-V as on this video, got mine among the first one's back in December 2022, and I got to say, that current Honda built quality has disappointed me. Paint coating of the inside portions of the doors is so poor, that I got corrosion in 4 months old car! This is unacceptable! Went to my local dealership to claim the warranty repairs. While they were fixing it, I've been curious and went on their lot to check a few brand new CR-V's for the same area, and unfortunately, same poor coating and uneven gaps on the hood/fenders area, the lift gate and side panels as well!
And lastly, what the service department manager told me about those findings, shocked me! His words exactly " It's okay for the mass production vehicles"
Previously, I had spent hours on the phone with the American Honda call center about this issue trying to get someone in the quality control management, but unfortunately they've said that there is no such one, so that's probably why Honda manufacturing going down in the quality I guess? So sad experience. Beware, and check on those things at the time of purchase!
Were you able to find how many miles you can drive on battery alone before you start using gas?
I canceled my order for this as soon as I found out it doesn't have a spare tire. I go hiking, biking, canoeing, etc. on the weekends. Sometimes I get into some pretty rocky nasty areas. I haven't ever had a tire blow, but if I do I want to know I can get around till I can make it to a repair center. Waiting 3 hours on a tow truck for a complete blow out would make me a full blooded Honda hater.
Depends how much it costs bud.. if it costs less than the other option you looking at then it’s worth it also remember Honda has the highest resale value even over Toyota. You can confirm on Kelly blue book put same trim same mileage same year everything same and see the resale value..
Put your spare tire to the trunk. Easy solution.
If you're going off roading, can't you pack a spare tire in the trunk for the trip? Put it on the roof? Seems like a problem with an easy solution.
Are you dead set on the hybrid? The non-hybrid version has a spare tire.
Spare tire lol...
Honda sells aftermarket spare tire hitch for back. And I would probably get better suspension if you are going up trails and what not
Does it have navigator?
You mean to tell me that I won’t be able to see the capacity of the battery on the main screen??? Like you said you can see a little bit what’s going on there. That would be a major inconvenience to me.
No Gray cloth int. Option, no Non turbo engine base option, and no spare tire in hybrud.. a stopper
5:32 you did it! You put the pics side by side 😅 I prefer the design of the ‘23 CRV but why they still use incandescent bulbs for the indicators we will never know
Honda will needed to add the 360 degrees view camera as well as a galaxy view big sun/moon roof.
that color stitching needs to go and put the shifter back up out of the way to give more storage.
I was considering it but not spare tire no thank you ,let me check the Toyotas out
Still trying to figure out, how to maximize the mpg using battery only. Also things to do to recharge batteries 🪫 ? Help??
cool, its definitely an improvement compared to last generation... good job Honda !!!
Does it have navigation?
Just got this brand new a few days ago. Negotiated this out the dealer for 36,8. I LOVE THIS CAR. First time owning a Honda crv and I’m probably going to be a Honda owner for a while. Thank you for this informative video!
Thank you! Congratulations on your purchase!
Does the minus paddle on the steering wheel still have two levels of regenerative braking? Will the second level stop the car or does it just slow it a bit faster. Do the cloth seats in the Sport trim have seat heating or only the leather seats in the Touring trim like the prior generation? Seat memory and ventilation aren’t that big a deal. I wish the Sport trim dropped the sunroof to save a few pounds and left it to the Touring. EV only range depends on speed. Last generation got about 2 miles at 35 mph and 1 mile at 55 mph. I think an AWD version would help in the snow belt. It’s a compelling package - ahead of the Tucson Hybrid but slightly behind the RAV4 for available features. Quality looks good, but a $35K crossover should have less hard plastic interior bits.
Four levels. Click it to the 4th level and it's quite strong, but it stops regenerating at about 5 MPH.
No XM radio capability on this trim is pretty lame. It’s 2023 ffs.
The issue is battery too small, need at least a 5 to 10kwh than just 1kwh
the sides looks like a Tiquan?
Did not see you use the turn signal.
The dealer in Florida offers me 36 months 10k miles lease, $340, $6000 down for this CRV hybrid sport w/o BSI. It includes free interval maintenance, wheel&tire protection, apperance protection and tinted windows. What do you think about this offer?
I'm keeping my 2021 model, I like my side sensors 😁
No panoramic moonroof and no 3rd row seat like Kia Sorento. If these options were added it would be a knock out of the park.
The pilot is their equivalent. This is comparable to the sportage
Honda and Kia are not is the same level of quality and reliability. Trust me I bought a 2021 Kia and it squeaks all over and been in and out of the shop 4 times in 2 years
Honda makes great engines and stylish designs. The seats are uncomfortable so I would probably get some better cushions if I was buying this.
How do I keep my radio on when I'm parked without having the car on just got this car the other day
Here is the answer to your question. How To Listen To The Radio In The 2023 Honda CR-V Withput Starting The Engine
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Power truck and ventilation seats
Was this for europe ? If so does it have matrix like leds ? I know the matrix is a proprietary name but mazda and kia also have them.
how was the road noise on this model? I test drove the EX and it was bad
These are with plug in posibility? And where is that chaarging socket placed?
Not at this point. As of this time there is no plugin hybrid from Honda.
Question about the all weather mats seen at 18:54: Would you say they're more rubbery like most all weather mats or are they made of the same plasticky material that the cargo tray is made of?
No, they are definitely nothing like the cargo tray. They are rubber.
@@VehicleVisionary That's good to know! I'll have to put in an order for some.
All brands nearly have same interiors KIA may be an exception
Does the sunroof open?
Yes, the sunroof can tilt or slide open.
Does it come with satellite radio?
Beautiful 👌
Way too expensive in Canada. Why do all Hondas have the same interiors? All have the same layouts which look very similar to Mazdas.
is it mild or plug in hybrid?
I guess its mild as I cant see plug in socket 🤔🤔🤔
You are correct. It is a mild hybrid.
For me I don't see any additional features apart from the body change or the exterior and the price is too exaggerated
I noticed that this Sport trim includes 2 USB ports for the back seat, while the gas version EX doesn't have any, strange. And the dash screen has 2 knobs to turn on the EX and this Sport, but the EX-L and the upgrade Hybrid screens only have one knob, that's strange too. Honda could have done better with the back seat (when laid flat) creates a sizeable hump for the load floor area, and they don't have the back seat release handles that CR-V's have had for over 10 years. They could have done better.
good point they took some unnecessary things away side inside pockets lost significant space pulling down of back seats... should have kept my 2020 sport touring.
And now the CRV's are coming in without blind spot monitoring/rear cross traffic alert...which is supposed to have been standard on the EX and above. Damn chip shortage at Honda, too many gadgets on these new cars...and they all need chips. I don't see any other manufacturers deleting those. Honda just isn't what it used to be 5 years ago.
This looks cheap to me. No rear LED indicators, daytime running lamps now look like many others on the road, no more cargo handles for rear-seat fold down, yet nobody's mentioning what's NOT there anymore. My eyes are wandering to competitors...
Many positives. But hey Honda get rid of the Black wheels that are easily scraped, get rid of the incredibly stupid Honeycomb grid in the dashboard (11:22) that collects dust and dog hairs and is really hard to clean. Please offer a tan or light grey interior -- that makes a different in the sunny southwest. Also the base version people are saying the gas motor is underpowered and winey.
You are worried about keeping the grill clean, but you want a tan interior?
Some good points. The vent girl shouldn't be bad with just a basic detail brush. lighter interior, especially Gray fabric, would be great as an option.
Good
Basically what’s inside the new Accord. The digital instrument cluster is one. The odometer area looks cheap or messed up because you see that line when the car starts up where it starts and ends being digital. Honda could have done a better job camouflaging it into the dash if they didn’t want to give a full digital display to the CRV like the Accord got. The next is the infotainment. It’s a small screen with no life. It’s static and boring and missing SiriusXM on a mid class hyvrid similar priced to the higher priced gas model at $34/35k. The infotainment has no album art option or anything in Bluetooth mode and there is no menu, it’s just static and boring and cheap. There is also no HD radio so no text from the FM radio about the music playing which is terrible. In this case Honda could have went old school and do built for SiriusXM like in the day and you could have a piece installed and integrated into the factory radio to use if that is what you wanted. The backup camera is blurry and bad like they took it out of a Ford ecosport. Paying $35/36k for a Hybrid Sport no power lift gate. Car is almost $40k and you have to pop the trunk. Can’t even get the fob to do it for you at least. Why the button exists on the fob is dumb. The back should be a power lift option and shows where Honda overpriced the CRV lineup and killed it’s competitiveness with other brands. Even with a chip shortage the Kia and Hyundai models provide interior features like vented seats as an option or the option to remotely start the car with your smartphone. The touring trim offers such capability, yet other brands have it in almost every trim, lower trims with tech packages. Honda dropping the ability to add options to the CRV just further shows how far down they are falling in being behind the competitors. While I understand it may help with pricing during this time or streamline the lineup it really doesn’t in this CRV lineup. Where you have a smattering of odd features missing and then there for no reason in 5 variants of the same car at a price range as high as a loaded Lexus hybrid. Yet even at it’s highest price point the CRV Touring has less features still and cannot compete with its competitors in offerings. While Honda offers a drive that might make you forget momentarily about the car lacking creature comfort features you get reminded of it quickly inside the dealership when they tell you it’s $36k and you think wow this car has less inside of it than my 2020 Civic. Then you wonder if losing those features at a lower price point is worth paying Honda’s faux luxury pricing and showing how they cheaped out on adding to the car but still managed to raise the price significantly higher.
Do Honda hybrids have a donut spare tire or a tire repair kit? Prefer to have an actual spare if one of the tires has a blow out and not just a run of the mill flat.
No spare tire
How many miles on EV range? Thank you!
I’m still trying to find adequate information to answer your question. The only information I am able to find is for the 2022 model which is 47 miles in EV mode. Surely it has improved. I will keep digging and find an answer for you as soon as possible.
@@VehicleVisionary Not being familiar with these new hybrids, are you able to leave your house and drive say 10 miles somewhere and back...and it just uses the stored up electricity? Can you go 60 mph like that? I always thought hybrids shifted into gasoline engine mode when it got over 25mph or so...
@@VehicleVisionary like most hybrids I don’t think it has any meaningful EV-only range
1-2 miles if you drive slowly.
@@krzysztofczaplicki5065 how slowly? And where did you find this info? If you compare battery sizes to Rav 4 prime which has a much larger battery, it’s range is like 40 miles EV only. I doubt the CR-V has much more than parking lot EV range.
Hondas value for the money has declined so fast it’s shocking. 😞
Model similar to a brand of automobile (VV)
My opinion, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV 2023 is better
👎👎for the plate frame 👎👎
Honestly the accord is my go to but thiss thisss is very hard bargain (the only thing i don't like about it is the back)
But the Accord does not offer rear seat vents or USB charge port unless you do to the full Touring Hybrid trim!
I would have hoped for the same 12” center info screen as in the Accord (but not even the 2023 Pilot has that!)., And yes the Sport L trim should have had cooled front seats as well.
The answer…no, it is not the best hybrid crv. Quality is down. How in the world do you not even include a spare tire?? Not to mention the other engine issues. No thanks
Why the interior looks worst than in previous version?
Volvo tail lights, Kia front grill, outdated Mazda interior..did I miss anything?
Over priced!
Hybrid and SUV do NOT have to be allowed in same sentense.. its stupied, A BIG 2.5ton Schoolbus do not need hybrid, it will never ever be any use..
Looks so cheap not worth the real price….bloody expensive
Floaty , poor body roll…worse than old hyundai trajet