The 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid is the most powerful, fuel-efficient and refined CR-V yet. As the Honda brand's first electrified light-truck for the U.S. market, the new CR-V Hybrid offers the refinement, fun-to-drive performance and versatile, spacious packaging that have made CR-V America's best-selling crossover vehicle over the past 23 years, now with the added benefits of Honda's innovative two-motor hybrid technology. The new Honda CR-V Hybrid is available in the same four trims as its gasoline-only counterpart: LX, EX, EX-L and Touring. Moreover, Honda's Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System™ is standard equipment on all CR-V Hybrids, providing a high level of inclement-weather on- and off-road driving confidence.
INNOVATIVE HYBRID POWERTRAIN
The two-motor hybrid system used in the CR-V Hybrid operates distinctly from other hybrid systems on the market, with reduced complexity and frictional losses, because there is no conventional transmission. Instead, the gasoline engine, electric generator motor and electric propulsion motor all work in harmony to move the vehicle without gear changes. The result is a relatively lightweight and compact system that spends more time in EV-only mode than competitive systems, resulting in outstanding city fuel efficiency, and a more advanced and refined around-town driving experience. Unlike most hybrids, which use electrification primarily to supplement the gasoline engine's output (parallel hybrid system), Honda's two-motor hybrid system can operate as either a series or parallel hybrid.
2.0-liter Inline 4-cylinder Atkinson-Cycle Engine
The 2020 CR-V Hybrid uses a 2.0-liter DOHC i-VTEC 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle engine, developing a peak 143 horsepower at 6200 rpm and 129 lb.-ft. of torque at 3500 rpm. Advanced engine control tuning creates excellent power characteristics, exceptional fuel efficiency and very low exhaust emissions. Key contributors to the improved thermal efficiency of the engine include improved exhaust gas recirculation and low-fiction valvetrain. This clean-running engine meets LEV3 AT-PZEV (SULEV30)/Interim Tier3 Bin30 emission standards, while contributing to the Honda CR-V Hybrid's total system output of 212 horsepower. Since the gasoline engine can be decoupled from the rest of the hybrid powertrain, it only operates as needed. Depending on the state of battery charge and other parameters, the system will shut off the engine automatically during deceleration and when the vehicle is at a stop (Idle Stop) or operating under battery power, restarting automatically when needed.
Electric-Servo Braking System
Similar to other Honda hybrid-electric vehicles, the 2020 CR-V Hybrid uses an electric-servo braking system. Employing a microprocessor-controlled combination of electronic regenerative braking and hydraulic braking, the 2020 CR-V Hybrid provides a smooth and linear braking response in all driving conditions, while also improving fuel efficiency. Just like a traditional braking system, the electric-servo braking system is fully hydraulic from the master cylinder all the way to the 4-wheel disc brakes. The key difference is the braking function is electronically controlled rather than a purely mechanical activation, allowing regenerative braking from the electric drive motor to slow the vehicle, rather than the hydraulic friction brakes under many circumstances. Besides its efficiency payoffs, the system offers excellent feel and feedback through the brake pedal.
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