2025 Honda CR-V: Where Confident Style Meets Everyday Performance

Honda’s CR-V has made Car and Driver’s 10Best list for 2025, thanks to a blend of polished driving manners, smart packaging, and just-right styling that feels equally at home in the office garage or a weekend trailhead.

Quietly Handsome Outside

The sixth-generation CR-V keeps the sharp, clean sheet-metal introduced two years ago, but subtle tweaks—tighter panel gaps, a broader grille, and trademark vertical taillamps—give it an upscale, almost European presence without shouting for attention.

Thoughtfully Stylish Inside

Honda’s interior designers have doubled down on function-meets-fashion: real knobs for climate, a minimalist dashboard with honeycomb-mesh vents, and generous soft-touch surfaces. Rear doors swing nearly 90 degrees for easy baby-seat duty, and there’s a cavernous 39 cubic-foot cargo hold behind the second row. Reviewers praise the cabin’s “spacious, ergonomic” layout and the CR-V’s rock-solid build quality.

Two Powertrains, One Goal: Effortless Performance

1.5-liter turbo (LX, EX, EX-L) – 190 hp, 179 lb-ft, paired with a smooth CVT.
2.0-liter two-motor hybrid (Sport, Sport-L, Sport Touring) – 204 hp and a punchy 247 lb-ft of electric torque that makes stop-light launches feel lively.

Either setup can send power to all four wheels through Honda’s Real-Time AWD, but the hybrid’s extra twist and whisper-quiet electric assist make it the enthusiast sleeper of the lineup.

Road Manners That Reward

Critics note steering that’s “expertly calibrated for comfortable precision” and a ride that stays plush yet composed when you fling the CR-V down a back road. The hybrid’s EPA ratings peak at 40 mpg city/37 mpg combined with AWD, so its fun-to-drive streak doesn’t punish at the pump.

Tech and Safety, Standard

Every 2025 CR-V ships with the Honda Sensing suite—adaptive cruise with traffic-jam assist, lane-keep, and traffic-sign recognition—plus blind-spot monitoring on most trims. A 7-inch touchscreen is standard (9-inch with wireless CarPlay/Android Auto higher up), and up to four USB ports—three of them USB-C—keep the family powered. Reviewers single out the generous driver-assist tech for raising the segment bar.

Verdict

The 2025 Honda CR-V isn’t just a sensible choice—it’s a stylish crossover that rewards the driver with unexpectedly polished dynamics while sipping fuel like a subcompact. If you’re shopping for a family SUV that looks good in the driveway and feels even better from behind the wheel, the CR-V remains the class benchmark.

Sources

https://www.caranddriver.com/honda/cr-v

https://tflcar.com/2025/02/2025-honda-cr-v-hybrid-review

https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/2025-honda-cr-v-review