Honda: solo entertainer and plug-in types
Honda has now fully electrified its model fleet. The majority of the drive systems are full hybrids, whereby the Japanese have developed their own combination of the electric/combustion hybrid with their e:HEV system, similar to Toyota. With the purely battery-powered compact SUV "e:Ny1", which replaces the hapless Honda e, and the CR-V plug-in hybrid, there are also two plug-in models on offer that can be driven purely electrically.
As the flagship of the European fleet, the CR-V is also available with the e:HEV full hybrid drive. The hybrid system with the 2-liter petrol engine, which always runs in the fuel-saving Atkinson cycle with high-pressure injection, is something like the sole engine entertainer for the entire Honda model range. In the Civic and ZR-V, too, the combination of a 148 hp (109 kW) four-cylinder combustion engine and two electric motors, which deliver a system output of 135 kW (184 hp), is the sole drive. And even the plug-in hybrid version of the CR-V drives in this configuration, curiously without higher performance, but with a 17.7 kWh lithium-ion battery, which should allow the SUV to drive up to 81 kilometers purely electrically.
However, the top model also has a top price: Honda is asking just under 60,000 euros for its new flagship. The second plug-in model in the range is available for just over half that price. With a substantial discount from the German importer, the purely battery-electric e-Ny1 is coming into focus at entry-level prices below 30,000 euros. The compact SUV with the technical gibberish name is something like the electric version of the HR-V. At least it is the spitting image of the HR-V, albeit a good five centimetres longer at 4.39 meters. (aum)
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