Previously, if you wanted the e:HEV powertrain in the Honda CR-V, you had to go straight to the range-topping RS at RM 195,900. That was a very good SUV, but it’s also as near as makes no difference, a RM 200k car. Now, at RM178,900, the new e:HEV E brings the hybrid powertrain to a
Previously, if you wanted the e:HEV powertrain in the Honda CR-V, you had to go straight to the range-topping RS at RM 195,900. That was a very good SUV, but it’s also as near as makes no difference, a RM 200k car.
Now, at RM178,900, the new e:HEV E brings the hybrid powertrain to a more accessible price point. It is still not exactly cheap, but it closes the gap somewhat to the Haval H6 HEV, which remains one of the more aggressively priced hybrid SUVs on sale at RM 139,800.
Test them back to back, and what becomes clear quite quickly is that these two cars arrive at the same destination through very different means.
Let’s start with the 2026 Honda CR-V.