Thanks. Checking Honda specs confirm all CR-V TrailSport are Hybrid AWD, and also according to Car and Diver all AWD systems were tweaked, so it’s not just the TrailSport that gets the upgrade. TrailSport does come with different tires.
Anyway, to my previous point, the Honda e-CVT in CR-V TrailSport, and other CR-V Hybrids as well, are of the two-motor design, which means that at low speeds it should drive just like an EV. Electric motors have proven themselves very effective in off-road driving; probably because they make maximum torque from zero speed. Honda system operates as series hybrid at low speeds, which should include most all off-road driving. At low vehicle speed the engine only powers a generator to function as EREV, and a 181 HP electric motor powers the four driven wheels. Electric motor is rated 247 lb-ft from 0 to 2,000 RPM.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64610673/2026-honda-cr-v-hybrid-trailsport-revealed/
Nice! There are clubs around the world devoted to restoring these vintage Porsche-Mannesmann Diesel tractors. Even Porsche as a company takes them seriously
Agreed but a 0% 48 month loan is essentially the same monthly payment as an 8% 60 month loan. A $45k loan is $935 a month rough either way.
Honestly if someone cannot afford a car payment over 60 months, and need to push it out to 6-7-8 years, they should buy less car. Otherwise they’ll be buried the first 4-5 years of the loan.
Even though this sculpture was used to hint at s650 and other upcoming Ford's, I also wonder if it was also designed as a wink and a nudge on where Ford was thinking about taking mustang design in the future. Designers love to hint at things like that. The proportions are obviously exaggerated, but toned down for production, this would be pretty perfect imo. Still keeping that muscle car look just with a more exotic flair.
This was making the rounds on social media recently
I like the flanks of it, but the in upper photo it looks like it has a green house of a EXP and not a 1985+ Mustang
Honda made some updates in that area for its 2026 CR-V Hybrid AWD Trailsport:
Whereas previous all-wheel-drive CR-Vs could split the powertrain's torque up to 60/40 between front and rear wheels, the 2026 models can go Dutch, 50/50, which means more grunt can now help move the back end out of slippery situations. The CR-V can also better sense which wheels are slipping and send more drive force to the ones with grip while applying braking force to the spinning wheels.
Honda demonstrated this for us with a demo on metal rollers, which simulated the experience of having a vehicle with several wheels out of contact with the earth. The demonstration showed that the 2026 TrailSport was able to power out of a situation that had the 2025 CR-V stuck and spinning.