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2026 Toyota RAV4 Vs. 2026 Honda CR-V: 5 Major Differences
By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. View post: These Are the Slowest-Selling Cars In the U.S. Right Now The compact crossover war is about to heat up The immensely popular compact crossover segment has seen a lot of action in recent months. Toyota unveiled the all-new RAV4 and Mazda finally showed us the all-new CX-5. We've already compared these two, but the RAV4's biggest competitor on the sales charts doesn't come from Mazda—it comes from Honda with the CR-V. Ahead of the RAV4's arrival, let's take a look at the most significant differences between it and the CR-V. 1. Honda Plays It Safe, Toyota Looks Sharper The CR-V has never been an excitingly styled crossover, not that it needs to be. Many buyers appreciate neat, inoffensive styling, and the latest CR-V looks good without being polarizing in any way. Models like the Sport Hybrid and TrailSport Hybrid do appeal more with their larger wheels and sportier details, though. Toyota has taken a bolder approach with the RAV4. Its wraparound headlights and tall hood look aggressive, while options like a black roof and more visual distinction between the trims work well. The GR Sport, for instance, gets a functional Matrix grille and front/rear wing-type spoilers. At 184.8 inches in length, the CR-V is longer than the RAV4 (up to 181.8 inches), although the top RAV4 trims are marginally wider and most are taller than the Honda. Both these SUVs look good, but we'd give the edge to the newer RAV4. 2. RAV4 Goes Hybrid-Only, Honda Still Offers Gas-Only Power Source: Toyota Perhaps the biggest difference between the two is that the CR-V still comes with a non-hybrid powertrain as standard. It's a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 190 horsepower and 179 lb-ft of torque, and it directs power to the front or all four wheels. Above this is a CR-V Hybrid with 204 hp combined and an EPA rating of up to 40 mpg combined. The RAV4 range now starts with a conventional hybrid using a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. It produces 226 hp with FWD or 236 hp with AWD, so it's comfortably more powerful than the base CR-V. The big news is the upgraded plug-in hybrid RAV4, which also uses a 2.5-liter four-pot but now makes 320 hp. Not only is the RAV4 PHEV quicker than any CR-V, but it can be driven for up to 50 miles on electric power alone. Autoblog Newsletter Autoblog brings you car news; expert reviews and exciting pictures and video. Research and compare vehicles, too. Sign up or sign in with Google Facebook Microsoft Apple By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. In terms of performance, it looks like an easy win for the 2026 RAV4. 3. Only The CR-V Has A Plug-In Hydrogen Model The CR-V does have one trick up its sleeve and it comes in the form of the e:FCEV derivative, or what Honda calls America's first plug-in hydrogen fuel cell EV. This CR-V is equipped with an electric motor producing 174 hp and 229 lb-ft of torque. It has a much smaller battery than a normal EV at 17.1 kWh, but that's because there are two hydrogen tanks, giving this CR-V a range of up to 270 miles. It also takes very little time to refill the hydrogen tanks, a distinct advantage over a normal EV. Unfortunately, the CR-V e:FCEV is only sold in California, and while it's a great showcase for hydrogen powertrains, it's not available widely enough to give the CR-V range a significant advantage over the RAV4, which has no equivalent powertrain. 4. The RAV4 Can Tow More Source: Toyota If you need to do any serious towing, you'll need a pickup truck or a bigger SUV. However, there's a clear leader here in terms of towing. The CR-V can tow up to 1,000 lbs in hybrid guise or 1,500 lbs for the non-hybrid model. For all RAV4 FWD variants and the LE AWD, the towing capacity is 1,750 lbs. On several AWD models, that rises significantly to 3,500 lbs. Items like pop-up campers, single-horse trailers, and larger U-Haul trailers will all benefit from the superior towing capacity of the Toyota. 5. Bigger Displays In RAV4 Few things demonstrate the gap in age between two similar vehicles as well as the infotainment interfaces. While the Honda is still competitive in this regard, the new RAV4 has already moved the game along. In the CR-V, all models get a nine-inch touchscreen. A seven-inch TFT meter display is equipped to lower trims, while pricier ones have a 10.2-inch fully digital instrument cluster. In the new RAV4, a 10.5-inch touchscreen and 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster are standard, and you can upgrade to a larger 12.9-inch touchscreen, too. Both have wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but the base sound system in the Toyota has six speakers, as opposed to the Honda's four. A nine-speaker JBL sound system is available for the RAV4, while the top CR-V trim has a 12-speaker sound system. The 2026 RAV4 has Toyota's latest Arene software, which includes a more responsive voice assistant. Honda, meanwhile, offers Google built-in, but only for the top CR-V trim. Once we've driven the RAV4, we can make a final call on whether its fresh infotainment system is actually easier to use than the Honda's. Final Thoughts Source: Toyota/Honda While we expect the CR-V to remain popular when the RAV4 arrives later this year, the Toyota appears to have a clear edge in the powertrain department. Whether you're after efficient electric-only driving, maximum performance, or decent towing, the RAV4 leads in all areas. Toyota has also given the RAV4 an attractive design update, inside and out, and it includes a rugged Woodland trim to match the CR-V TrailSport. Not reflected in this on-paper comparison are the CR-V's excellent road manners and spacious cabin, but we can only cast judgment on how they match up once the RAV4 arrives. Pricing will also play a crucial role, but we don't know how much the 2026 RAV4 will cost yet, and the Honda starts at $30,920. The Honda CR-V will undoubtedly have its hands full when the new RAV4 arrives. About the Author Karl Furlong View Profile
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot
The startup behind the viral AI coding app Cursor is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in a bid to bolster its competition with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and win over businesses looking to supercharge their employees with AI coding tools. In one recent case, Cursor maker Anysphere struck a deal to acquire the AI-powered customer relationship management (CRM) startup Koala, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. As part of the deal, Cursor will bring on several of Koala's top engineers to build out a dedicated enterprise-readiness team. However, the entire Koala team will not be joining Anysphere, and Cursor does not plan to integrate the startup's core CRM product, a source told TechCrunch. Koala plans to shut down in September, the company said in a blog post published on Friday. The announcement comes just five months after Koala raised a $15 million Series A led by CRV, with participation from HubSpot Ventures, Recall Capital and Afore. Koala was nearly four years old, had roughly 30 employees according to LinkedIn, and had worked with clients such as Vercel, Statsig, and Retool. Sources in this story requested anonymity to speak with TechCrunch about private matters. Koala and its founders did not respond to TechCrunch's request for comment. Cursor declined to comment. The Koala deal paints a picture of the two types of AI startups we're seeing in 2025. There's Cursor, a juggernaut of an AI tool that is growing so fast it's starting to encroach on the AI space's largest players, including Microsoft and Anthropic. At the same time, there's a growing number of startups like Koala: B2B AI startups that seemed promising — with a co-founder from Meta and advisors like Jack Altman — but have quickly run out of steam. Cursor is capitalizing on this disparity, leveraging middling AI startups as a means to build out its own enterprise offerings. Anysphere also recently hired the CEO of cybersecurity startup Resourcely, Travis McPeak, to lead the company's security teams, according to The Information. These deals look a lot like Big Tech's reverse-acquihires, such as Meta's recent deal to hire Scale AI's leaders. Much like in Meta and Scale's deal, Cursor can now move quickly to build out new business segments while leaving questionable businesses behind. Cursor hopes that Koala and Resourcely's talent will help it evolve from a personal developer tool that engineers quietly use at work and become an enterprise‑wide platform that companies pay large contracts to access. Most enterprises today that offer employees an AI tool choose Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, which works as an AI-powered extension to existing integrated development environments (IDEs) such as VS Code or JetBrains. Cursor, which is a standalone AI-powered IDE, needs to beat out GitHub Copilot to strike deals in many cases, and it often does in head-to-head tests. Still, Microsoft has the upper hand in the enterprise thanks to its long-standing relationships with legacy companies, as well as its large sales, security, and support teams. In the last year, Cursor has decisively built out its go-to-market and sales team — which now contains dozens of employees. Several Cursor employees now spend their days visiting the offices of Fortune 500 companies and showing them how they can integrate Cursor's AI tools into their business, according to a person familiar with the matter. Cursor's enterprise push seems to be gaining traction. Anysphere said it reached $500 million in ARR in June, and now works with more than half of the Fortune 500, including NVIDIA, Uber, and Adobe. A source familiar with the matter says that revenue has since grown, and an increasingly large share of that growth comes from enterprise deals. But as Cursor competes with Microsoft, it also needs to fend off a growing field of threats. The most pressing one is Anthropic, a crucial partner to Anysphere whose Claude Code product has grown rapidly in recent months. Cursor relies heavily on Anthropic's AI models to power its own coding products. (As one of its biggest customers, Cursor is also vital to Anthropic.) At the same time, Google just scooped up the leadership team of Windsurf, a major competitor to Cursor in the AI-powered IDE space. Cognition, the maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquired the rest of Windsurf's team, potentially offering a significant lift to both businesses. It's worth noting that all of these are different types of AI tools, but employers tend to view the products similarly: as AI tools that can improve the productivity of software engineers. These employers might have the right idea. After all, Anthropic, Microsoft, Cursor, and Cognition are all developing AI coding agents which aim to automate workflows completely, which may be where the AI coding space converges. You might ask, why is everyone competing with everyone else to build AI coding products? Coding tools have become one of the first AI products to find 'product market fit' — the elusive goal that makes the ears of venture capitalists perk up. AI coding products are being used daily by millions of software engineers, and they have started to generate real revenue. Put another way, the race isn't just about building the best AI coding tool anymore. It's about who can scale their enterprise operations the fastest while the market is still up for grabs. With the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic all moving fast, Cursor's acquisition strategy may determine whether it joins their ranks or becomes another startup that couldn't scale fast enough.
TechCrunch
18-07-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot
The startup behind the viral AI coding app Cursor is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in a bid to bolster its competition with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and win over businesses looking to supercharge their employees with AI coding tools. In one recent case, Cursor maker Anysphere struck a deal to acquire the AI-powered customer relationship management (CRM) startup Koala, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. As part of the deal, Cursor will bring on several of Koala's top engineers to build out a dedicated enterprise-readiness team. However, the entire Koala team will not be joining Anysphere, and Cursor does not plan to integrate the startup's core CRM product, a source told TechCrunch. Koala plans to shut down in September, the company said in a blog post published on Friday. The announcement comes just five months after Koala raised a $15 million Series A led by CRV, with participation from HubSpot Ventures, Recall Capital and Afore. Koala was nearly four years old, had roughly 30 employees according to LinkedIn, and had worked with clients such as Vercel, Statsig, and Retool. Sources in this story requested anonymity to speak with TechCrunch about private matters. Koala and its founders did not respond to TechCrunch's request for comment. Cursor declined to comment. The Koala deal paints a picture of the two types of AI startups we're seeing in 2025. There's Cursor, a juggernaut of an AI tool that is growing so fast it's starting to encroach on the AI space's largest players, including Microsoft and Anthropic. At the same time, there's a growing number of startups like Koala: B2B AI startups that seemed promising — with a co-founder from Meta and advisors like Jack Altman — but have quickly run out of steam. Cursor is capitalizing on this disparity, leveraging middling AI startups as a means to build out its own enterprise offerings. Anysphere also recently hired the CEO of cybersecurity startup Resourcely, Travis McPeak, to lead the company's security teams, according to The Information. Techcrunch event Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. San Francisco | REGISTER NOW These deals look a lot like Big Tech's reverse-acquihires, such as Meta's recent deal to hire Scale AI's leaders. Much like in Meta and Scale's deal, Cursor can now move quickly to build out new business segments while leaving questionable businesses behind. Cursor hopes that Koala and Resourcely's talent will help it evolve from a personal developer tool that engineers quietly use at work and become an enterprise‑wide platform that companies pay large contracts to access. Most enterprises today that offer employees an AI tool choose Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, which works as an AI-powered extension to existing integrated development environments (IDEs) such as VS Code or JetBrains. Cursor, which is a standalone AI-powered IDE, needs to beat out GitHub Copilot to strike deals in many cases, and it often does in head-to-head tests. Still, Microsoft has the upper hand in the enterprise thanks to its long-standing relationships with legacy companies, as well as its large sales, security, and support teams. In the last year, Cursor has decisively built out its go-to-market and sales team — which now contains dozens of employees. Several Cursor employees now spend their days visiting the offices of Fortune 500 companies and showing them how they can integrate Cursor's AI tools into their business, according to a person familiar with the matter. Cursor's enterprise push seems to be gaining traction. Anysphere said it reached $500 million in ARR in June, and now works with more than half of the Fortune 500, including NVIDIA, Uber, and Adobe. A source familiar with the matter says that revenue has since grown, and an increasingly large share of that growth comes from enterprise deals. But as Cursor competes with Microsoft, it also needs to fend off a growing field of threats. The most pressing one is Anthropic, a crucial partner to Anysphere whose Claude Code product has grown rapidly in recent months. Cursor relies heavily on Anthropic's AI models to power its own coding products. (As one of its biggest customers, Cursor is also vital to Anthropic.) At the same time, Google just scooped up the leadership team of Windsurf, a major competitor to Cursor in the AI-powered IDE space. Cognition, the maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquired the rest of Windsurf's team, potentially offering a significant lift to both businesses. It's worth noting that all of these are different types of AI tools, but employers tend to view the products similarly: as AI tools that can improve the productivity of software engineers. These employers might have the right idea. After all, Anthropic, Microsoft, Cursor, and Cognition are all developing AI coding agents which aim to automate workflows completely, which may be where the AI coding space converges. You might ask, why is everyone competing with everyone else to build AI coding products? Coding tools have become one of the first AI products to find 'product market fit' — the elusive goal that makes the ears of venture capitalists perk up. AI coding products are being used daily by millions of software engineers, and they have started to generate real revenue. Put another way, the race isn't just about building the best AI coding tool anymore. It's about who can scale their enterprise operations the fastest while the market is still up for grabs. With the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic all moving fast, Cursor's acquisition strategy may determine whether it joins their ranks or becomes another startup that couldn't scale fast enough.
New York Post
16-07-2025
- New York Post
New Yorkers unfazed as thieves swipe all 4 tires from cars near Gracie Mansion: ‘Typical day around here'
There goes the neighborhood. Upper East Side residents were mostly unfazed as a car left stripped of all four tires was left balancing on milk crates in the usually lowkey neighborhood near Gracie Mansion. A white Honda CRV had its tires — and wheel locks — swiped overnight into Tuesday on East 86th Street near York Avenue in front of a doorman building and just a couple of blocks from the mayor's residence. 'It's a typical day around here,' elevator mechanic Kim Harris, 44, told The Post. 'They pull up right next to your car… it's like an express tire shop that you didn't ask for.' 4 Ephraim Hirshberg, the boyfriend of the victimized car owner, stands in front of the battered SUV. Gregory P. Mango The CRV owner's boyfriend, Ephraim Heirschberg, called the pre-dawn raid stunning. 'I'm here 40 years in this building, and I've never seen anything like this before,' he said of the crime that had echoes of the city's grittier 'bad old days.' 'I think we live in a very safe area over here, the mayor's here, the police department is here … this is the first time I've encountered anything like this in this neighborhood.' The victim, who asked to be identified a Anna K., had a blunt reply when asked if she still felt safe in her neighborhood. 'No! I don't feel safe anymore,' she said with a laugh as her car was being towed. It's unclear when the robbery took place, but building staff on the block said workers might've been too busy handling rain in their basements following Monday's flash flood downpour. 4 The car needed a tow. Gregory P. Mango Anna wasn't the only motorist having a lousy day in the luxe Manhattan neighborhood. Another vehicle was also de-wheeled overnight Tuesday, according to photos provided to The Post. Numerous residents who live or work in the area said two other cars were also robbed of their tires recently. 'It's a thing now, I guess, they're targeting this area,' said Teresa A, who lives in the area. 'And it usually never happens in this area.' She added she's seen a few posts on NextDoor and an Upper East Side Facebook page about other tire thefts. 4 Multiple cars were left with milk crates holding the frame up. Ephraim Hirshberg A roadside assistance technician from MacArthur Towing, Jason Rivera, who was on hand to haul the white SUV away, said the thefts can be a quick pit stop. 'In and out, these guys that do this, give them 10 minutes and they're out of there,' the 31-year-old said. While robbery and burglary have dropped 11% and 13% in 2025 compared to the same time span last year, grand larceny and grand theft auto have increased modestly by 3.2% and 4.6%, respectively, according to NYPD data. Petit larceny has jumped 6.8% compared to the same time span last year. 4 The raid happened overnight into Tuesday. Gregory P. Mango Jason K., who works in a nearby building, said he's never seen a brazen theft like this in the neighborhood. 'I've only ever seen this in the Bronx,' he said. 'They were taking catalytic converters last year,' Kathleen O., 71, added. 'They wouldn't do it for fun, there's profit to be made.' Additional reporting by Amanda Woods
Auto Blog
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Blog
I Drove the 2026 Honda CR-V TrailSport, Here's My Brutally Honest Review
By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. The family SUV goes off the beaten path Simply put: the 2026 CR-V TrailSport Hybrid is mostly the same CR-V you already know, but with a few meaningful upgrades that go beyond just paint and tires. By making a few cosmetic changes, along with a touch of off-road utility, the Honda CR-V TrailSport will delight those seeking more swagger, with minimal loss in terms of efficiency compared to their CR-V hybrid. Previous Pause Next Unmute 0:00 / 0:10 Full screen The top 10 best value used cars in 2025 Watch More The 2026 Honda CR-V TrailSport finally brings some adventure to the table Honda is finally giving the CR-V a taste of off-road flair with the new 2026 CR-V TrailSport, and frankly, it looks pretty cool. While this trim may not turn the CR-V into a rock-crawler overnight, Honda claims meaningful improvements in off-road capability for all AWD models, including this new hybrid-exclusive TrailSport variant. With an MSRP starting at $38,800 (before fees), the TrailSport slots between the Sport L and Sport Turing. Torque, technology, and trail cred At the heart of these upgrades is what Honda calls Real Time All-Wheel Drive with Intelligent Control. This system improves on past AWD setups by reacting quicker and shoving more torque to the wheels with grip. So, even if two wheels are in the air, the system can effectively brake the free-spinning ones and route torque to the grounded pair. It's smart, reactive, and makes the new CR-V far more trail-worthy on paper. Honda recently shifted from a 60/40 traction split (front/rear) to a 50/50 split, allowing more usable power to be directed to the rear wheels. Yes, the CR-V TrailSport is only available with the hybrid powertrain for now, but if buyers bite, a non-hybrid version could very well follow. Autoblog Newsletter Autoblog brings you car news; expert reviews and exciting pictures and video. Research and compare vehicles, too. Sign up or sign in with Google Facebook Microsoft Apple By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. TrailSport tires, looks, and trail hints Rolling on Continental CrossContact ATR all-terrain tires (235/60R18), the TrailSport should feel more at home off the pavement than any CR-V before it. I've tested similar tires on the Pilot TrailSport, and they handled soft sand, mud, and highway cruising with surprising ease. The TrailSport trim also gains a unique front fascia with a silver skid garnish, a black rear spoiler and door handles, Shark Gray 18-inch wheels, orange TrailSport badges, exclusive Ash Green Pearl paint, and blacked-out window trim for added edge. Orange is the new tough Inside, Honda leans into the TrailSport theme with bold orange contrast stitching on the seats, dashboard, and floor mats. The TrailSport logo is embroidered into the headrests, and even the seatbelts are orange, adding a subtle but fun visual pop. There's also amber ambient lighting throughout key touchpoints, including the footwells, center console, cupholders, and door pockets. The materials and seat upholstery are unique to the TrailSport trim, giving the cabin a more rugged, purpose-built feel without sacrificing Honda's typical refinement. Source: Honda Driving the 2026 Honda CR-V TrailSport I often say, 'New tires can wake up—or totally degrade—the performance of any vehicle,' and the 2026 Honda CR-V TrailSport is a textbook example of that statement. The result? Mostly good, with a touch of compromise. Let's start with the obvious: those Continental CrossContact ATR all-terrain tires are thicker, wider, and noticeably heavier than the standard rubber Honda typically fits to the CR-V. They feature an aggressive tread pattern built for dirt, mud, and snow, and they absolutely improve grip off-road. But they also come at a cost. Source: Honda On pavement, expect a small dip in performance. I'd bet money that MPG and 0–60 times are slightly worse. There's also more interior noise and reduced cornering grip, thanks to the added mass and squirmier tread. Unless you drive like an ape (which I do), it's not glaring, but it's there. Since Honda didn't revise the CR-V's suspension for this TrailSport, some body roll and lateral motion feel a bit more pronounced during quick transitions. That said, off-road performance is noticeably improved. Honda set up a small off-road-style course—nothing extreme, but enough to highlight the TrailSport's upgrades. It included loose dirt, a few small drops, and some off-camber sections. You could probably complete it in most crossovers, but it was just tricky enough to challenge traction and suspension. Thanks to the 50/50 power distribution system, beefier tires, and an overall rugged setup, the TrailSport handled it with confidence. Traction was clearly stronger on dirt surfaces, and during the roller test—where one or more wheels are left spinning freely—the TrailSport was quicker to route torque where it mattered and pull itself free. It's not a rock-crawler, but it's far more trail-capable than your typical family SUV. Back on the street, it's still the CR-V Hybrid we know—just maybe a hair slower, like it's lugging around a gym bag full of rocks. It kind of is, but let's be real: this was never meant to be a race car. If the extra road noise gets on your nerves, the 8-speaker audio system does a fine job of drowning it out. In short: it's still an easy-to-drive, sweet-tempered CR-V—just now, it's wearing a sleeveless shirt and showing off some muscle. Final thoughts I'm genuinely curious if the CR-V TrailSport is more than just a trim package. It clearly won't match the capability of the Passport TrailSport, but it may end up being the most fun-to-drive CR-V to date. If Honda can deliver on both looks and function, it might finally inject the CR-V lineup with a little adventure.
