21-05-2025
2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vs. 2025 Honda CR-V Hybrid: How Do These Gas-Electric Compact SUVs Stack Up?
Technology and safety equipment
The 2025 CR-V Hybrid comes standard with a 7-inch center touchscreen, with a 9-inch unit included on upper trims. The smaller display features wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, while wireless functionality comes with the upgrade unit. (For 2026, the larger screen and wireless connectivity become standard on all CR-Vs.) The 2026 RAV4 Hybrid one-ups the Honda in terms of screen size — a 10.5-inch screen is standard, while a 12.9-inch display is available on upper trims — and Toyota includes wireless smartphone mirroring capabilities across the board. The new RAV4 debuts the latest version of the Toyota Audio Multimedia System interface.
The 2026 RAV4 Hybrid is also the first model to use version 4.0 of the Toyota Safety Sense suite of driver assistance systems. Toyota hasn't provided details on the feature set, only saying that it will include updated hardware and detection capabilities. We expect everything from TSS 2.5, the version used by the 2025 RAV4, which comes with a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, lane departure alert with steering assistance, lane tracing assist, automatic high-beams and road sign assistance. Honda Sensing features standard on all CR-V Hybrids include collision mitigation braking, road departure mitigation, lane departure warning, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assistance, road-sign recognition, blind-spot monitoring, cross-traffic monitoring, Traffic Jam Assist and automatic high-beams.
Trims and pricing
For 2025, Honda sells the CR-V Hybrid in three trim levels: Sport, Sport-L and Sport Touring. Next year, they will be joined by a new TrailSport Hybrid trim. Current base pricing has a front-wheel-drive CR-V Sport Hybrid costing $36,045 with the $1,395 destination charge, while choosing the all-wheel-drive model adds $1,500 to the bill.
Toyota will offer the 2026 RAV4 Hybrid in LE, XLE, Limited, Woodland, SE and XSE trims. (Only the new RAV4 GR Sport will come exclusively as a plug-in hybrid.) Expect pricing to start close to the MSRP for today's front-wheel-drive gas LE model, which is $30,645, including a $1,395 destination charge. Note that Honda sells the CR-V Hybrid only in higher trims with more standard equipment, which accounts for some of the price difference.
