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Toyota Yaris Cross vs Honda CR-V

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Toyota Yaris Cross
Toyota Yaris Cross

$26,989 - $49,990

2023 price

Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V

$44,500 - $60,400

2024 price

Summary

2023 Toyota Yaris Cross
2024 Honda CR-V
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 3, 1.5L

Inline 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol/Electric

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Fuel Efficiency
3.8L/100km (combined)

5.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Firm ride
  • Could use more power
  • Flimsy mesh luggage compartment cover

  • No full-sized spare wheel
  • No hybrid AWD availability
  • Firm ride
2023 Toyota Yaris Cross Summary

The Yaris Cross is a good example of great timing.

Jacking up a small/supermini-sized wagon is hardly original, as the 2000s Peugeot 207 Outdoor proved. It bombed locally, and there were others too, probably, that never even reached our ears, let alone our shores. The point is, this seemed like a niche too far.

Not to Toyota, though. Sure, its Yaris has long included tallish wagon offshoots elsewhere, with names like Verso and Ractis. But it took a redesign that included a Subaru Outback-esque makeover, the telling 'Cross' badge and hybrid with available all-wheel drive (AWD) options to get buyers interested.

As wait times stretch to a year and beyond, now there's a "thrilling" (according to the press release) GR (for Gazoo Racing) Sport Hybrid addition, for those who seek their compact crossovers in racy eco tracksuit couture.

Can the Yaris Cross pull it off? Let's find out.

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2024 Honda CR-V Summary

In the distant future, automotive historians will look back at the Honda CR-V as one of the true SUV originals.

Sure, it and the conceptually-identical Subaru Forester, trailed the trendsetting Toyota RAV4 of 1994 by three years, but collectively all three Japanese brands broke and then reset the Australian family-car mould in lightning-quick time. Too much so for the floundering local car industry to ever catch up.

Today, they remain the blue-chip mid-sized SUV contenders.

Six generations in, how does the completely-redesigned CR-V in all-new e:HEV (petrol-electric hybrid) guise stack up? Let's find out!

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