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2022 BMW X3 vs 2024 Honda CR-V

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BMW X3
BMW X3

$46,095 - $124,999

2022 price

Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V

$38,980 - $57,990

2024 price

Summary

2022 BMW X3
2024 Honda CR-V
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Inline 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded/Electric

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
3.2L/100km (combined)

5.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Low EV-only range
  • Slow charging
  • More expensive than rivals

  • No full-sized spare wheel
  • No hybrid AWD availability
  • Firm ride
2022 BMW X3 Summary

BMW was once a brand most known for its range of sporty sedans and coupes. In the last 15 years, though, things have literally changed the face of the Bavarian juggernaut.

If its X3 SUV range is anything to go by, things are set to change a lot more before the brand has settled into its new comfort zone of electrified SUVs.

You see, unlike most of its rivals, the X3 is now offered in petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid, and as the fully-electric iX3. This allows BMW to hedge its bets over various drivetrains, but it’s also one of the first automakers to have such a comprehensive offering for a single model.

For this review we’re looking at the xDrive30e plug-in hybrid model to find out if BMW’s PHEV offering has what it takes to win some premium dollars from the likes of Volvo, Mercedes, and Lexus, all of which have added hybrid rivals with plugs in this space in recent years.

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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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