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Honda CR-V vs Lexus RX

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Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V

$38,980 - $57,990

2024 price

Lexus RX
Lexus RX

2024 price

Summary

2024 Honda CR-V
2024 Lexus RX
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.0L

Inline 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol/Electric

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
5.5L/100km (combined)

5.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No full-sized spare wheel
  • No hybrid AWD availability
  • Firm ride

  • Noisy hybrid powertrain
  • Missing some standard gear
  • Firm ride
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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2024 Lexus RX Summary

The Lexus RX holds broad appeal. Families with a bit of money that don’t need a third seating row, older people who love the brand and want a bit of space, and people stepping up into the premium marque from a mainstream brand are all potential buyers. 

The fifth-generation version that launched in early 2023 proved to be a significant step up over the previous RX.

Lexus made it more dynamically capable, and there’s been a sharpened focus on refinement, value-for-money and safety credentials. 

We spent three weeks getting to know the most affordable RX - the entry-grade Lexus RX350h Luxury two-wheel drive - to see whether it’s worth putting it at the top of your premium family SUV shopping list.

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