Honda CR-V Hybrid Adds $37,645 Hybrid-Only Sport-L for 2024
The 2024 Honda CR-V Sport-L toes the line between the Sport and Sport Touring trims.
Honda increases the 2024 CR-V's base price by $1090, with the entry-level LX stickering for $30,795.
The Sport-L trim comes standard with front-wheel drive and starts at $37,645.
Honda expands the CR-V lineup for 2024 with the addition of the Sport-L trim level. Offered exclusively with the CR-V's hybrid powertrain, the Sport-L bridges the gap between the cloth-seated CR-V Sport and flagship Sport Touring trims, both of which are also hybrid-only affairs.
A New Hybrid CR-V Trim
Don't think of the $37,645 Sport-L as just a CR-V Sport with leather seats, though, as Honda also fits the model with a number of convenience items it previously reserved for the gas-powered EX-L and gas-electric Sport Touring guises.
This includes a power-operated tailgate (there's no kick-to-open feature, though, as Honda reserves that for the Sport Touring), a four-way power passenger seat, front and rear parking sensors, a wireless charging pad, satellite radio, driver's seat memory, and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Additionally, the Sport-L comes standard with a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system (2.0 inches larger than the Sport 's) and an eight-speaker audio system that betters the Sport's six-speaker setup but falls short of the Sport Touring's Bose-branded 12-speaker system.
From the outside, the Sport-L looks more like its lesser Sport sibling than the higher-end Sport Touring. Whereas the top-end CR-V Hybrid relies on a set of 19-inch wheels and tires, the Sport-L retains the Sport's 18-inch units.
Likewise, the Sport-L comes standard with front-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive adding $1500 to the bill. As is the case with its gas-electric stablemates, the Sport-L comes standard with a 204-hp hybrid powertrain that consists of a four-cylinder gas engine and two electric motors.
2024 CR-V Costs More
For 2024, the nonhybrid CR-V LX, EX, and EX-L models continue to make do with a 190-hp 1.5-liter turbo four. In fact, the rest of the sixth-generation CR-V lineup largely carries over for its sophomore year. That said, the model's cost of entry jumps $1090 for 2024, with the base LX model now stickering for $30,795.
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