2024 Honda CR-V vs 2023 Tesla Model Y

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Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V

$36,880 - $57,990

2024 price

Tesla Model Y
Tesla Model Y

$40,990 - $72,800

2023 price

Summary

2024 Honda CR-V
2023 Tesla Model Y
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.0L

0.0L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol/Electric

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
5.5L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

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

  • Will be too clinical for some enthusiasts
  • Ride improved but still hard
  • Touch panel controls for everything
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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2023 Tesla Model Y Summary

This version of Tesla’s Model Y is the new frontier for enthusiasts. How do you make an electric performance car?

It should be easy, right? Just up the power of the motors - no need to fit a larger, more complex engine, and make sure you’ve got a battery with the appropriate outputs.

There’s far more than meets the eye. The big question is, is it worth the significant additional spend over the base Model Y?

We grabbed one of the earliest examples of the Performance to hit Australian shores to find out.

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