Volvo XC40 vs Honda CR-V

What's the difference?

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Volvo XC40
Volvo XC40

$52,990 - $79,990

2024 price

Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V

$36,880 - $57,990

2024 price

Summary

2024 Volvo XC40
2024 Honda CR-V
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Not Applicable, 0.0L

Inline 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Electric

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

5.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Ride comfort isn't there on long journeys
  • Loud cabin at higher speeds
  • Interior trims don't match grade level

  • No full-sized spare wheel
  • No hybrid AWD availability
  • Firm ride
2024 Volvo XC40 Summary

The XC40 Recharge Twin Motor is the flagship model for the segment leading small electric SUV from Volvo.

Well positioned in terms of price, specifications and driving range, it continues to prove itself a fierce rival to the Mercedes-Benz EQA, Lexus UX and newcomer BMW iX1.

But does it bring its A-game to every attribute buyers in the small electric SUV segment demand? In this review, we put it to test to 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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Deep dive comparison

2024 Volvo XC40 2024 Honda CR-V

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