Depends. How many people in the car etc.

The last time I checked, there is hardly any price difference between normal and hybrid Cross. Whereas there is a 20K difference between normal and hybrid CRV. On price, I will go for Cross

While the dashcam can overwrite the recording, there are emergency recording that will be locked and will adds up overtime.
Actually no need to do that all the time but somehow it will remind your a couple of months once.

So once in a while, just connect to the dashcam using your phone with MetaDrive2 app (default app for Honda Dashcam) and clear all videos.

The dashcam comes with 16GB or 32GB sd card only (I can't remember) but I myself increase the storage using my leftover larger size (64gb or 128gb) from my other cars DDPAI dashcam.

They're two different segment vehicles where Cross is smaller. The CR-V space is humongous, do you really need all that space? Personally I went for CR-V e:HEV because of our first baby and we have a dog. The space is really big and is class-leading. If you don't need that much car, just get the Cross

I like spacious car even though most of the time it just for 2 person. One reason I did not get the CX5. It's rear seats not for adults.

i dont require all that space, only thinking 140k cross or 190k crv doesnt have big difference on instalment. and i feel bigger car should be safer if anything happen..

Personally I think this new CR-V looks very handsome compared to the Cross… but I’m obviously biased

Tried my wife car after sent for service 🤣

This 1.5t engine not bad. And the Michelin primacy feel good, more stable than Toyo on high speed. Maybe it is still new and rubber still soft.

202 with ACC on wow lol did the car drive itself sustained at that speed? Or did you accelerate manually?

Hahaha, forgot to turn it off, I was using acc because caught in jam before entering the highway.

Fully accelerate manually with full throttle, think ACC and LKAS was not functioning after exceed certain speed.

To my surprise, it can go up to 218, but I was unable to snap photo because need to fully concentrate. This only able to do on lekas which usually got no car in morning after 10.

This post has been edited by Jingle91: Jul 29 2025, 04:08 PM

turbo AWD btter or ehev better?

Fyi info real speed is minus 8-10kmh ya

Depends on your use case. If mostly city driving then e:HEV better; if you like to vroom on highway at sustained high speeds then the turbo is better.

Cross the car boot size is too small compare to crv. Depend on yourself, if you plan to have family and kids with gf soon, crv is a better choice, can throw everything in the car boot. Not to mention the current crv is even bigger than gen 5

My cousin who drive cross have to move some items to our car when go for local trip.

If u wan spend lesser money, then go for cross, price difference is abt 40k so I would think cross and crv not compatible.

Not sure abt driving experience for cross hybrid, but for cross v it is really underpower even car size is smaller

While most concentrate on petrol savings when talking about eHev, very little was mention about the driving experience differences.

eHev has one of the better EV like driving experience among hybrids (excluding Nissan e-Power).
Even Toyota Cross hybrid where they use planetary gear to mix motor and engine power cannot match the smooth constant ev-like driving experience of eHev (serial-parallel hybrid).

If you constantly runs over 120Km at highway most of your driving time, then turbo should be your choice but if you do lots of below 120km/h highway run or city drive, then eHev constantly activated serial ev drive will give you EV like refined driving that Toyota Hybrid (with constantly activated engine) cannot match.

Resale value wise, hybrids will drop price like shit but when you buy eHev, if you only think of petrol savings, forget about it, Hybrids not only cost more, the resale value will drop more, the parts are way more expensive if fail (eg electrical air-cond vs mechanical), 12v battery agm double pricing vs much cheaper standard lead acid battery, etc.

So when buy hybrid, don't think about saving coz you will lose way more money. Concentrate of the premium features, the driving experience that will make it worth it if you value that more than the monetary differences. Just the refined acceleration and torque difference at city drive already make it worth it for some.

50-60k price difference although not much when spread out over the years.....are still a lot of difference and that exclude the bank interest. Anyway if money is not too big an issue, then it did not matter.

cross is so aunty! go pasar marketing ok la. so cramp the car.

If 2 pax ok lar. Just the rear seat legroom a quite cramp, personally, no better than CX5. Seat is ok, just the legroom and rear floor space, so cramp.

I am abt 172cm with 11 size shoe. When adjusted to my driving position and sit in the back, my shoe is halfway under the rear of the front seat.

That is the key reason, I gave up on cross hybrid earlier.

i drove my sis in law 's cross before. i felt very cramp in the 'cockpit'. it's just me...i can't stand toyota and bmw's interior designs. lol. The hybrid cross is really struggling to move an inch. lol

Underpowered....that is for sure if compared with eHev.
As for the seating legroom, ya, cross seems like a big car outside but once inside, it did feel a bit cramp. Seat is ok, just the leg space.
Cross is using 1.8cc engine vs some other western market 2.0cc. 1.8cc in my opinion is underpowered especially the hybrid version. The motor helps a lot BUT unfortunately then engine comes on very fast unlike Honda's IMMD that still using motor for torque up to below 70km/h where else Cross is around 40km/h if running full motor mode.

Although in terms of fuel efficiency, they are similar to eHev but in terms of driving refined driving experience, the Cross hybrid system with constantly activated engine just don't give you the refined driving eHev has on low to mid speed.

I like iMMD system much better but that will likely comes at cost of more parts that can fail if keep car for long term due to extra clutch system. So far no failure news yet coz these clutches can supposedly last 200-300k mileage (no historical record yet). Still once fail, cannot repair. Have to change the entire eCVT unit aka the entire dual motors and everything in it.

This post has been edited by Cavino: Jul 30 2025, 10:09 AM

Had looked at Cross but opted for the CRV 1.5T 2WD instead. Reasons for me are:

1. I like spacious car even though there are just 2 of us. I like the airy feeling. But not too big for town parking.

2. I can leave the car for weeks without touching it. A friend left his Cross for weeks and couldn't start and have to towed to official workshop to determine which battery the problem. I don't want such trouble. Original CRV battery normally last for 1 yr only.

3. I don't want AWD, if one tire got damaged, have to change at least 2, if not all 4. I hate wasting money.

4. I sometime overtake other cars around 140kph. 1.5T more powerful.

5. For my driving range, the extra cost of Hybrid is enough to pay for 6 years of free petrol.

Ya, it is funny why ppl still talk about petrol saving only when talk about buying hybrids. The higher pricing, the much lower resale value, the more expensive parts (albeit that can contra off with the exclusion of complex gearbox and alternator), will always makes hybrid buyers lose way more money than it it can save EVEN if keep car for long term coz when keep for long term, more chances of EXPENSIVE wear out items and failure.

So technically in Malaysia, buying hybrids is a garanteed way of losing big money. The higher the car price, the bigger the loss.

It is actually the driving experience that matter the most if buying hybrids.
The motor-based refined smooth and strong lower and mid-end torque, the satisfaction of driving a slightly more environmental friendly car, the iMMD EV like driving experience during low to mid speed drive, the refined silent minimal car vibration (minimal vibration with the missing CVT that no one mentioned).....that is one that should be the key for buying hybrids. Saving petrol, less time go petrol station is just a great bonus to it, nothing much more to it.

However if keep car for past 8 years with about 20k mileage per year, the petrol save can actually contra off with a battery replacement cost. So this petrol savings won't save you money BUT can elevate your worry of battery replacement in future. Just think of all petrol save can help pay for battery replacement if ever need one. So technically if keep car long term, the petrol saving is just to contra off to buy new battery. No saving, no loss either from petrol saving, However if petrol price goes up...then petrol saving might makes you some real saving.