People will claim the hybrid is more complicated, I’d say it’s actually LESS complicated than the 1.5T and has less stuff to go wrong. No turbo, no alternator, no starter, no belt driven accessories and the e-CVT (a misnomer, there's actually no transmission in this thing at all) is FAR simpler than the CVT.

Turbo maintenance is a real concern if car kept for long term as the constant high heat will in general shorten engine life. I think that is a given, you added something that boost such great power over the original NA engine and yet can have better FC, something has to go. The forced highly compressed air with massive heat generated in our sometime super hot weather WILL affect engine life and reliability. Stringent requirement of good engine oil with monitored and much shorter engine life and change interval will also add to the cost. More repair will be needed at least over NA engine. Hybrid engine part even lesser repair needed, as mentioned, no alternator, no start, belt driven thingy....

I believe cannot feel much of turbo lag likely due to the way they tune the CRV to climb up slower than its counterpart for more smoother and comfortable acceleration. Feel like pulling back the CRV power abit but give and take. Actually I don't feel much of turbo lag if any when sitting on my friend's Civic too. Itu S70, can feel....

Great discussion here guys happy to see an active forum thread...

Shifting the topic back to V/RS creature comforts as I'm going to test drive on Thurs/Fri, is there anything I should be looking for in particular?

My current list includes:
    * Material build quality, fit and finish
    * Road noise insulation and tire noise
    * 360° camera resolution
    * Seat comfort
    * Body roll when turning/cornering

If you have the budget, and time to wait,, go way up to RS,, dont take AWD,, just settle for E

For pick up,, AWD is lazy from the start

The only reason I go to V long story short,,,,,
at first I budgeted for RS, booked for RS, loan approved for RS, and I have all the time in the world to wait, we got extra car, this car main purpose is purely for long drive and weekend car,,,,,,,
2 months already wait, so peaceful and enjoy life with temporary lesser monthly commitment

At the end of the day,, wife win, she dont want to wait, she want it fast, she want it now 
Everyday asked me, , every time see new G6 she asked me,, lucky very few on the road to see,, 

Happy wife peaceful Life

I just telling evrybody here,, again,, Im happy with my G6 more than my G5,, because wife happy,,

But truly, deep down inside my heart,, G3 still the best of the best gen CRV hahaha

- Wireless CarPlay is awesome, get in the car it auto connect and start playing Spotify. I don't use my wired CarPlay in Civic FC that often because sometimes lazy to plug in for short journeys.

- The engine kicked in more than I expected when test driving in Georgetown at slow city crawling traffic. I was expecting more EV driving but the engine kept coming in even on Normal mode. I didn't try ECO mode.

The only thing which is missing from the E specs for me is the 360 camera. So I am wondering if there is any possibility for us to install a 360 camera at any car accessories shop? Also, will the warranty be affected if we do that?

I suddenly recall Mazda have the 2.2D.... but its known for some issues and since no more diesel subsidies, ya good luck with that

Seriously considered CX-8 too but it's too long and hard to park in Georgetown street parking lots.

Wow 9-10km/L for highway driving is crazy. If 100% city driving how bad would it be? And turbo even worse?

We were talking about the 2.5NA CX-5.

Thanks. Too bad no RS owner in this thread to weigh in on hybrid city driving fc. Probably around 20km/l

Makes sense.. I'm buying it for city driving for the most part since I'm on Penang island.

But with the crazy wait I'm tempted to get a used X3/X4 instead   

Not interested in EVs at the moment because I live in a condo and they have very limited charging accommodations, only two wall plugs in two guest parking bays. It'll take forever to charge a BEV.

Toyota Malaysia got no SUV around CRV ranges much less Hybrid. If oversea got lar, RAV4.

Toyota Cross is definitely not in the same segment, so out.

Ignite red for me. Although I did open up to other colours, except for silver.

However I don't really prefer the current Honda Lunar Silver, a bit too dim during darker lighting unlike the bright alabaster silver years ago. Still the only brighter colour model (excluding red) beside white.

I've bid and won a number through eJPJ but have yet to submit the JPJ offer letter to the dealer at Glenmarie. That's why I'm thinking to book through another SA to try my luck.

FYI - this is the 2nd ever car I'm going to purchase over the past 11 years...

that's why I'm still considered very new to all the car purchases

Honda under estimate the forcast of CRV hybrid sale?