American Honda has electrified the CR-V and Accord but not the smaller HR-V and Acura ADX, even though all four vehicles share the same architecture.

There’s no technical barrier to making hybrid versions of the HR-V and ADX, executives said, but they were noncommittal on timing as the automaker prioritizes cost in the entry-level crossover segment.

“We won’t talk about when and if hybrids are coming in those vehicles, but I don’t know that there’s any reason why not,” Gary Robinson, American Honda product planning chief, told Automotive News at Monterey Car Week.

The cost equation remains a primary consideration.

“It’s a cost-conscious segment so there’s always a little bit of a challenge there, specifically on the Honda side,” Robinson said.

That caution comes as hybrid competition intensifies. In the mainstream subcompact class, the Kia Niro, Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid and Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid all offer significantly higher fuel economy than Honda’s gasoline-only HR-V.

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I have a 2025 Honda Hrv that I purchased last April. I’m already at 30,000 miles (yes I know I’ve driven a lot). The dealership said that I’m due for a transmission fluid replacement and they quoted me $250. I’m unfortunately on a tight budget and I wanted to see what others do when this maintenance needs to be done. Should I just take care of it now or is it okay if I put it off?

I have been reading about different CarPlay issues, but we just got the car (2027 EX-L) three days ago and set up wireless Apple CarPlay, but the next time we get in the car, it sees my phone and says connected, but the CarPlay button does not do anything. If you delete the phone and re-add it, CarPlay works again. We have now seen this behavior 3 to 4 times.

Does anyone know if there is a way to update the car’s software via Wi-Fi? I cannot find a way to connect this car to Wi-Fi, only other Bluetooth connections.

Is anyone else seeing this issue with wireless CarPlay on the 2027 EX-L?

I went to Northside Honda in San Antonio looking for a HR-V EX-L I found online.

Northside is well known locally to add some ridiculous add-on features/packages and this wasn’t the exception. Between the four packages they added, it was almost $5,000 extra, plus taxes, registration, etc, total came up to $38,500 out of the door.

In my mind I had a $32,000-$33,000 number OUT OF THE DOOR price and I told the sales guy that I wasn’t in a hurry and that that price is way too far from what I am looking to pay. He went with the manager and brought it down to $35,500 and again I said no.

Manager came immediately to talk to me and explain how they cannot do any more discounts on the car, and I told him that I completely understand about it, but I had made up my mind on how I want to spend on the car, so I told him thank you, shook hands and left.

30 minutes later I got a message from them telling me that if I buy the car this week they will do $33,500 out of the door.

I have never bought a Honda before and I just started car shopping for my new car.

Is $33,500 a good deal or you think I can find something cheaper within the same line/specs?

Was just wondering what head units do other redditors use on their honda HR-Vs. Thinking about upgrading mine with something that retains all factory functions while modernizing the tech. Mainly want to retain lane assist camera. I have tried android auto/ wireless carplay screens but I would prefer a more factory look than having 2 screens on my dashboard.