Now that the Detroit Auto Show is over — for the media anyway — we’ll be focusing on — new vehicles, of course!
This week kicks off Monday with a review of the 2023 Honda CR-V. The crossover got a redesign for the new model year and the hybrid version gets an even bolder look while offering a sportier driving experience, according to the automaker.
Editor-in-Chief Paul Eisenstein recently got some time behind the wheel of the latest iteration of the brand’s top selling vehicle — only the gas-powered version, Honda won’t have the hybrid available until next month — and will offer his first impression of the crossover.
TheDetroitBureau.com highlights the week ahead as well as the top news you need to know from last week, plus a new vehicle review and a walk through automotive history on its weekly podcast, Headlight News, which is available every Monday on Spotify, Anchor or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
Mustang hybrid?
Another hybrid model is going to make the story roster this week: the Ford Mustang Hybrid. The piece on the upcoming model comes just days after the company rolled out the seventh-generation model to throngs of Mustang fans and owners.
The confirmed two powertrains: the 2.3-liter 4-cylinder EcoBoost and the longtime favorite, the 5.0-liter V-8 for the 2024 Mustang. No horsepower numbers were offered for the EcoBoost but the V-8 puts out 480 horsepower, according to Ed Krenz, Mustang’s chief nameplate engineer. The company’s surprise Dark Horse performance model reveal, officials said it would develop 500 hp using the same Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 mentioned earlier.
Officials didn’t comment on potential powertrains for the original pony car during the debut, but we’ll have an update on the sports coupe, which is expected to arrive in the later portion of the decade.
The hybrid’s been long in the making, with reports of it as far back as 2017, when then-CEO Mark Fields said it would be here — along with an F-150 hybrid — in 2020. Well, neither Fields nor the hybrid Mustang were here in 2020.