Honda wants you to get hyped about its newest hybrid.

The all-new 2023 CR-V is available with either an entry-level 190 horsepower, turbocharged four-cylinder engine or a 204 horsepower hybrid powertrain.

Honda named all the hybrid models Sport to drive the power point home and expects them to account for about half of the CR-V’s sales.

The Sport models also get a 40 mpg combined fuel economy rating with front-wheel-drive and 37 mpg with all-wheel-drive, so they represent a best of both worlds proposition.

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Prices for the CR-V start at $29,705, with the Sport coming in at $33,695 and a fully-loaded all-wheel-drive Sport Touring like we tested topping out at $40,395.

That includes leather upholstery, a heated steering wheel and front seats, a 12-speaker Bose audio system and a hands-free power liftgate that opens into the largest cargo area in the compact SUV class. The CR-V is a little longer and wider than the previous edition and has a roomier passenger cabin.

All CR-Vs come standard with the Honda Sensing suite of electronic driver aids that features automatic emergency braking, active lane-centering and adaptive cruise control. The Sport Touring adds a blind spot monitor and low-speed automatic braking control that can detect obstacles between 1 mph and 6 mph and mitigate colliding with them.

The hybrid system operates seamlessly as it switches between gas, electric and combined modes. Unlike older hybrids, you might not even realize it is one, unless you bring up one of the power-flow diagrams on the digital screen in the instrument cluster or touchscreen infotainment system display.

The Sport has a seven-inch screen and the Sport Touring a nine-inch screen, both with volume knobs and hard quick-access buttons to make it easier to operate them while driving. The infotainment system is equipped with either wired or wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration, depending on the model.

The CR-V offers Snow, Eco, Normal and Sport driving modes, and the last definitely dials things up. It gives it a noticeable kick and keeps the powertrain in its sweet spot more often to improve its responsiveness.

The ride quality doesn’t change, but it doesn’t have to. The CR-V is very much a Honda and provides a perfect blend of comfort and handling. Body control is excellent on a twisty road and the suspension soaks up bumps well, even with the relatively low-profile tires on the Sport Touring’s 19-inch wheels.

Real world fuel economy is also right on the money, and the Honda Sensing system takes the edge off of highway driving. It’s one of the few systems like it that allows you to use the lane-centering feature separate from the cruise control. It’s not a hand’s-off feature, but really keeps the vehicle planted in the middle of a lane.

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The only increasingly common feature that’s missing from the CR-V range is a 360-degree camera system. It does have a backup camera and plays one of the loudest pedestrian alert sounds when you’re reversing in electric mode. The noise sounds something like a chorus, and I doubt it will be the only thing singing the CR-V’s praises.

The CR-V is usually the second best-selling vehicle in the U.S. that’s not a pickup behind the Toyota Rav4, and the new one has definitely taken a step in the right direction to stay hot on its rival’s tail.

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2023 Honda CR-V

Base price: $29,705

As tested: $40,395

Type: 4-door, 5-passenger all-wheel-drive SUV

Engine: 2.0-liter four-cylinder with hybrid assist

Power: 204 hp, 247 lb-ft

Transmission: CVT automatic

MPG: 40 city/34 hwy

United Kingdom-based publishers and broadcasters have united in opposition to the BBC "blackout" of King Charles III's coronation on Saturday. 

News Media Association, TalkTV, GB News and Local TV issued a joint statement condemning the BBC for restricting access to historic ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey. Charles, 74, immediately ascended the British throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September, however, his official coronation is set to take place on Saturday and the organizations feel everyone should have a chance to witness it. 

"We are deeply concerned by the BBC’s behaviour in restricting UK media companies access to pool footage of the Coronation of the King, and therefore denying UK citizens the opportunity to enjoy this event of major public interest and national importance on the platform of their choice," the statement said. 

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"Given the historic significance of the occasion, all efforts should have been made by the BBC to ensure that the footage - which is created using licence fee payer money - is distributed as widely as possible to allow UK citizens to witness this event, and the BBC has not fulfilled this obligation," the joint statement continued. "The decision to charge UK media companies an excessive commercial fee (with no visibility of true costs) seems perverse when the BBC is allowing foreign publishers and broadcasters the same footage for free. These foreign broadcasters and publishers will be allowed to stream or broadcast footage in the UK despite restrictions on UK media." 

News Media Association, TalkTV, GB News and Local TV said the BBC, along with Sky and ITN, have "repeatedly delayed and prevaricated on this issue since the death of Queen Elizabeth in September last year in an anti-competitive manner." 

The broadcasters then urged the BBC to change its stance to allow everyone the ability to tune in.

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"The BBC must urgently reconsider their position and allow all members of the British public who want to watch the Coronation the choice to access the event where they wish to do so," the joint statement concluded. 

Charles' wife, Camilla, will also be crowned queen during the ceremony.

Coronation services begin at 11 a.m. local time, and will be followed by a "much larger in scale" procession back to the Palace, including Armed Forces from across the Commonwealth and the British Overseas Territories alongside The Sovereign's Bodyguard and Royal Watermen. 

Their Majesties will travel from Buckingham Palace in The King's Procession to Westminster Abbey in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, which was created for Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate the 60th anniversary of her reign in 2012. 

Charles will be crowned with the St. Edward Crown, which was removed from the Tower of London last year to be prepped for the crowning ceremony. The crown was first created in 1661 for Charles II and replaced the previous crown that was melted down in 1649.

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Charles is expected to swap the St. Edward Crown for the Imperial State Crown after the ceremony.

Camilla will be crowned with Queen Mary's crown, which was worn by Charles' great-grandmother when she was named queen consort in 1910, alongside her husband, King George V.

Queen Elizabeth died in September at the age of 96. She's the second longest-reigning monarch in history, and served England and the Commonwealth for 70 years.

Fox News’ Janelle Ash contributed to this report.