Honda CR-Z hybrid needs more pizzazz - Drive News

hmmm... sounds interesting...

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The world’s first hybrid sports car promised so much but doesn’t wow with its on-paper prowess.

Honda’s radical hybrid powered concept car stopped showgoers two years ago in Tokyo, but the Detroit motor show production version was a lot less sassy.

The Honda CR-Z's proportions are underwhelming; the long, low overhang at the front was partly an attempt at sporting style but also an unhappy necessity prompted by the need to comply with pedestrian safety requirements.

Of course, the Honda CR-Z is meant to be a petrol-electric hybrid sports car, rather than the far more common petrol-electric hybrid eco-car.

The potential problem with that appears to be the basic hybrid system it shares with the Civic Hybrid and the Insight.

The 1.5-litre engine (up from 1.3-litres in Civic and Insight) and its supplementary electric motor manage to produce 90kW, 173Nm and a preliminary best fuel consumption estimate of 6.2L/100km.

This system is old-tech enough to still be employing nickel-metal hydride batteries. Chief engineer Norio Tomobe told Drive the CR-Z retained Honda's existing hybrid system for cost reasons.

So when it turns up in Australia in the second half of 2011 let's hope it's an affordable drive - as well as more enjoyable than it looks.

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ADDED: CR-Z promo VIDEO

Promised a princess:
http://artaban7.files.wordpress.com/...-dashboard.jpg

Given an old lady:
http://images-2.drive.com.au/2010/01...00-600x400.jpg

This seems to be a higher spec model since the hazard button and the seat are different. Looks much better than the model above.
http://images-2.drive.com.au/2010/01...00-600x400.jpg

I think the interior still look better rather than the exterior :thumbdwn:

I think both interior and exteriors look nice. Obviously it could do with much larger wheels but they're not going to come stock with 18 or 19" - what little eco car would?

Anyway, interior is much nicer than the new focus which has too many lines, angles and materials going on at once. Can't wait!

aw man. looks so much shitter than the concept. guess i'm not suprised.

interior still looks ok tho, but the side on exterior shot is such a let down....

Yeah, the only thing I dont like about the exterior is the back.... Why all honda's new hybrid car has to look like a prius? :(

i say those honda bigwigs giv the nod of approval for the CRZ to get a k-series and a type r badge

wot do u guys rekon!

muhuhahahah IMO

oh and sum recaros! kekke

leave it alone... i reackon it looks great.
You would only really appreciate the CR-Z if u have owned a gen2 crx and seen its transformation.

i've started saving and on friday night and saturday night im off to sell my body for some art... :P hahaha

no news if this will definitely be released in Australia but gives up almost 2yrs to save ppl :) 40K? maybe $50k?

We need to wait till they release official power figure... maybe that will change our mind... :)

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Originally Posted by denot

We need to wait till they release official power figure... maybe that will change our mind... :)

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power isn't everything :cool: and you could attempt to swap something into it :)

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Originally Posted by SINISTR

power isn't everything :cool: and you could attempt to swap something into it :)

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Hmmm I think it's "something" because CRZ is not designed as just a normal hybrid car... its a "Sport Hybrid Car"

i dont need the CR-Z for power
thats what the CRX is for ;)

The CR-Z would be nice to have a/c, power steering and interior that doesnt rattle and make noises all the time... haha.

The CRZ launch was very average.

The brochure pictures hide some cosmetic proportionate flaws. It'll be interesting to see what it looks like in the flesh.

looks pretty nice..

Hate to say it, but i think toyota has the right idea again
http://www.egmcartech.com/2010/01/16...brid-for-2011/
considering they've had 20 years and a new 'hybrid' engine.. Honda haven't improved much on the 6.7L/100km i used to get out of my '88 CRX (before it was boosted lol) and they've gone backwards in the power/weight stakes!

How can they say that it's going to give the CRZ a run for it's money.

With that much hp, it would be giving ferrari's a run for their money.

Yup.. thats a failure. :wave:

promo video added to 1st thread

lol i reckon when the car isnt so exxy and you got OZHONDA 2030 meet going on, people would of ripped out the hybrid motor, LIGHTWEIGHT Y0

I wonder if the car would be faster if you removed the weight of the hybrid engine and batteries, and relied solely on the petrol engine.