New CR-Z

[Snoop_gee]

late 30's to 40's for a hybrid. Geez.

At least make it work the while and put a decent motor.

[UNLS1]

i enjoyed driving it for the weekend, it is a fun little car to drive and nice and light and it had more zip than i expected.
i would have to agree with the price point, for the same $$$ u could get a euro lux nav! I guess it will be a niche market car.

Ill learn more at the track day tomorrow

[Dems]

spotted one today, looked great driving.

would be keen for one but as others have said not for that $$$

might wait for a damaged one and k-swap it...

now just need to win the lotto.

[Atjo]

I think it's expensive because the hybrid technology itself still expensive to make. If all car manufacturers have at least one hybrid model i think it will become cheaper.

[Snoop_gee]

spotted one today, looked great driving.

would be keen for one but as others have said not for that $$$

might wait for a damaged one and k-swap it...

now just need to win the lotto.

w0Rd!

[denot]

Ok, Honda or Toyota (lexus) hybrid? All the review compares CRZ with Prius, but it should've been compared to CT200H. I think I still go for the Lexus because of the build quality (interior in CR-Z are so full of plastic, the sun light bounced on it)

[UNLS1]

yeah but the lexus looks like a pumped out corolla and the CRZ leaves it for dead in the looks dept.

[denot]

yeah but the lexus looks like a pumped out corolla and the CRZ leaves it for dead in the looks dept.

I loved the exterior and the futuristic dashboard, but bad quality can be seen immediately...

[UNLS1]

i cant see the bad quality im sorry.

[Philip Lee]

I don't think bad quality are the right words, but Lexus definitely has better interior material than any Honda.

[UNLS1]

lexus should have a better build than any honda! it is LEXUS!

[hondar]

i dont know whats in the honda australia / govt thinking.. i saw the price and shake my head.

i was having a chat with murakami-san from js racing and was told this car is selling very well in japan because japanese govt gives heaps of incentives to buy hybrid car that makes the car cheaper than conventional car. for us we were slapped with premium price to go green. go figure!

they should include as part of their carbon reduction scheme to give incentives for us to buy green car as well since car emit carbon (heaps of cars in australia)

i know dealers wants to make money like any other business but just not seeing how people will be buying this car in this period where everyone is cautious how the $$$ is spend.