Comments on: 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid coupe revealed at NAIAS

By: risse

risse — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:55:10 +0000

I have a 1985 Honda VTI Civic Hatch still, she has never miss a beat and I never found a suitable potential replacement till now. I look forward to the CR-Z here in Sydney.

By: Casey Verdant

Casey Verdant — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:13:03 +0000

Detroit has a chance to show the nation and the world that they’re listening to the cries for greater fuel efficiency! The Ford Focus, the Toyota FT-CH, and the Honda CR-Z hybrid are all great eco-friendly cars of the sort Americans are now demanding: let’s hope for more like them as the Auto Show continues.

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By: mark

mark — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:55:03 +0000

and a proper crx! this thing is 23kw down on the ’92 model i had. shame i was lookin for to this car but now will wait for the toyota ft86 to come out.

By: Hayzel

Hayzel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:56:29 +0000

Can you overrun a hyundai getz with a bicycle? Don’t be stupid, I know you said it as a joke but it’s just stupid.

By: jay

jay — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:48:55 +0000

Just be glad they’re making 2 door “coupes” again… along with the Toyobaru if they actually make it and sell it here.

However, the power & torque figures and matching fuel consumption look a little disappointing. I wonder if it runs on regular instead of 95/98? If so it’d be very cheap to run. Great for young car buyers. Or cheapskates/people with too many bills/mortgages etc.

By: riceboy

riceboy — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:39:02 +0000

they can keep this and the UK built 5 door civic which they’re charging almost 40K for! that fuel economy figure is hopeless, why bother with hybrid at all in this car…

Honda make some great cars, but damn they overcharge for some of their poverty pack shopping trolley on wheels.

By: Baddass

Baddass — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:12:08 +0000

Looks the goods, but I wish they made either a dedicated petrol or dedicated electric. Since I like my cars to respond when I drive them, I’d take the petrol. One word that sums up this car (and a lot of other hybrids):compromise.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:06:53 +0000

well if total power output is at 90KW and the battery is supplying 10KW of overall power, then the petrol engine is on around the 80KW mark….

so for such a tiny engine, and for a car that doesnt weigh that much, how the hell are those fuel consumption figures made?

a VW Golf GTI, which has ALOT more power then the CRZ, is pumping out around the 7.5L mark, which is similar to this…

And knowing Honda Australia, they are going to charge an absolute premium for it (think the Civic Hatch), because its a ‘Sports car’ and a ‘Hybrid’. Nether of which, it is actually good at.

Such a wasted opertunity Honda.

By: RoFlmaTiC

RoFlmaTiC — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:37:55 +0000

Well a 10kw electric engine was only ever going to make a marginal difference at best…

Doesn’t 1.5L iVTEC engine in NA form produce 88kw or something? The extra 3kw would barely offset the extra weight of the batteries etc :-\

By: Yianni

Yianni — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:32:24 +0000

Those fuel consumption figures are shocking. What are Honda doing?

They’re asking people to pay a premium for a premium hybrid product that consumes the same amount of fuel as a cheaper petrol car?

I guess it shows how good the VW Twin Charged engines really are.