Facelifted, with more power and equipment, the Honda CR-Z continues to be a brilliant small coupe.
The new Honda CR-Z is a hybrid, Jim, but perhaps not quite as we know it. We’re now into the third decade of hybrid vehicles, yet only now are car makers dabbling with versions that excite enthusiasts as much as environmentalists. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s the two pioneers of petrol-electric cars, Honda and Toyota, who are the brains behind the hybrids offering extra brawn...
The Honda CR-Z is the start of something new in the automotive field. A mass produced hybrid sports coupe which is actually fun to drive.
Funky looks, fun to drive, but not as sporty or green as it likes to think it is Model Tested: Honda CR-Z 1.5-litre, straight-four, six-speed manual Think hybrid and what springs to mind? Clean, green, frugal motoring? No doubt. But fun, exciting, sexy? No way...
