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Honda Motor Co. said today that it has racked up 7,000 orders in Japan for its new CR-Z hybrid hatchback, which went on sale at its domestic dealers on Feb. 25. That’s good news for Honda because the Japanese automaker originally planned on selling 12,000 units of the CR-Z annually.
The 2011 Honda CR-Z will hit [...]

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Unlike the Honda Insight, the Honda CR-Z is a sporty hybrid coupe shipping with a standard 6-speed manual transmission. Sales of the Honda CR-Z, which makes 122-hp from a 1.5L i-VTEC mated to Honda’s IMA hybrid system, will begin in the second half of 2010.
According to sources, the CR-Z is being readied for the Type [...]

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Key Competitors: Volkswagen Golf, Mazda3, upcoming Toyota compact hybrid.
Power: 1.5L i-VTEC mated to Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system – 122-hp /128 lb-ft (123 lb-ft for CVT models).
Transmission: 6-speed manual standard; optional CVT.
Fuel-economy: 31/37 mpg (city/highway) for manual; 36/38 mpg for CVT.
Availability: Second half of 2010.
Pricing: TBA.

After two concept versions and all the leaked images, [...]

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For Honda, this month will go down as the month where pictures of the Honda CR-Z were leaked every week. On Dec. 8 we saw exterior pictures of the CR-Z and on Dec. 21 we saw some interior shots.
Today, we get some additional photos of the CR-Z on the track. The pictures seem to be [...]

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About two weeks ago, the folks over at Temple of VTec received some leaked images from a JDM Honda CR-Z Hybrid coupe brochure. Today, the site has received some more images, but this time we get to see some interior shots and unlike last time, they are all in high-res.
The Honda CR-Z Hybrid will go [...]

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Just yesterday, the guys over at Temple of VTec posted leaked images from Honda’s CR-Z Hybrid’s JDM brochure. Today, they have released images from Mugen’s brochure showing us our first look at the modified CR-Z Hybrid coupe.
Refresher: Power will come from a 1.5L i-VTEC engine mated Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist hybrid technology. That will allow for a [...]

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The folks over at Temple of VTec have just received pictures of the official Honda CR-Z JDM brochure. The leak gives us our first look at the production CR-Z Hybrid coupe.
The Honda CR-Z Hybrid will go on sale in the North American market during the second half of 2010. Power will come from a 1.5L [...]

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Could tuning packages for hybrid vehicles create a whole new market for third-party and in-houe tuning firms? Apparently so – Mugen said that it could very well build a bespoke tuned version of the upcoming Honda CR-Z hybrid sports car.
Hiroki Toyoda, the firm’s European vice president, told AutoCar that “the hybrid powertrain would create a [...]

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Honda has taken the wraps off its new CR-Z Concept at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese automaker confirmed that the CR-Z will be introduced to the North American market in the second half of 2010 as a sporty, 2-seat hybrid model.
“The Honda CR-Z will expand our lineup of hybrid vehicles and reinforce the [...]

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Not a fan of going hybrid but love the looks new Honda CR-Z? Well, we have some bad news for you. Honda has ruled out any chance of offering the CR-Z with anything other than a hybrid powertrain. That means all your dreams of getting a turbocharged 4-cylinder hot-hatch out of the new CR-Z are [...]

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