Hybrids tend to occupy vehicle bodies that are, for lack of better words, awkward and unstylish. Honda’s hybrid designers showed us that this likely always true with the design of the first and second-generation Insight. But the Japanese automaker is here to prove us wrong and show us that hybrid and ugly don’t always have [...]
Last week, Honda confirmed that in-house tuner Mugen is working on a heavily tuned version of Honda’s new CR-Z hybrid hatchback, which will have Type R-like performance. According to Honda Research and Development chief Tomohiko Kawanabe, the company is also working on a high-performance CR-Z for the mass market. In an interview with AutoCar, Kawanabe admitted that development work [...]
The Honda CR-Z is one hot looking hatchback… only problem is that it’s a hybrid. We’ve been hearing about a turbo gasoline version for quite some time and according to reports out of the UK, Honda has decided to fast-track production of the turbocharged CR-Z. Why is Honda moving faster? Sales of the Honda CR-Z [...]
The Honda CR-Z so far is getting mixed reviews from many publications. While the Consumer Reports says it can’t even recommend the hybrid hatchback after giving it low ratings, Top Gear Magazine named the car it’s 2011 Green Car of the Year. Whatever the case may be, Honda has some big plans for the CR-Z [...]
With Toyota in the middle of a huge recall mess, 2010 was turning out to be a bright opportunity for Honda, however, it didn’t turn out that way. Instead of gaining on its competitors, Honda’s U.S. retail and market share are down in 2010. Sales of the Honda brand are up just 4 percent through [...]
This week in the egmCarTech garage we are test-driving a 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid hatchback. So far the two-seater hybrid hatch is pretty impressive, especially in Sport mode. Nonetheless, we keep finding ourselves wishing that we had a turbo 4-cylinder gasoline engine under the hood. Click here for more news on the Honda CR-Z. Well, [...]
The folks at Top Gear magazine have crowned the new 2011 Honda CR-Z their ‘Green Car of the Year,’ giving the new hybrid hatchback from the Japanese automaker a total of four rewards. “Of all the cars we’ve brought to China, CR-Z is far and away the one I feel most at home with – [...]
There are a total of twelve modified 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupes that are being shown today at the company’s booth at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. However, leading the pack is the 2011 CR-Z equipped with MUGEN accessories. Honda said it will only produce 300 complete kits for the 2011 Honda [...]
Honda’s CR-Z Hybrid will have a big presence at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week and to keep us on the edge of our seats the guys at Fortune Motorsports have released their first rendering of their customized CR-Z before its official debut. We’ll bring you more photos next week when the [...]
The rumor mill has been long buzzing with news of a Honda S2000 roadster successor. Latest reports suggest that Honda engineers are considering building a new roadster on the CR-Z hybrid hatch platform. Engineers feel that despite its front-drive layout, the CR-Z’s size and weight will be advantages to a sporty roadster. Performance will be [...]
