The 2013 Honda CR-Z will be going on sale later this week with a host of styling, features and powertrain upgrades. The biggest highlight is the addition of an all-new lithium-ion battery that Honda says improves performance while improving EPA mpg ratings. Styling wise the 2013 Honda CR-Z gets an upgraded interior, a new front [...]
Honda today revealed information on its new hybrid powertrain system that will replace the outgoing Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system on its Civic sedan, Fit, Insight and the CR-Z Coupe. Known as the Honda SPORTS HYBRID Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system, the new setup is a lightweight and compact one-motor hybrid solution optimized for small-sized vehicles. [...]
Honda’s tuning arm Mugen has unveiled their new Honda CR-Z Mugen RZ. Based on the Honda CR-Z, the tuned version gets an upgraded spension, brake system, wheels, exterior parts designed considering aerodynamics and a centrifugal supercharger. MUGEN will install the parts on their own on the CR-Z (6-speed manual) provided by Honda and start to sell [...]
What you see here is the revised and somewhat facelifted Honda CR-Z Hybrid hatchback. Making its debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show today, the new 2013 Honda CR-Z gets a range of upgrades with a focus on style and performance. Look closely and you’ll see some minor changes to the exterior and the interior. [...]
Honda today dropped a teaser of the new 2013 CR-Z hybrid hatchback before its official debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. “The CR-Z features revisions to the exterior and interior enhancing the styling of the car whilst the power of both the petrol engine an electric motor has been increased without comprising fuel economy [...]
Honda has dropped teasers of the new second-generation CR-Z hybrid hatchback on its Japanese website. While no details have been released, the images do show a new design for the headlamps featuring an LED stripe. Also shown are alloy wheels and a S+ button which could activate a sportier mode than the current model. The [...]
Honda has teamed up with Mugen on the latest CR-Z, and with a 120-hp starting point, the end result is an impressive, although unattainable racecar. The original second generation CR-X of the 1980’s boasted more power then the current CR-Z with its 150-hp pushing along a much lighter body. Now, with the second generation of [...]
Honda has unveiled the 2012 Honda CR-Z and there are no changes at all besides the fact that it comes with a new black seat fabric (replacing the standard silver mesh sport seats) becomes an option on cars with the Crystal Black Pearl exterior color. Well, that and the fact that the price has gone [...]
At the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year, Honda surprised hot-hatch fans with the Honda CR-Z Mugen RR – a supercharged 1.5-liter CR-Z equipped with an IMA hybrid system, pumping out 197-hp and 181 lb-ft of torque. That gave it the ability to go from 0 to 60 mph comes in at approximately 6.6 [...]
Earlier this year, Honda unveiled the CR-Z MUGEN RR Concept, a study that became known to hint at a high-performance CR-Z that would hit markets in 2012. Upsettingly enough, Honda later said that it had no plans to produce the CR-Z Mugen RR Concept. Check out our original post on the Honda CR-Z Mugen RR [...]
