Honda and MUGEN Euro have released the first official photographs of the new Honda CR-Z MUGEN – the higher-performance hybrid hatchback that the CR-Z should have been from the start. “Development of the supercharged Honda CR-Z is on track, with performance figures already looking promising,” Honda said. “Early tests with a prototype car based on [...]
We recently tested the 2011 Honda CR-Z and were fairly impressed by the hybrid hatchback. However, we kept finding ourselves yearning for more power and more zip for a hatchback that looked as aggressive as the CR-Z. Well, our thirst is about to be quenched… sort of. Honda’s tuning arm Mugen has officially confirmed that [...]
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 [...]
Honda’s in-house tuner MUGEN in Europe and Honda UK are currently developing a heavily tuned version of Honda’s new CR-Z sport hybrid. Being prepared for a world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, MUGEN Euro claims that the new model will deliver “Type R-like” performance with the potential of delivering better fuel [...]
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 [...]
Most of us read Playboy for the wonderful stories the team of editors at the publication put together… no really, we do (besides the occasional browsing of beautiful ladies features in the magazine). Either way, Playboy has announced its 2011 Cars of the Year award and here is the final list: Playboy’s 2011 Cars of [...]
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 [...]
You can always count on Consumer Reports to do a study on which vehicle is the best suited for a new car shopper. In a new test of four different types of fuel-efficient cars, Consumer Reports said that the Ford Fiesta and the Mazda2 subcompacts are both fun to drive and deliver strong fuel-economy numbers. [...]
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 [...]
