Spotted: Honda CRZ

[MugenBB6]

Was filling up gas at Leduc when I saw him filling up too. Ask him if I could take a picture while I was at it. A really nice guy. Then he invited me to go see the other 10 crz's rolling with him down a few blocks at a hotel for a promotional launch. Have to see the car in person to appreciate it. Really sexy!


http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp316/bluey94/IMG00273-20100721-1303.jpg

[slinkie]

very sexy :rolleyes:

[inline6turbo]

Looks like a beefed up Prius but I like it!:thumbsup:

[88CRX]

Nice.... I'm curious to see them in person too. Some angles it looks really good, other the front end looks way too long.

[gpomp]

like all the cars that honda has been designing lately :barf: :barf: :barf:

[LadyLuck]

saw tons of those in Germany...front end is neat but the rear is :barf:

[Jlude]

drop/rim and different color and it would look pretty good.

[Shlade]

its already out?

[slinkie]

sunken ass si flower rims :barf:

[max_boost]

Didn't even know HOnda had this car haha it's OK but man I need horsepower these days and that just doesn't cut it.

[gyu]

Nice. It's got potential :thumbsup:

[K3RMiTdot]

:love: LOVE IT

[Hash_man]

Originally posted by gpomp
like all the cars that honda has been designing lately :barf: :barf: :barf:

I am with gpomp on this one! :thumbsdow

[MugenBB6]

supposedly someone in japan did a kswap for it already

[Rhystar]

......id actually have to put a nice kit on it to appreciate it... i dont normally like kits on cars

[MugenBB6]

^like the mugen crz

[BokCh0y]

That is :love:

Nice spot :thumbsup:

[kamakurakid]

Good spot, I saw an F-430S today, black in colour and had a plate "F430 S". He was driving too slow (really) on the Crowchild for me to take a photo.

The future will be green motorcars for the masses, Tesla being in the lead in the sports car area:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10696095

Good review here of the CRZ (make mine silver with the sports rims):
http://www.canadiandriver.com/2010/07/19/first-drive-2011-honda-cr-z.htm

They are headed to Edmonton for the Indy, I had an invite.

On sale in Canada at $23,500:

http://honda.ca/HondaCA2006/Models/CR-Z/2011/default.asp?L=E

Pics:
http://honda.ca/HondaCA2006/Models/CR-Z/2011/ModelGallery?L=E

[kamakurakid]

Spoon Sports in Japan has a CRZ as well:

http://www.crzforum.com/forum/pictures-videos/331-spoon-cr-z-spoon-cr-z-pictures-3.html

[MugenBB6]

still think the mugen and 5zigen versions are the sickest ones.

[Aleks]

:barf:

Honda needs to turn things around FAST :banghead:
Hopefully the new Civic will be a turn in the proper direction since it's delayed...

[JordanLotoski]

Originally posted by Aleks
:barf:

Honda needs to turn things around FAST :banghead:
Hopefully the new Civic will be a turn in the proper direction since it's delayed...


Agreed, honda and Toyota need to liven things up. Both line ups are zzz zzz zzz

[TomcoPDR]

Looks like they trying to bring back the Insight with an Accord front end.

http://cincinnatiautoworks.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/03_honda_insight_500.140193235.jpg

[kevie88]

CRZ = Boredom wrapped up in a neat looking package.

[88CRX]

C West CRZ

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4814508878_b48b368e62_b.jpg

[Disoblige]

Man, I hope Honda steps it up like when they first introduced the 2006 Civic Si..

Needs something new and exciting.. Come on Honda.. You did it before.. Do it again..

[sk65guy]

not my cup of tea sir

[saiyajin]

http://usera.imagecave.com/saiyajin/RIMG0319.JPG

i think it looks pretty sweet... :dunno:

[BenC]

That doesn't appeal to me one bit!

[djfob]

It needs a kit to even look half decent

[Xtrema]

Meh, either lose 600lbs or add 100hp.

[kamakurakid]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR
Looks like they trying to bring back the Insight with an Accord front end.

http://cincinnatiautoworks.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/03_honda_insight_500.140193235.jpg

Interesting fact, the 2011 CR-Z gets about the same fuel economy of the original Insight.

[gpomp]

Originally posted by kamakurakid


Interesting fact, the 2011 CR-Z gets about the same fuel economy of the original Insight. 35/39 != 48/58

[kamakurakid]

Originally posted by gpomp
35/39 != 48/58

The reviews are saying this CR-Z gets nothing like the posted milage. So, who knows.

[911fever]

Honestly, it's a brutal car. We go through Honda training in a week on it where we all demo it, and I can say I'm not looking forward to this whatsoever - insideline did an excellent review on it detailing the flaws and failures of this car, and it revealed that again Honda has dropped the ball, like it did on the Accord Crosstour, Ridgeline, Pilot, Insight, and the lack of technology in all of its cars.
I've got all the specs and details on this car, base price will be $23,490 I believe in Canada.

[kamakurakid]

Originally posted by 911fever
Honestly, it's a brutal car. We go through Honda training in a week on it where we all demo it, and I can say I'm not looking forward to this whatsoever - insideline did an excellent review on it detailing the flaws and failures of this car, and it revealed that again Honda has dropped the ball, like it did on the Accord Crosstour, Ridgeline, Pilot, Insight, and the lack of technology in all of its cars.
I've got all the specs and details on this car, base price will be $23,490 I believe in Canada.

I love my current 2008 Honda, I had a hybrid for a day while my car was in for service, it was not pretty nor seemed to wear well, had only 8,000 kms on it. I was not too impressed, glad to try it out but really blah and a light grey interior.

Honda needs a house cleaning, I am more leaning towards Audi, BMW and Subaru for their current offerings. Time for Honda to partner with another Japanese auto company and see what comes of it. Shit partner with TOTO and it cannot get much worse. Hate to be selling Hondas these days.

[911fever]

Originally posted by kamakurakid

Hate to be selling Hondas these days.

It's awful, let me tell you...

[mowglee]

Looks decent when its modded, but it seems to darn bulky like the civics and accords. Hondas and Toyotas were the shit when their cars were small. Now they just look like aliens

[needsawhip]

Barf crz fail, Are these not hybird?

[nissanguy]

the crz is alright but i would never buy one
:dunno:

[Deetz]

Well, i was out at the Abbotsford air show last weekend (was awesome!!! and HOT,lol) and Honda had this car out on display there along with posted price. I guess it is here now, it's not cheap

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac340/hondapro1/AbbotsfordAirshow2010227800x600.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac340/hondapro1/AbbotsfordAirshow2010224800x600.jpg

http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac340/hondapro1/AbbotsfordAirshow2010223800x600.jpg

[slinkie]

rofl 26 g's eh :rolleyes:

[Rat Fink]

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[Disoblige]

Okay.. I am going to be excited for the 2012 civic.. It BETTER be amazing.. Or else I lost all hope in Honda.. Sigh..

[MugenBB6]

Wish it had a k instead and wasn't hybrid

[nismodrifter]

Spotted a couple in NYC a while back...nasty nasty looking car :barf:

[gpomp]

Originally posted by Rat Fink
You can buy a 2011 V6 Mustang (305Hp) with the pony package for that price and get a helluva lot more car! something tells me that those 2 cars won't be cross shopped

[OG*crxboi]

they will come with a r version soon im telling you, and i will get one in white. :love:

[streethondas]

I like them :dunno:

[Scuderia]

People are forgetting the targeted consumer market.. I doubt they made the CRZ for enthusiasts. It's going to be one of those small, somewhat cheap cars with good gas mileage and the reputation of Honda reliability. College kids, high school kids, females, etc. will be all over this.

[gpomp]

according to honda.ca this car is $23,490

[Deetz]

Originally posted by gpomp
according to honda.ca this car is $23,490

Yeah, not sure whats up, the one i saw maybe had a couple options on it. It was provided by Honda Canada for display there

[Gibson]

Even 23,400 is a lot of money for a small car. I assume it's meant to compete with the Aveo/Swift and Yaris, and you can get a really well spec-ed one of those for less than 20,000.

[realazy]

Don't forget that it's a 2 seater and really is in a different market than other small cars, which makes it even more fail.

120hp in a "2-seater sports car" is not cool. The old Miata was a similar deal, but at least it's a convertible and RWD.

[MugenBB6]

I don't mind them.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Very cool little cars and a bargain IMO. WOuld buy one for sure if I was looking for a car like that.

[ragu]

bargain?? lol wtf:nut:

[whiskas]

Looks very similar to the euro spec civic type R... except that one has 200hp.

[InRich]

honda needs to fire their design teams... I cant believe how ugly their cars really are. I LOVED my honda. now I cant stand to even look at their line ups. fucking gross.

[Aleks]

Originally posted by whiskas
Looks very similar to the euro spec civic type R... except that one has 200hp.

Except Honda cancelled that car iirc just recently. Honda seems to want to make cars that no one wants now: ZDX, Crosstour, CRZ :dunno: and it's showing in the sales numbers up here.

[911fever]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Very cool little cars and a bargain IMO. WOuld buy one for sure if I was looking for a car like that.

are you kidding? You must be sarcastic, this car is garbage

[Redlyne_mr2]

Nope I like it, it's rare to see hybrid technology drop that low in price. I take North American car reviews with a grain of salt. These types of cars are hated in the US and, it seems that the only automakers getting good reviews in North America are the Koreans who basically copy what the Japanese are doing but then add some cheap leather and a crap V6 with a bit more hp. This car is something different and unique and that usually comes with a higher price tag which this car doesn't have. If you can appreciate this car for what it is rather than what you want it to be then you'll understand why this is a great car.

The Euros and the Japanese will love this car because they have a different perspective on driving and what a car should be.
Vn_8uJ60GvY

[911fever]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Nope I like it, it's rare to see hybrid technology drop that low in price. I take North American car reviews with a grain of salt. These types of cars are hated in the US and, it seems that the only automakers getting good reviews in North America are the Koreans who basically copy what the Japanese are doing but then add some cheap leather and a crap V6 with a bit more hp. This car is something different and unique and that usually comes with a higher price tag which this car doesn't have. If you can appreciate this car for what it is rather than what you want it to be then you'll understand why this is a great car.

The Euros and the Japanese will love this car because they have a different perspective on driving and what a car should be.
Vn_8uJ60GvY

I don't care about reviews, I don't care about what driving should be, this car is underpowered and overpriced, doesn't drive nicely and is terribly boring to drive. Honda has lost what it used to have - innovation and quality which are both lacking in the CR-Z.

[ragu]

Lacking or missing??
The only appreciated form of hybrid is in Porsche 918. This is just a bullshit copy of hybrid in Prius and it looks as ugly, slow and terrible to drive.

[Modelexis]

Spotted one at T&T Honda Today.

The guy there said they already got and sold 3-4.

Price is 25,300$ for the 6 speed.

[cjay^]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Nope I like it, it's rare to see hybrid technology drop that low in price. I take North American car reviews with a grain of salt. These types of cars are hated in the US and, it seems that the only automakers getting good reviews in North America are the Koreans who basically copy what the Japanese are doing but then add some cheap leather and a crap V6 with a bit more hp. This car is something different and unique and that usually comes with a higher price tag which this car doesn't have. If you can appreciate this car for what it is rather than what you want it to be then you'll understand why this is a great car.

The Euros and the Japanese will love this car because they have a different perspective on driving and what a car should be.
Vn_8uJ60GvY

Didn't sound to me like the reviewer loved the car at all.

[Zewind]

Originally posted by saiyajin
http://usera.imagecave.com/saiyajin/RIMG0319.JPG

i think it looks pretty sweet... :dunno:

That spolier has to go...

The front looks very sexy. :drool:


the back, needs a redo :facepalm:


reminds me of Hannibal Lecter

http://honda.ca/Accessories/Images/49044_byc_big.jpg

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Nope I like it, it's rare to see hybrid technology drop that low in price. I take North American car reviews with a grain of salt. These types of cars are hated in the US and, it seems that the only automakers getting good reviews in North America are the Koreans who basically copy what the Japanese are doing but then add some cheap leather and a crap V6 with a bit more hp. This car is something different and unique and that usually comes with a higher price tag which this car doesn't have. If you can appreciate this car for what it is rather than what you want it to be then you'll understand why this is a great car.

The Euros and the Japanese will love this car because they have a different perspective on driving and what a car should be.

I agree with you completely. Honestly getting into a hybrid sporty car at the $25k range is pretty great.

[soloracer]

Honduh is getting synonymous with dull and boring. There isn't a car in the entire 2010 line up that I wouldn't have to put a bag over my head to drive. There was a little ray of hope when they tested the V10 NSX replacement but now that it's dead so is Honda in my eyes. At least Nissan and Mazda are still making interesting Japanese cars.

[MugenBB6]

IMO its one of the nicest hybrids out right now, besides the tesla. It may be under powered but it'll probably be a blast to drive. Just like how ppl go back to their eg's, crx's, and even miata's after driving some other cars. We can only wait to see how it truly is when a beyond member gets one lol, then they can tell us all about it.

[theken]

im sure someone is super excited to tell you about there car that has less power than the original version and costs 10 times as much. the cars are shit, for 25 grand you can do a whole lot better IMO

[Sorath]

so many haters. 25k is cheap for a hybrid sports car. look at what is going for 25k nowadays. everyone on beyond drives exotics anyways. who cares about cars in the mid 20s range

[gpomp]

Originally posted by Sorath
so many haters. 25k is cheap for a hybrid sports car. look at what is going for 25k nowadays. everyone on beyond drives exotics anyways. who cares about cars in the mid 20s range 305 hp mustang v6 has 305 hp for $23k

[Sorath]

meh you couldnt get me to drive one

[Disoblige]

You're right, it's cheap for a Hybrid, but still.. Yuck.

Is it considered a sports car because of the "Sport" mode button? :rofl:

Pretend you get a 15k, 4 cylinder car. Even if you spend $30 a week on gas, that's $1560 a year. So you'd be spending minimum 6 years + to make up for the money you spent on the CRZ, which is slow anyways. Most people probably would spend less on gas too, especially when its 4 cylinder. I actually laughed at the 3 modes they have for the CRZ.

I can see the CRZ being slightly more popular than the Nissan CUBE, which you see very little on the roads.

I will not compare a Mustang to the CRZ even though it's a bigger bang for your buck, but honestly they should have made a faster Honda because that would utilize the Sport and econ mode much better. What's the point of the Sport mode if it can't even push 140 HP stock?


Honda sucks right now. 2012 is their chance or else I'm going European or Domestic LOL. Seriously.

[Aleks]

Originally posted by Disoblige
You're right, it's cheap for a Hybrid, but still.. Yuck.

Is it considered a sports car because of the "Sport" mode button? :rofl:

Pretend you get a 15k, 4 cylinder car. Even if you spend $30 a week on gas, that's $1560 a year. So you'd be spending minimum 6 years + to make up for the money you spent on the CRZ, which is slow anyways. Most people probably would spend less on gas too, especially when its 4 cylinder. I actually laughed at the 3 modes they have for the CRZ.

I can see the CRZ being slightly more popular than the Nissan CUBE, which you see very little on the roads.

I will not compare a Mustang to the CRZ even though it's a bigger bang for your buck, but honestly they should have made a faster Honda because that would utilize the Sport and econ mode much better. What's the point of the Sport mode if it can't even push 140 HP stock?


Honda sucks right now. 2012 is their chance or else I'm going European or Domestic LOL. Seriously.

I think Ford Fusion sedan Hybrid gets better EPA than CRZ so that's not really the main incentive to buy one of these.

I don't see why Honda couldn't do something this small with a 1.4 liter turbo or something of the sort that would get similar mileage more power etc.

[88CRX]

Originally posted by gpomp
305 hp mustang v6 has 305 hp for $23k

Apples = Apples

[Redlyne_mr2]

I agree sports car may be the wrong category for this vehicle It's more of an alternative hybrid. There are dozens of cars in this price range and less that you could say are better than the CRZ but the people buying these don't care. This car signifies the beginning of the affordable sports car as hybrid sports cars are something that we will see more of in the future.

[davesparky6]

I'm glad to see some hybrids being made to at least LOOK sporty, it's nice to know that if gas goes up to $3/litre there are still driving focused cars out there.
That said, there is no reason this car can't have back seats and 25 more hp.
For $25 000, I think the fusion is a better bet.:dunno:

[Gibson]

I'm not sure I understand the logic that, because it's a cheap hybrid, it's a bargain.

There is a growing number of of cars out there that match or exceed those fuel standards without being a hybrid, so in my mind, just because a hybrid is now available for ~$25,000 doesn't mean you should buy it simply because it's a hybrid.

Do I stand behind the idea of making small, sporty and economical cars in the spirit of the CRX? Yes, absolutely. Do I think this fits the bill? Absolutely not.

I had a lot of hopes for the CRZ even when it was still in its concept stages, but I just couldn't justify that money for those performance/economy numbers.

[theken]

v6 camaro apparently gets 42 mpg i would buy one of those for roughly the same price

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by theken
v6 camaro apparently gets 42 mpg i would buy one of those for roughly the same price

Not sure where you heard that. 2011 Camaro is 18c/29h for the V6 auto. (Auto is slightly better than the manual.)

2011 Mustang is still a bit better at 19c/31h for the V6 auto.

[theken]

saw a billboard 42 mpg green 300hp mean
**edit** maybe its 33 mpg. either way, what im saying is you don't need a hybrid with 12hp to get decent fuel mileage. my bloody bike has 190hp and get amazing fuel mileage, my old probe turbo used to get 600+ k to a tank and it had 145 bhp and it only cost like 25 bucks back then.

[Deetz]

I still think its funny that 20+ year old Honda's were getting mileage than today's cars. I know todays cars have more options and weight more, but you think in 20 years of advancement, they would be able to retain numbers like that for an economy car for people looking for a cheap and easy option

http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/17/autos/honda_civic_hf/index.htm

[gpomp]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat


Not sure where you heard that. 2011 Camaro is 18c/29h for the V6 auto. (Auto is slightly better than the manual.)

2011 Mustang is still a bit better at 19c/31h for the V6 auto. canadian ratings are different than us epa ratings. imperial gal is also different than us gal.

camaro is 23/42

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/tools/fuelratings/ratings-details.cfm?id=72097

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Ah, yeah, kinda odd to see a rating in Imperial gallons... I guess whatever makes the numbers look good. No numbers for the new Ford V6 on the Canadian site yet.