oh wow...

 

Kool

 

BTW, this is in addition to the new "Global Small Hybrid" (no official name yet) that we will also be getting. Here is a recent rendering from Japan's MagX magazine.

A member at TOV translated part of the article and it says:

Price below 2 million Yen.
Fuel economy in Japanese cycle : 37 km/L.
Size: 4400 x 1720 x 1520 mm (as tall as a Fit, but larger and wider).
Japanese debut: March 2009

For comparison, here is the same Japanese data for the Civic Hybrid.

Price: 2.3 -> 2.6M yen.
Fuel Economy : 26 -> 31 km/L (depending on trim, lowest for 16″ luxo-trim, highest for a base trim without side-airbags or curtain-airbags).
Size : 4540 x 1750 x 1435 mm

 

VW SCirocco ads are starting to show up here on TV, hmmm. The Civic ahs been doing well but the Type R did not do well at all.

 

Focus who? I'll take that!

 

Also, Honda is planning on introducing a Fit Hybrid. However, contrary to what you might read, it's not a definite for the U.S. market yet.

 

Freakin awesome. I love that CR-Z concept, I really hope they incorporate a lot of that into the final product!

 

I see my next commuter.

 

i read this as 'computer', not 'commuter'. lol....

 

that is absolutely disgusting, looks like a hooked up honda insight

 

Way to go Honda. They need a lower end "fun" car in their line-up. The fit is cool, but the rest of their line-up is very utilitarian.

 

i dig the concept!

 

May I recommend that we all take a holy sacrifice to the alter for the blessing bestowed upon us by the car gods :bow: :bow: :bow:

 

Way to go Honda. They need a lower end "fun" car in their line-up. The fit is cool, but the rest of their line-up is very utilitarian.

I agree- wonder what the premium will be for the hybrid- I know that the Toyota model is getting softer here in the market place

 

do you have a link?
-bix

 

I see my next commuter.

That's what I was thinking. It would have to get a LOT better mileage on the highway than the 35 mpg or so that I get with my Mazda3 to make it worth it to me, though, especially since my Mazda3 will be paid off in 1.5 years, and I hadn't planned on replacing it any time soon. I wasn't going to replace it until I could buy a car that would get far and away better mileage on the expressway. I'll be interested to see what kind of fuel efficiency this hybrid ends up with.

 

I am already on my local Honda Dealers waiting list
1. ME

 

I love it, I have missed the CRX ever since it went away so long ago. And no, I never considered the Del Sol an adequate replacement. I'm guessing this will be a bit heavier than the old one, but it can't really be avoided it seems these days.

 

I like how the back end kind of looks like the front of this helmet

but the front reminds me of this...
http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/september2007/honda-crz-1.jpg

 

As some of you might know, I was lucky enough to have purchased a second generation CR-X Si when they first came out in 1988. To this day, it's still probably the best car I've ever owned. I really should have kept it.

I, along with just about every other Honda fanboy, have been waiting on the "Return of the CR-X" for YEARS, with all of the rumors, etc.

I really want the CR-Z to fill the void left by the CR-X. However, I know that with it being a hybrid, it will not deliver on at least one point: weight.

One of the things that made the CR-X so magic is that it weighed just over 2000lbs.

That being said, I hope that the CR-Z can carve out it's own niche as a modern-day, affordable sports car. I have high hopes, tempered with a healthy degree of skepticism until the actual vehicle lands on our shores and I'm able to test drive it.

 

wow that reminds me of the CRX.

 

VW SCirocco ads are starting to show up here on TV, hmmm. The Civic ahs been doing well but the Type R did not do well at all.

It will be interesting to see how well the Scirocco sells, since the styling is so toned down from the concept.

Also, the CTR hasn't sold well because it was watered-down too, but in terms of the underpinnings. It's built on the Fit chassis, which has a twist-beam rear axle.

 

I agree- wonder what the premium will be for the hybrid- I know that the Toyota model is getting softer here in the market place

Both the CR-Z and the as yet unnamed "global small hybrid" (I'm going to start calling it the GSH for now :lol will be hybrid only. There will be no "regular" models. So, the price will be the price, no premium. You can expect that the hybrid system probably adds around $2K to the price however.

But, the GSH is being designed from the ground up to be an affordable hybrid for many markets. They are looking for worldwide sales of 200K units, with half of those sold in North America.

I'm still thinking that the GSH might be the car that is going to be built at the new plant in Southern Indiana.

 

Ron,

[system probably adds around $2K to the price however.
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Based in the trans needs alone it should exceed that

 

If only they would also offer a 1.6 vtec non-hybrid model. I have no interest in a hybrid for many reasons stated previously, but hopefully this will open the possibilities for future models from Honda and others of similar size and quality.

 

I love the 1.6 L VTEC B16 in my 2000 Honda Civic Si. The mileage is so great and it still has a nice little punch once the tach hits 6000 rpm.

 

Very cool.