There's a car that weight 4000+ lbs with 290hp and get a REAL world 27mpg city and 36mpg highway? Is this a Hyundai by any chance? lol They're pretty truthful about their claimed MPG.
Do you work for Honda? 27/37 is not amazing when cars that weigh 1000lbs more with 100 more HP get the same mileage and you don't have to suffer with a CVT. And all those features come standard.
I didn't know they weigh that much and have so much horsepower. That's really good then! I wonder why people flock to the prius when you can get a 290hp car that get the same MPG as the prius.I got close to 47mpg with my Jetta TDI on road trips. Shrug
Sarcasm?Is this a Hyundai by any chance? lol They're pretty truthful about their claimed MPG.
The main problem with the CRZ is that a sporty hybrid with a stick shift is something that men want, but cars that small are mostly purchased by women.
The main problem with the CRZ is that a sporty hybrid with a stick shift is something that men want, but cars that small are mostly purchased by women.
My gf doesn't like hers.. #1 issue is the lack of visibility (especially the rear). #2 crappy MPG for a hybrid #3 right foglight cracked after 2 months of ownership. She got swindled by the salesman after going to the dealership for a Fit.
I don't know any men that want a "sporty hybrid with a stick shift". I think most men can do without the hybrid.
They used to...it didn't sell (gen 1 Civic hybrid).I honestly think if they made a Civic Hybrid with a stick that got at least close to the same MPG as the CVT it would sell.
I'd say no, if the cars got similar mileage to the 1st gen insight they would have no problem getting rid of them, but as it stands they probably should have just offered the car with the k-series engine from the factory.
Necroing a thread!
What Honda really needs to do take a CR-Z, strip the batteries and motors out, and bolt a turbo on to the 1.5L engine. Call this new model the CR-X, and call it a day.
Why not just drop in the 200HP 2.4L Civic SI Motor?
Smaller turbocharged engines seem to be the way to go these days.
They're right. Rear suspension is basically a fancy beam axle. Mid corner bumps are not fun. From a performance standpoint there's no doubt you'd be stepping down. But as I said previously you wouldn't want to be in a major accident in a del Sol. The cr-z will definitely provide more protection. Times are definitely different.At this point I've seen quite a few of them in Florida. There're more than a few in town. I kinda like the look, and the idea of a manual hybrid appeals to me, but the specs scream "fail".
I was asking on another (Honda centric) forum recently about how the CR-Z compares to my older Del Sol (swapped with a larger Integra motor), which has a pretty bad rap on its own, and the general consensus was that it wouldn't really be an upgrade. I'd be gaining 300lbs, losing 30HP, moving to (according to them) crappier suspension, and probably ending up with about the same gas mileage.
I suppose the roof probably wouldn't leak.
I got close to 47mpg with my Jetta TDI on road trips. Shrug