2011 Honda CR-Z, The Sporty Hybrid Car
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Honda has accepted the wraps off its freshly CR-Z Concept at the forty-first Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese automaker confirmed that the 2011 Honda CR-Z will be presented to the North American market in the 2nd half of 2010 as a sporty, 2-seat hybrid model.
“The Honda CR-Z will expand our lineup of hybrid vehicles and reinforce the fun-to-drive values associated with the Honda brand,” said Erik Berkman, vice president of Automobile Corporate Planning and Logistics for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “Beyond great styling and features, CR-Z will bring new levels of engagement and fun to customers interested a small car or a hybrid vehicle.”
Power will follow from a 1.5L 4-cylinder engine mated to Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist hybrid technology. Honda confirmed that the production version of the 2011 Honda CR-Z will make its world debut at the January 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
As the hybrid war between Honda and Toyota commences, Honda has accepted it up a notch by offering a sporty hybrid concept, the 2011 Honda CRZ. Based on current CRZ design, the new 2011 version will have better body styling for minimizing drag likewise as a higher-horsepower engine than the Insight.
The CRZ design was first unveiled as a concept model in 2007, based on the popular (but discontinued) CRX 2-door coupe. Originally, the CRZ was to be a gasoline-powered car, but Honda has since dropped that in favor of hybrid power.
The body design is distinctly wedge-shaped, sort of the modern equivalent of the popular 1980s high-end sports cars.
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Honda has made it official. The long delayed CR-Z coupe with a more powerful version of the Insight drivetrain will ship sometime in 2011.
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