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Honda CR-Z Type R In The Works?

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Honda just introduced the CR-Z at this year’s North American International Auto Show. Needless to say, many were disappointed. Instead of a successor to the much-loved CR-X like it name implies, the CR-Z is more of a successor to the Insight. Could help be on the way in the form of a Type-R model? The main issue [...]

Detroit 2010: Honda CR-Z is Slow, Averages 33MPG?

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Detroit 2010: Honda CR-Z is Slow, Averages 33MPG?

Perhaps I’d gotten my hopes up a bit too much for this one. The concept of the Honda CR-Z sounded brilliant: tiny short-wheelbase two-seater, electric motor assist, 6-speed manual transmission, basically a combination of Honda economy and reliability with a bit of funkiness and fun-to-drive. But I’m just not so sure. The production CR-Z debuted at [...]

Honda CR-Z Brochure and Specs Leak

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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One of the highlights of the recent Tokyo Auto Show (pretty much a home market Japanese-only show this year) was the Honda CR-Z Concept. The car first appeared at the 2007 show, but the model introduced at the show this year was supposedly a nearly 100% preview of the production model. That has proven to be correct [...]

MR2 Coming Back as a Hybrid?

Sunday, November 29, 2009

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Toyota has set its sights on producing some exciting new vehicles that will help it to connect with enthusiasts. Vehicles from Toyota have been criticized as appliances that don’t provide much in the way of excitement. For Lexus, the LF-A was introduced after a long development process, and the FT-86 Concept is destined for production at [...]

Acura TSX Sportwagon Announced

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Honda hasn’t exactly been on a product rampage lately. Stylistically the recent cars from the Honda brand haven’t been hits, but even more lately than usual – the CrossTour Crossover in particular. The latest product from Acura, the ZDX crossover is good looking and seems to have the makings of a winning product inside and [...]

Mugen-Tuned Honda CR-Z Coming?

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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While the spotlight at Tokyo was primarily focused on the Toyota FT-86 Concept and Lexus LFA, Honda made a performance introduction of it’s own – the CR-Z Concept. The CR-Z has been shown before in concept form, but this new one is very close to the one approved for production, serving as a preview. It’s CR- designation [...]

You’re Doing It Wrong: Ivan The Terribles’ Civic

Saturday, October 24, 2009

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You’re Doing It Wrong: Ivan The Terribles’ Civic

At first glance, I thought this might be the new Mugen Civic Type R ULTIMATE EDITION (or whatever.) Upon closer inspection, well… Agghh, where do I even begin? I’ve seen my fair share of poorly modified cars, but this one takes the cake and runs with it. You can observe the full howling-VTec glory of this [...]

We Are In The Golden Age Of The Automobile.

Friday, October 23, 2009

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We Are In The Golden Age Of The Automobile.

I’m sure this has been said during every era of automotive history at one point or another. Perhaps not during the mid-seventies, but otherwise technology continues to march on, and everything continues to get better. And the way it is now, and the way it’s going to be soon, is easily as good as it’s [...]

What Would You Take To The 24 Hours of LeMons?

Monday, October 5, 2009

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What Would You Take To The 24 Hours of LeMons?

Lately, a couple of friends and I have been throwing around the idea of starting a racing team. Of course, since none of us have very much money, this would normally be impossible. But, if you’ve been living under a large rock for the last few years, I have good news – there’s a solution [...]

Tokyo 2009: Honda CR-Z Concept Unveiled

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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I’ve been waiting for this one for a while now. There’s been a severe market shortage of small, fuel-efficient, genuinely fun-t0-drive two-seat coupes, pretty much since Honda dropped the CR-X and replaced it with the useless del Sol. It’s of no surprise, then, that it would be Honda to pick up the mantle of the [...]