Honda CR-Z w/ 6-speed - Fall 2010
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Honda CR-Z w/ 6-speed - Fall 2010
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/21/t...with-six-spee/
CR-Z Official Brochure: http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...neaks-out.html
- 1.5L Integrated Motor Assist (112hp + 14hp electric / 107tq + 57tq electric)
- 6-speed manual or auto CVT
- 52mpg city / 59mpg highway
Looks like this would be fun to swap a B18 turbo into.
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Honda fans of all sorts have cause to celebrate today with the reveal of the 2009 iteration of the CR-Z coupe. In typical Honda fashion, this CR-Z remains a concept in name and detail only. What you see here is essentially the production coupe that will go on sale in Japan next February and then arrive in North America in the Fall.
The cool scoop-like grille from the original 2007 concept has been largely carried over, with the biggest changes being a somewhat taller roof and a more upright windshield with blacked out A-pillars – concessions to the fact that real people will have to fit into the production car. On the exterior, the only elements likely to change once it hits the assembly line are the side mirrors, which will probably be a bit larger, along with the internals of the light clusters.
The good news for fans of the much-loved 1983-1991 Civic CR-X is that the CR-Z should have significantly better performance than the disappointing new Insight, a car that is geared more toward fuel economy than performance. In any case, the CR-Z coupe gets a bump in displacement up to 1.5-liter and – wait for it – a six-speed manual gearbox! This will be the first hybrid with a row-it-yourself six-speed.
The cool scoop-like grille from the original 2007 concept has been largely carried over, with the biggest changes being a somewhat taller roof and a more upright windshield with blacked out A-pillars – concessions to the fact that real people will have to fit into the production car. On the exterior, the only elements likely to change once it hits the assembly line are the side mirrors, which will probably be a bit larger, along with the internals of the light clusters.
The good news for fans of the much-loved 1983-1991 Civic CR-X is that the CR-Z should have significantly better performance than the disappointing new Insight, a car that is geared more toward fuel economy than performance. In any case, the CR-Z coupe gets a bump in displacement up to 1.5-liter and – wait for it – a six-speed manual gearbox! This will be the first hybrid with a row-it-yourself six-speed.
- 1.5L Integrated Motor Assist (112hp + 14hp electric / 107tq + 57tq electric)
- 6-speed manual or auto CVT
- 52mpg city / 59mpg highway
Looks like this would be fun to swap a B18 turbo into.
High res pics: