I was kinda interested in the Honda CR-Z. A sporty hybrid? Sounds cool. In the real world... eh, not so much.

First, it fails as a sports car. Road and Track tested the CVT-equipped CR-Z, and recorded a 10.5 second 0-60 time. A Prius is faster!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/ca...cations_page_2

The 6-speed manual version may be faster, but it can't be by much.

Even worse, it fails as a hybrid. Someone ran a real-world test and barely got over 35 MPG.

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/08/25...ring-125-mile/

So far, the only sporty hybrid that will live up to the hype is the Porsche 918 Spyder... but it's going to cost $600,000...

 

Pretty much every hybrid from Honda failed.

 

Yeah, this CR-Z seems to be neither fish nor fowl, seeming more a car Honda wants to build than a car anybody particularly wants to buy.

Hopefully an Si or R variant is not far off, stuffed with some VTEC screamer and suitable upgraded chassis -- then it might well become a car people want to buy.

 

What? My Si is no fail, and I can match the CRZ in fuel mileage. Kill it in 0-60!

 

they make a hybrid Si now do they!

 

just get a honda fit sport.
i'm getting over 39mpg COMBINED on mine since i bought it last april (over 20k miles)!