Finally, a new CRX
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Finally, a new CRX
I don't usually post here, but I didn't see a thread on this (sorry if it's a repost) and thought you all might be interested. I'm interested in hearing your opinions of it:
[quote="Jalopnik]While the first concept of what will end up being eighteen concepts to be revealed from Honda at the Tokyo Auto Show later this month was all warm and cuddly, the second concept Honda revealed last night is the CR-Z -- a next-generation lightweight sports car concept that stands for "Compact Renaissance Zero" and meant to take all of us back to ground zero of an era where Coke was not only something that was "it" as a soft drink, but also as a recreational drug. That's right, the CR-Z small sports compact concept car is the new glass-hatched-born-in-1983 CR-X -- except equipped with Honda's gas-electric hybrid system -- which we now here is the new "it." Except you can't snort it because it's too big -- and wouldn't really get you high anyway. Although the gas fumes do smell good. But we digress -- it's supposed to bring the small sports compact cars from Honda back to a new beginning a "Zero" point. full press release after the jump.[/quote]
Galleries:
[url="http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/HondaCRZConceptPress"]http://jalopnik.com/photogalle...Press[/url]/
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-cr-z-concept/
My opinion:
- LED headlights won't be production
- 19" wheels won't be production
- Interior won't look so spaceage
- Please remove the huge snout on the front end
- Please give us a non-hybrid model added torque is nice, but if you don't make it a bloated pig and throw in a decent motor, I don't want the extra hybrid crap in the way of my turbocharging needs
- Glasstop FTW
- Have an "HF" model hybrid, and a "SI" model with a stronger built than current K series
- Keep the weight to a minimum
If they clean up the looks a little, build it right (ie, listen to enthusiasts), and price it decent, I'll drive over the day it's released in my 1990 CRX SI to pick one up.
Originally Posted by Autoblog
Honda will have 18 different vehicles gracing its stand in Tokyo, and one of the more accessible is the CR-Z Concept. The pseudo-acronym is an obvious play on the Godfather of the sport compact movement during the late 80s, the glass-hatched CRX, but Honda insists that it stands for "Compact Renaissance Zero." Fine by us, as we've been looking fondly on the past when it comes to the automaker's small-sized offerings.
The CR-Z finds it inspiration with a balance of entertaining driving dynamics and a hybrid power train that fuses lightweight chuckability with a clear environmental conscience. And it's doable to, as the hybrid power train sounds as if it's the same one found in the Honda Civic Hybrid.
The exterior styling is some of the more dynamic and attractive we've seen come out of Honda's design department in recent memory, eschewing the bulbous and boring with more aggression and vitality. The oversized grille and raked hood are mildly reminiscent of a fully formed Se7en, and the upkicked swage line tapers into powerful rear haunches, ending with tube-shaped tail lamps.
Inside, Honda was shooting for an airy atmosphere that marries high-tech with high-style, something that seems to have been handily achieved.
We're looking forward to seeing the CR-Z in person when it debuts less than two-weeks from now, and if the concept is as handsome in person as it is in the pics, we hope that it'll reach dealers sometime after the turn of the decade.
The CR-Z finds it inspiration with a balance of entertaining driving dynamics and a hybrid power train that fuses lightweight chuckability with a clear environmental conscience. And it's doable to, as the hybrid power train sounds as if it's the same one found in the Honda Civic Hybrid.
The exterior styling is some of the more dynamic and attractive we've seen come out of Honda's design department in recent memory, eschewing the bulbous and boring with more aggression and vitality. The oversized grille and raked hood are mildly reminiscent of a fully formed Se7en, and the upkicked swage line tapers into powerful rear haunches, ending with tube-shaped tail lamps.
Inside, Honda was shooting for an airy atmosphere that marries high-tech with high-style, something that seems to have been handily achieved.
We're looking forward to seeing the CR-Z in person when it debuts less than two-weeks from now, and if the concept is as handsome in person as it is in the pics, we hope that it'll reach dealers sometime after the turn of the decade.
Galleries:
[url="http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/HondaCRZConceptPress"]http://jalopnik.com/photogalle...Press[/url]/
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-cr-z-concept/
My opinion:
- LED headlights won't be production
- 19" wheels won't be production
- Interior won't look so spaceage
- Please remove the huge snout on the front end
- Please give us a non-hybrid model
added torque is nice, but if you don't make it a bloated pig and throw in a decent motor, I don't want the extra hybrid crap in the way of my turbocharging needs- Glasstop FTW
- Have an "HF" model hybrid, and a "SI" model with a stronger built than current K series
- Keep the weight to a minimum
If they clean up the looks a little, build it right (ie, listen to enthusiasts), and price it decent, I'll drive over the day it's released in my 1990 CRX SI to pick one up.
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its unique in its own way. i lpersonaly like the interior. i wish they could make a new car that is the same body as the old rexs. i wouldnt mind driving one if they do some cleaning up of the car.
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