The Honda CR-Z Gets Plastic Surgery, But Will Buyers Find It Sexy? - The Cheat Sheet
Avid Honda-heads across America rejoiced when the Japanese firm announced that the CR-Z would be going on sale state-side in August of 2010. It had been nearly a 20 year drought since the fuel efficient CRX had been put down, and enthusiasts... it’s just that Honda made the grave mistake of not releasing an Si model of this little guy to go along with the fuel-sipping hybrid version. Back in the day, the CRX came either in a HF trim-base that literally got over 50 miles per gallon, a regular model that still got stellar mileage, and an Si version, that came with all manner of sport tuning in the handling and braking... So when Honda announced that the CR-Z would only be made available with today’s equivalent of the old HF motor, everyone got pissed off and interest immediately took a dive for the worst. The interior will get an electric e-brake so that an armrest can finally be utilized, a touch-panel audio screen will make its debut, and active noise cancellation technology will come into play to reduce road noise. the CR-Z’s new 360-watt, seven-speaker audio system is reportedly getting hooked up to an engine amplifier so that combustion noise may be experienced. Source: www.cheatsheet.com
