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2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid debuts at NAIAS

The all-new 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe has made its U.S. production debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Continue reading »

2011 Honda CR-Z brochure leaked

The Honda CR-X of the 1980s was a Civic-based hatchback-liftback-coupe combo that catapulted Honda’s status among the sport-compact crowd, even if it was rather humble on the spec sheet. Honda has already announced the revival of the car as the CR-Z hybrid, with a concept version already shown at recent auto shows. The brochure for the production version has been leaked. Continue reading »

Honda CR-Z Concept is rebirth of CR-X

Highly-anticipated by the Honda community, the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show in October will mark the debut of the Honda CR-Z hybrid concept again, except this time it is a near-production version. The sporty-but-slow CR-Z, slated for Japanese production early next year, is a revival of the Honda CR-X from the 1980s. Based on the Civic of that time, with a tiny engine and decent suspension, it became somewhat popular among budget-minded Honda enthusiasts. The new CR-Z is expected to be exclusively hybrid. Continue reading »

Honda celebrates 50 years in America

Honda marked its first 50 years in America this week, commemorating the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., in a small Los Angeles storefront on June 11, 1959. Honda associates observed the occasion with a brief ceremony at the company’s U.S. headquarters in California. Continue reading »

Honda CRZ-based hybrid sports cars in development

Honda has seriously committed to developing hybrid cars nowadays, after the success of the Insight and, to a degree, the Civic hybrid as well. In Japan, Honda plans to introduce a Fit hybrid as well. And now, Honda has also confirmed that a production version of the CR-Z concept will arrive within the next year as a compact hybrid coupe, according to the Japanese Best Car magazine. Continue reading »