Driving your CR-Z 'Different'

[gozoner]

Anybody else drive their CR-Z different from your other cars?

I drive the CR-Z for mpg, even around town. Yesterday I get in the 2000 Integra with my wife for a short errand. Up to 85+ on the freeway with my wife commenting "I like you much better in the CR-Z" Sprinted starts. Back in the CR-Z that afternoon... slow.

[ITEM9]

Originally Posted by gozoner

Anybody else drive their CR-Z different from your other cars?

I drive the CR-Z for mpg, even around town. Yesterday I get in the 2000 Integra with my wife for a short errand. Up to 85+ on the freeway with my wife commenting "I like you much better in the CR-Z" Sprinted starts. Back in the CR-Z that afternoon... slow.

Yes, but the exact opposite. I'm always in boost... The White Devil possesses me...

[Luis614]

Haha! I do the same thing. I floor it in all my other cars and in this one I drive like a grandma.

[heylookitscaps]

I tend to ride my brakes more in every car I own because I'm so used to charging my battery. I'm sure that's gonna end up costing me :/

[Black Hive]

I slow down in-gear in the CR-Z way more than I have with any other manual vehicle I own or have owned. Normally I let the brakes take more load but the CR-Z requires you to keep in gear to charge up the battery.

[heylookitscaps]

That also took me awhile to get. In my old hatch I'd just pop out of gear and idle down hill

[Todd]

I beat on my old hatchback, I take it easy on the CRZ because its new and im not sure if it could take my usual abuse.

[Ludercrz]

nope I drive the same way on both cars, but the CR-Z has different pedal response in sport mode and i always get caught off-guard when i switch and end up revving like crazy

[Velociraptor]

Originally Posted by Ludercrz

the CR-Z has different pedal response in sport mode and i always get caught off-guard when i switch and end up revving like crazy

This for me as well, haha.

I definitely drove more "conservatively" (read: SLOW) in the CR-Z than I did with my Accord (I punished the accelerator on that one), for the sake of maximising MPG. Then I realised how sad it was that I drove a sedan more aggressively than a sports car.

So nowadays I'm trying to kick that habit and drive more like I used to again. It's certainly made the Z more fun to drive, and also had the unexpected side-effect of improving my MPG so it's a win-win.

[CR-Z Canadian]

Yup, but differently like Item9. If I were to drive my truck like the CR-Z, I'd be spending a lot more time exploring its off-road capabilities!

It's not like I abuse the Honda. It spends 99% of the time in Normal mode. But I come from an SUV and pickup background. Maybe that's why I'm so thrilled with the economy and performance of the CR-Z!