Honda CR-Z Official Car Review Thread

[MikeCR-Z]

A list of all Honda CR-Z car reviews from all over the internet. Original post will be updated as new reviews keep coming in, so check back often!

UPDATED: (August 31st, 2010)

JDM Reviews
JDM CR-Z Review: CR-Z Review Hong Kong
Edmunds Review: Motor Trend: Honda CR-Z First Drive
Motor Trend Review: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/news-r...rst-drive.html
Auto Express Review: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/news-r...rst-drive.html
AutoCar.co.uk First Drive: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/news-r...onda-cr-z.html
AutoCar.co.uk Road Test: Autocar.co.uk Road Test - Honda CR-Z
Motor Magazine Video Review: Japan Honda CR-Z Video Review
Daily Record Video Review: Daily Record CR-Z Video review
Best Motoring Video Review: Best Motoring Video Review
Jason Barlow Video Review: Jason Barlow test drive CR-Z in Japan

UK Reviews
Irish Magazine Review: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/news-r...-z-review.html
AutoBlog UK Review: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/news-r...toblog-uk.html
MSN UK Cars Review: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/news-r...ds-review.html
EVO Review: Honda CR-Z Road Test Review
The Sun Review: New Honda Is Drop Z Gorgeous
on the sidewalls Review: on the sidewalls review – Honda CR-Z
Piston Heads Review: Driven: Honda CR-Z
Autoweek First Drive: Autoweek: 2011 Honda CR-Z First Drive
Motormorph Review: Motormorph: CR-Z - Pocket Rocket Evolution
AutoTrader UK Review: AutoTrader UK: Honda CR-Z Car Review
The Independent Review: Road Test: Honda CR-Z Is The Future, And It Works
Telegraph.co.uk Review: Honda CR-Z Review By Telegraph.co.uk
WhatCar? Video Review: WhatCar? Honda CR-Z Hybrid Review
AutoWeek Road Test Video Review: Autoweek Honda CR-Z Road Test
Coventry Telegraph Road Test: Coventry Telegraph Road Test: Honda CR-Z
SkidMark First Drive: SkidMark First Drive: Honda Hybrid CR-Z GT
RegHardware Review: RegHardware Review: Honda CR-Z Sporty Hybrid E-Car
Jaffa Juicy Bits Review: http://www.jaffacake.net/dx/hondacrz

USDM Reviews
First Test: 2011 Honda CR-Z U.S. Spec: Motor Trend First Test: 2011 Honda CR-Z U.S. Spec
Car And Driver: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid - First Drive Review: Car And Driver: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid - First Drive Review
Cars.com Review: 2011 Honda CR-Z: Cars.com Review: 2011 Honda CR-Z
RJ de Vera Review: Honda CR-Z Review: Green CAN be FUN.
Kelly Blue Book - James Bell Review: Honda CR-Z Review: CRa-Zy like a fox?
CNET Review: The CR-Z: Honda's fun little hybrid
Inside Line - 2011 Honda CR-Z vs. 1987 Honda CRX Si: 2011 Honda CR-Z vs. 1987 Honda CRX Si
Auto 123 - Honda CR-Z First Impressions: 2011 Honda CR-Z First Impressions
LA Times - 2011 Honda CRZ Review: LA Times Car Review: 2011 Honda CR-Z
Canada.com 2011 Honda CRZ Review: Honda CR-Z: Little hybrid with a large personality
NY Times Honda CRZ Review: Sportier but Thirstier, a Hybrid Honda Tries to Be Hip
National Post Honda CRZ Review: Honda CR-Z: A hybrid that's actually fun
The Car Connection Review: 2011 Honda CR-Z: Three Test Drives, Three Editors' Opinions, Five Questions

After Market CR-Z Upgrade Reviews
Spoon CR-Z Road Test - Road and Track: World Exclusive Test: 2011 Spoon Sports CR-Z - Road Test

[bizzybear]

>:-O

i got excited thinking there was an actual review out already... now i'm again...

[human668]

Does this count as a review?

Google Translate

http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/166210/blog/

[bizzybear]

i guess that counts... but i don't understand it even when translated haha...

[human668]

Here's another review.
???? ??CR-Z????? - Yahoo! ??

令全球車迷期待的本田CR-Z Hybrid混燃小跑車，上月底才在日本面世，首兩輛水貨新車火速於上周末到港登場。新車在注重環保之餘， 還擁有超乎想像的跑彎功架，駕駛樂趣實在大。
CR-Z是繼豐田IQ之後另一令我十分驚喜的日本車，本田證明了Hybrid車不一定是沉悶的。
車子表板布局有點像法拉利458，中置轉數表兩旁有大量跳字資訊顯示，表板最右方設有三個行車模式掣，甫開 車我已發現CR-Z無論車架和懸掛都很 Firm（車門也特別重），頗有歐洲車風味，而且轉向反應極為靈敏，軚盤路面感充足，車子走起來異常輕巧， 很有昔日CR-X的神髓，感覺很「正」！
在 Econ或Normal模式行車，加速力比普通1.3或1.5公升小車充沛，但談不上是快。按下Sport 掣，引擎聲綫和發力都添上衝勁，馬達和引擎同時發功，感覺像Turbo介入，加速力尤如1.8或2公升房車 ，不算猛，但在香港已夠快。測試車配用CVT波箱（具七段軚盤+/-轉波功能），行車順暢無比，但我深信六速手波會更直接爽快。
Sport模式轉向力度較重，在石澳道快跑，會感到其「快軚」和硬懸掛優點，而且車身重量分布平衡，四輪貼 路性能高超，車頭的指向性好像後驅車般靈活準繩，毫無「推頭」，跑姿美妙和易掌握，絕對稱得上是彎路王。美 中不足是CVT波箱的拖波反應未夠合拍，令車子跑起來有點負累感。
新車裏外設計都很具心思，唯獨車廂塑膠用料未夠優質，後座美其名設有兩座位，但頭部和腳位空間等於零。截稿 時入口商仍未落實售價，不過據知日本當地未連稅約二十二萬港元，雖然可享本地環保車減稅優惠，但最終售價可 能接近三十萬元，價格比福士Scirocco 1.4TSI或者MINI Cooper為貴許多。

A brief translate:
- chassis and suspension are firm
- doors are heavy like European car
- turn in and steering feedback are good
- feels light
- In ECO and Normal mode, it feels a little bit more powerful than 1.3L or 1.5L small car.
- In sport mode, IMA system works like a turbo. Acceleration like a 1.8L or 2.0L sedan
- It is not fast but enough for Hong Kong
- CVT is smooth
- In Sport mode, steering is heavier.
- Weight distribution is great. Excellent grip.
- Turn like a RWD. No under-steer.
- CVT doesn't responsive fast enough. It does a bad job holding gear.
- Interior plastic quality still need improvement
- It may cost more than Mini Copper and Scirocco 1.4TSI in Hong Kong

Personally, I think Hong Kong car section writer writes junk most of the time. But at least there are something to read. Those are some brief translation. I didn't add any personal stuffs.

[bizzybear]

nice... thanks for the review!!

i like the "- Turn like a RWD. No under-steer." part...

[MikeCR-Z]

2 more reviews:

http://www.crzforum.com/forum/news-r...onda-cr-z.html
CR-Z Review Hong Kong

[hxdrt]

Originally Posted by bizzybear

i guess that counts... but i don't understand it even when translated haha...

I second that.
Wonder if anyone has wrecked one yet.. I want to see some crash test videos.

[dorifuto.boi]

^

yeah well hk had the first wrecked gtr so im maybe they'll have the first wrecked cr-z too haha

[TCroly]

Motor Trend's first drive review:

2011 Honda CR-Z First Drive - Motor Trend