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#121 ·
Living with the 2011 Honda CR-Z for a Week

Living with the 2011 Honda CR-Z for a Week - Insider Car Reviews

There are several nice, quite positive statements in the above review! This guy will never get a job at Consumer Reports. :rolleyes:

"So while we had plenty of fun driving our six-speed manual transmission equipped hybrid CR-Z, we could easily see that the chassis could handle a lot more power. Actually, it sort of cries out for it given how many giggles we got out of taking corners in this itsy-bitsy two-seater around tight corners."

"So if you are looking for a semi-sporty, efficient commuter the 2011 Honda CR-Z is an excellent choice."

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#122 ·
Playboy magazine’s 2011 Cars of the Year

Playboy magazine’s 2011 Cars of the Year

Best Hybrid – Honda CR-Z: “A serious two-seat hatchback sports coupe that has ample room for you, the girlfriend and a weekend’s worth of gear … It’s also great looking and stops women in their tracks.”

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#124 ·
SilverEXnavi said:
Playboy magazine’s 2011 Cars of the Year

Best Hybrid – Honda CR-Z: “A serious two-seat hatchback sports coupe that has ample room for you, the girlfriend and a weekend’s worth of gear … It’s also great looking and stops women in their tracks.”

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Someone that actually reads the articles?!:giggle:
 
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#134 ·
I find he is kind of a putz. Dude has serious issues with the Navi doesn't he? What color color was that? It almost looked like a pastel orange or salmon color rather than the metallic orange I have seen in pictures.
 
#136 ·
VTEC Mini said:
I find he is kind of a putz. Dude has serious issues with the Navi doesn't he? What color color was that? It almost looked like a pastel orange or salmon color rather than the metallic orange I have seen in pictures.
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Cooley has hated the Honda/Acura navi for years now. They loved it when they picked the Acura RL their inaugural "Tech Car of the Year" back in 2005. His distaste for it is mostly due to the fact that H/A has been slow to upgrade to a higher resolution screen in all models.
 
#137 ·
The 2011 Honda CR-Z wants a Word with the Haters

Lengthy review!

Weeklong Road Test: The 2011 Honda CR-Z wants a Word with the Haters - National Honda and Acura | Examiner.com

Quotes:

" I have read so many vicious attacks on the CR-Z in various publications and countless websites so instead of screaming like yet another screeching media howler monkey for the rest of this article, I am here to tell you what might just be right about the 2011 Honda CR-Z."

and later...

"In my rev-happy little hands returned a decent 34 miles per gallon in the real world. That 34 mile per gallon figure impressed me most considering the fact that I never, ever took the car out of the “gas guzzling” Sport mode."

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"For those of you who don’t drive new cars each week I will let you in on a little secret. EPA estimates are still utterly unrealistic and never correct."

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"The CR-Z is one of only a handful of new cars that have surprised me by returning real world figures above or near the EPA estimates. So that takes care of the complaint, in my mind at least, that the 2011 Honda CR-Z isn’t fuel efficient enough."

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"So if you are looking for an affordable, efficient, fun to drive, comfortable, spacious and stylish commuter that you can also take for fun weekend drives on your favorite back road then the CR-Z might just be for you."

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#138 ·
There you go. Someone who actually spent some time in the Crockpit and took it through some real world paces. Didn't just judge it on the specs and a couple of hours behind the wheel.

Accurate and good review.
 
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I've started to see several of these more upbeat, positive reviews sprouting up. Seems like some are beginning to understand more the CR-Z's true potential, purpose, and overall quality... I only hope this trend continues. :grin:

... but there still remains the fact that these smaller reviews will not be taken seriously or even noticed by many, until the few Power Publications out there (The ones that seem to really matter...???) stop typing up the unfair, negative ones ... Its such a shame! There have been some really great cars passed up, as well as some unfortunate ones being recommended!

...Wouldn't it be nice (dreaming here) if the publications got together and said, "Okay, our standard protocol will be to simply describe these new vehicles to the public so that they are aware of them, but hold out on actually giving a recommendation or non-recommendation until a particular vehicle has been out for some time, say at least six months (mid year). This way we can build more interest and make more money by fairly describing a vehicle initially, and then recommend or not recommend later, after we have some real world stats, such as true MPG, quality, reliability, and actual owner/public opinion."... Ahh, the perfect world!... It would probably save many a headache who truly, and sadly, listen to these reviewers. Saying to themselves, "I shouldn't have listened to...!" or, "Why didn't I just test drive...?", all because of these too early to tell, unrealistic, and unfortunate reviews!... Alright, once and for all I'm done venting about this!... Whew. :blush:

... I'll just try to remind myself that change can be hard to accept. And that with time, surely understanding and appreciation will come! :thumbsup:
 
#140 ·
mock review:

Today we dropped in and picked up the CVT version of the new Honda CR-Z for a thorough no-holds-barred test drive in real world conditions that most Americans would regularly face. This allowed us to get a true sense of how well - or rather, how pitiously - the CR-Z performs in terms of everyday fuel efficiency. The CR-Z we test drove was devil red, reminiscent of the rising sun on the flags of Japanese troops during WWII.

Honda advertising has repeatedly emphasized that the CR-Z is the best of both worlds-- a sporty hybrid. Our test drive proved that claim to be about as realistic as plans to run a unicorn ranch. To address the sporty claim, we took the CR-Z to the highways of Los Angeles during a typical southern Cal rush hour. The CR-Z struggled to get over 20 miles per hour, getting passed repeatedly by minivans buzzing by in the high occupancy vehicles lanes. The CR-Z couldn't get out of its own way despite switching the driving modes from economy to normal to sport. It was merely stop and go - just like less expensive cars like the Ford Focus and Kia Forte. At one point a four-car collision had traffic at a complete standstill, so we put the CR-Z in economy mode, and found that it suffered problems with stalling. The egg is on Honda's face for putting out a first-year car with such a glaring mechanical problem.

Our next test drive venue was rural Montana, home of 75mph speed limits. We brought along some other comparable sports cars for the sake of comparison. Amongst Montana's wide open spaces and straight high speed roads, the CR-Z failed miserably (as expected), failing to come close to meeting the performance of its competitors including a Jaguar XJ220, Porche Carrera GT, McLaren F1, and the sexy-sexy Ford Shelby GT500. To top it off, we even kept the CR-Z in sport mode during the test, which we thought would give it a little edge.

For a final test of fuel efficiency, we took the CR-Z to Colorado's Cottonwood Canyon for a little cimb up to the elevation 12,126 Cottonwood Pass. To achieve best gas mileage possible on the climb, we put the car in economy mode. As we climbed the steep slopes and rounded the hairpin bends we shook our heads in disgust at the CR-Z's lack of gitty-up. More telling was the sub-30mpg reading on the gas mileage read-out that appeared once we finally reached the top. By comparison, the new Ford Fusion hybrid we brought along for the sake of comparison achieved nearly 60mpg during the return journey down to the valley. Put one in the win column for American ingenuity, and strike up yet another loss for Honda's so-called sporty hybrid!

We pulled back into the Honda dealer, thankful to be rid of yet another failed Asian attempt to compete with vastly superior American-made cars. Honda's smoke and mirrors continue to fall short of the high mark set by such industry standard-setters as the Ford Motor Company.

- Henry T. Ford IV, Muscle Car Magazine (a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, USA)
 
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