A well equipped VW Scirocco for 23000 euro??? No way thats 28000 euro for exact the same options and you don't have the feeling you are in a old Golf with that ancient dashboard. Nothing original (except for those nice backseats).
Well the looks of the interior are a matter of personal preference, the CR-Z's is a lot funkier but the VW's will probably feel better put together. Personally I don't really care, what matters most to me is how it drives and I really hope the CR-Z will outdo the competition on that. Test drive will tell...
Pricing wise I have to disagree, A Scirocco "TEAM" with an equivalent power 1.4 TSI engine, specced to the level of the intermediate CR-Z is about 25k EUR -- according to the configurator @ volkswagen.de. At the moment it's easy to get at least a 15% rebate on a Scirocco here, making it cheaper than even the entry level CR-Z "S" at (German) list price.
And for the people who'd end up driving their CR-Z in "Sport" mode most of the time anyway, there's so much competition from all the hot hatches that are quicker as well as cheaper (while offering better practicability, eg 4 usable seats). Just to pick one of the many examples: the Alfa Mito QV with the 170 PS Multi-Air engine costs about 23k fully loaded here, also has Euro 5 emissions and is not polluting much worse at 139g of Co2 -- but it is way, way quicker (eg 7.5 0-62).
In case you haden't noticed
I'm really disappointed with the price point Honda set for the CR-Z in Europe. Not disappointed with the car per se, but it seems clear to me they are treating the little bugger as a limited issue model to be sold to nostalgics of the CRX and/or people really liking that novelty "sporty hybrid" idea.
Exec summary: at that price no interest from me. The numbers (be it fuel consumption or performance) just don't justify the asking price.
