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Is the Honda CR-Z Hybrid a Real Sports Car?

found about 43 hours ago by Ed Hellwig on Straightline
Well, here it is on a race track, that means it's sporty right? Ok, maybe not, but it's going way faster around Suzuka than a Prius ever could....
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Honda to build Accord Crosstour in China?

found about 6 hours ago by Chris Shunk on Autoblog
The Honda Accord Crosstour has been less than critically acclaimed here in the U.S., but it's far too early to tell if the bulky hatchback will resonate with customers. While it may be too early to declare the Crosstour's success or failure here in...
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Honda CR-V facelift in Malaysia adds VSA stability control and side airbags

found about 37 hours ago by Paul Tan on Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry
The Honda CR-V facelift is now here in Malaysia, with a new price tag of RM149,980, a premium of slightly over RM2k when you compared it to the outgoing pre-facelift model. However in return for the RM2k the equipment list has had some very...
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Spoon CR-Z

found about 47 hours ago by Speedhunters on CarDomain Blog
Honda’s new CR-Z has only been on sale in Japan for a couple of weeks now, and already tuners are jumping into the fray to see what they can do with the “Sports Hybrid”. Spoon’s CR-Z has already been outfitted with uprgaded brakes,...
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More Rendered Speculation on Honda S2000's High-Performance Hybrid Coupe Successor

found about 45 hours ago on Carscoop
Truth to be said, we've lost track of the number of inside stories and rendered scoops concerning Honda's rumored, but never officially confirmed, S2000 successor that have made their way on the internet from various Japanese magazines the past year...
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What’s Wrong With This Picture: CR-Z DOA? Edition

found about 46 hours ago by Edward Niedermeyer on The Truth About Cars
The first videos of the Honda CR-Z lapping Suzuka have surfaced, and they’re about as exciting C-Span after a handful of Valium. And this is apparently a tuned version. Between this and the recent pre-launch equivocation by the CR-Z’s chief...
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Spy Shots: Noblesse takes tuned Honda CR-Z to Suzuka for testing [w/video]

found 2 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on Autoblog
A couple of days ago, we wrote about the specs for the 2011 Honda CR-Z, and most commenters weren't all that impressed. Spoon then let a little bit slip about what it was doing to make the hybrid coupe a little more engaging, but those were merely...
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Honda CR-Z sporty hybrid: the car that nearly wasn’t

The road towards the creation of Honda Motor Co.’s new CR-Z sporty hybrid is not a smooth one. Engineers didn’t think that it was unique and US executives didn’t like it. There were serious doubts that the CR-Z — a wedge-shaped, two-seat...
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Japanese Tuning Legend Begins Tweaking Honda’s CR-Z

found 2 days ago by Scott on SACarFan
Japanese tuner, Spoon Sports, have followed the example set by Mugen and begun work on modifying the new Hinda CR-Z. The first...
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Honda recalling over 21,000 Odyssey minivans

A recall for 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring minivans equipped with a power-operated rear liftgate has been announced. The safety recall notice was posted at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) official site by the American...
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Spoon starts kitting out the Honda CR-Z

The Honda CR-Z has all the basics to look like a hot compact coupe, but seeing the production car for the first time in Geneva, I thought that it looked very tame. The hi-tech feel, driver centered dashboard gets our thumbs up, though. But...
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Spoon Does Their Thing To The Honda CR-Z Coupe

found 2 days ago by Dean on Easy Car Blog
Spoon, a Japanese tuner, has modified the Honda CR-Z model. The tuner said that they are working on a sport suspension kit whcih will lower the ride height, as well as increase performance in the vehicle. There will be a new sport exhaust system as...
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Spoon developing parts for Honda CR-Z

found 2 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on Autoblog
With Honda's in-house parts department in the game and Mugen developing it's own line of kit for the CR-Z, the tuner trifecta is almost complete with the release of Spoon's performance parts for Honda's hybrid hatch. While we thought bright blue...
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Top 2010 Cars from Consumer Reports

found 3 days ago by MrAngry on Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility
It’s one of the best magazines on the market today and helps you decide on everything from cars to computers. Consumer Reports is that little unassuming publication that shows up once a month and guides us to the best products on the market. All...
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Spoon Readying Performance Goodies for Honda CR-Z Coupe

found 3 days ago on Carscoop
One by one, Japanese tuners are approaching Honda's new CR-Z and applying their expertise to try to spiff up the firm's hybrid sports coupe. A little after Mugen's announcement on the launch of a new lineup of styling and performance accessories,...
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Honda Engineers And US Execs Agreed: The CR-Z Shouldn’t Have Been Built

found 3 days ago by Edward Niedermeyer on The Truth About Cars
When the production version of the Honda CR-Z debuted at the Detroit Auto Show, TTAC’s judgment was swift and harsh. Paul Niedermeyer’s piece “Why The Honda CR-Z Is So Ugly And Should Never Have Been Built” met with more agreement that...
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The Honda CR-Z almost didn’t make it, U.S. bosses didn’t want it

found 3 days ago by admin on egmCarTech
The 2011 Honda CR-Z is ready to go on sale later this year, however, the sporty hybrid is car that nearly wasn’t, according to a report by Automotive News. The two-seater hatchback was almost dropped because engineers weren’t convinced it was...
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REPORT: American Honda Didn’t Want CR-Z [Carpocalypse]

found 3 days ago by Wes Siler on Jalopnik
"It's ironic that the United States was the most vocal in saying they didn't want the car, but the CR-Z still made its world debut at the Detroit motor show," — Honda CR-Z's chief engineer Tetsuo Iwamura.Ironic because, according to Automotive...
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Report: Honda CR-Z was almost killed twice, U.S. dealers didn't want it

found 4 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on Autoblog
Norio Tomobe, chief engineer of the Honda CR-Z, said "The CR-Z is supposed to be an intelligent sports car." We can spend a fair bit of time debating the 'intelligence' of a sports coupe that gets from 0-to-60 in 9.7 seconds and has just two seats...
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Honda 3R-C Concept’s For The Urban Commuter

found 5 days ago by Import RPM on Import RPM
Honda is known for making similar production cars based on their concept vehicle, such as the new Honda Odyssey Concept which is unlikely to be much different from the new Odyssey minivan when it arrives in showrooms. Unfortunately, we’re not so...
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This Is The Woman Who Crashed Her Honda Repeatedly Into A Ferrari Dealership [Car Crime]

found 7 days ago by Matt Hardigree on Jalopnik
This is Francesca Lavezzo, the improv comic from the Bay area who crashed her Honda repeatedly into a Ferrari dealership. After tasing her, police now believe she wasn't angry at Ferraris, just high.Lavezzo reportedly crashed her Honda Civic...
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Honda recalls 2005 Odyssey over lift-gate issue

found 7 days ago by James on CarBuyersNoteBook
Honda has announced that they’ve recalled a total of 21,776 Odyssey vehicles from the model year 2005 over a tailgate strut, which could fail, resulting in an unexpected lift-gate closing. Related PostsChrysler recalls 300,000+ 2005-2006 minivans...
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Top Ten Automotive Things About Which I Disagree With Most Other Automotive Journalists

found 7 days ago by Sam Barer on CarDomain Blog
If you read the major car publications it’s easy to get the feeling that all automotive journalists agree on everything. When journalists sing universal praise, throw jeers or are notoriously silent, it’s hard for readers to disregard. There...
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2010 Honda Insight EX: Freeway Flyer

found 7 days ago by Michael Jordan on Long-Term Road Tests
  Probably you remember all those early road tests of hybrid cars in which some bright spark would test one by driving it across the country, hoping to make a point about its indifferent fuel economy. And of course the stories were stupid,...
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Curbside Classic: The Most Influential Modern Car In America – 1976 Honda Accord

found 8 days ago by Paul Niedermeyer on The Truth About Cars
This is the companion piece to the Most Influential Modern Global Car: the 1975 VW Rabbit/Golf. Now if I had the same photographic luck as with the Rabbit, there would be a big American car in the same shot, say something like this. Well, the...
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Toyota Not the Only Automaker Linked to Unintended Acceleration

found 8 days ago by Stephen Markley on KickingTires
  While Toyota may be catching all the flak as its massive recall comes under harsh media and government scrutiny, it is far from being the only automaker linked to unintended acceleration, according to an investigation by National Public...
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Honda 3R-C – mass use ‘cub’ of the future?

This is Honda’s only all-new Geneva Concept – the 3R-C which seems to be some kind of three wheeler motorcycle kinda thing that seats only one person. Honda’s concepts seem to be either very close to production or really far off, and this one...
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Honda recalling 2005 Odyssey over liftgate strut failures

found 8 days ago by Chris Shunk on Autoblog
Honda is recalling 21,776 model year 2005 Odyssey Touring minivans equipped with a power operated rear liftgate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website says the tailgate strut could fail, resulting in the power liftgate closing...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: Honda 3R-C Concept

The latest Honda 3R-C Concept, which makes its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show, is anything but ordinary. It can still be recalled that Honda debuted the U3-X Concept at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. But Honda thought it best to bring this...
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Geneva 2010: Honda 3R-C Concept is one trick trekky trike

found 9 days ago by Noah Joseph on Autoblog
Ask anyone who's ever shopped for an ATV, outboard engine, personal robot...heck, even a private jet, and they'll tell you that cars are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg for Honda. The Japanese industrial giant is one of a handful of...
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