Further fun factor comes from the personal appeal inherent in sporty two-seat cars, as well as the promise of quick and infrequent visits to the gas station. On my watch, which included heaps of highway driving, the CR-Z averaged about 6L / 100km—which is decent, though perhaps not mind-blowingly so.
Note that your correspondent isn’t a trained ‘hypermiler’, nor is he willing to irritate other motorists by accelerating as slowly as possible or driving right on the speed limit. If you are, you’ll achieve better mileage than me.
A high value sports hybrid?
Limited seating capacity and visibility aside, the CR-Z offers plenty of value through its styling, as well as expected long-term reliability. In checks of Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid owner’s forums, Integrated Motor Assist (IMA)-powered vehicles look to be very solid used car bets, and the CR-Z should follow.
Test-drivers after a personal, sporty and environmentally-responsible coupe with a high-style, low-impact driving experience should ultimately be impressed. The starting price of about twenty-three-and-a-half grand should help the CR-Z move out of dealer lots nicely, too.
Note that your correspondent isn’t a trained ‘hypermiler’, nor is he willing to irritate other motorists by accelerating as slowly as possible or driving right on the speed limit. If you are, you’ll achieve better mileage than me.
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| Test-drivers after a personal, sporty and environmentally-responsible coupe with a high-style, low-impact driving experience should ultimately be impressed. (Photo: Justin Pritchard/Auto123.com) |
A high value sports hybrid?
Limited seating capacity and visibility aside, the CR-Z offers plenty of value through its styling, as well as expected long-term reliability. In checks of Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid owner’s forums, Integrated Motor Assist (IMA)-powered vehicles look to be very solid used car bets, and the CR-Z should follow.
Test-drivers after a personal, sporty and environmentally-responsible coupe with a high-style, low-impact driving experience should ultimately be impressed. The starting price of about twenty-three-and-a-half grand should help the CR-Z move out of dealer lots nicely, too.
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