[citation][nom]MrHorspwer[/nom]Way to botch this one up, Honda!Take one of your most iconic and storied models, the CRX, and turn it into a bloated, hybrid "sports coupe". 161 inches is over a foot longer than the original CRX. It will, in all likelyhood, be 1,500 lbs. heavier too. This is worse than what the VW GTI has become. Didn't Honda already try the "hybrid assist" concept on another vehicle? That's right... the Accord had a simialr system. Oh wait, the Accord Hybrid was cancled because nobody really got the idea of a hybrid system boosting performance, rather than increasing fuel economy. The most tragic of all: At 29/35 MPG (per the EPA), a 1988 CRX's fuel economy probably isn't that far from what this new CR-Z will be getting.[/citation]
The Accord Hybrid failed because the only difference between the regular Accord and the hybrid Accord was the badge on the side. Since back then when they released it, most people buying hybrids simply used them as a status symbol, but since you couldnt tell it was a hybrid at first glance, it didnt give these people the visibility they wanted. So people bought the Prius which gave these high-minded people the green-cred they desired. Its all a shame anyway. The production of the car itself consumes so much more resources than a normal car that you have to own and drive the car for years before it beings worth it to the environment. The problem with that is the people buying these cars will get a new one in 2 years anyway, which makes their buying a hybrid only a token gesture in the first place.