More CR-Z Concept 2.0 eye candy

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Found some great close-ups and additional angles of our beloved hybrid.

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Hmmm....."Advance Sensual Bullet"? Could this be a hint of things to come. I hope Honda blows it out of the water and gives us a 2.0L IMA Hybrid. That would be my perfect idea of a sporty drivetrain.

[Hargert]

Great pics, thanks!  I am wondering what the non-navi will look like and how it will display the driving stats for you.  I also hope that it keeps the touch pannels for the mirror, a/c controls and navi and not replace them with buttons.  I know it is something else to break down but it makes the interior look so sexy.  I know the door blue light trim will not make it and that is a shame as the highlight lighting looks realy nice on this car.

[aashish2]

I think even the Non-navi will have an info screen but it may not have as vivid a display as the screen in the images above.

[Onehots2k]

Sweet!! I havent seen these before. 

[Hargert]

Anyone able to translate the writing on the signs?

[CR-Z219]

Great pics.  Now that I've seen it from all angles, I like this one better than the 1st concept.  I can't wait to own one.

[Scott Si]

Great pics, thanks!  I am wondering what the non-navi will look like and how it will display the driving stats for you.  I also hope that it keeps the touch pannels for the mirror, a/c controls and navi and not replace them with buttons.  I know it is something else to break down but it makes the interior look so sexy.  I know the door blue light trim will not make it and that is a shame as the highlight lighting looks realy nice on this car.

I like the touch panels as well but they really mimic the conventional controls found on the Insight side pods, so that's probably what they will be replaced with.  I bet that Honda will lift many of the Insight interior elements into the CRZ, which kinda makes sense to have similar design elements for Honda’s hybrid vehicles (also saves money to use the same parts).  Thus, I predict that the CRZ will have the same dual-tier setup as the Insight with the speed in a separate bin and an info center in the middle of the tach, where the speed is now displayed on the concept.  The non-navi radio controls will probably be also very similar to the Insight.

[Hargert]

I can't see them changing the layout that much on the interior.  The center speed it a design element from the 1st concept and I would bet they will keep it.  I just see more standard buttons on the interior and losing the blue highlights and not too much else.  Look at the Insight concept and the production version, they are still very close to each other.

[aashish2]

The dash IMO will mimic the Civic Si if it does mimic any of the Honda cars. They may have the trees & leaves from the Insight but look to have speed display in the line of sight with the tacho right below it. Although the best design is if they do something like the S2000 (same idea not similar) with the tacho wrapped around the speed display. That is the best display for rev-matched downshifts and will add to the sporty character of the CR-Z

[Hargert]

I see them leaving the tac and speed just like they are now with the tac and speed in the center pillar.  Has there been a "near" production hybrid that Honda has put out that did not keep the interior layout?

[DaveyG]

WOW!!! These pics are great.  Besides the back seat, I love everything about it. I just hope that this is the car that comes out...because if it is, it will be sitting in my driveway.

[Onehots2k]

WOW!!! These pics are great.  Besides the back seat, I love everything about it. I just hope that this is the car that comes out...because if it is, it will be sitting in my driveway.

Why dont you like the back seat?!?

[DaveyG]

Why dont you like the back seat?!?
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Because I'm a 2 seater kind of guy .....I hate driving people around, weighs you down!

[aashish2]

^^ Then its easy, just remove the back seat and you will have saved weight in addition to having a 2-seater. Then take it to the track and show what the CR-Z can do

[crz1nsider]

^^ Then its easy, just remove the back seat and you will have saved weight in addition to having a 2-seater. Then take it to the track and show what the CR-Z can do

+1    They look easy to tear out. They even look like they were made with that option in mind.

[crz1nsider]

Anyone able to translate the writing on the signs?

Advanced Sensual Bullet ?    What's this, the new name? I hope not.

[aashish2]

^^ I'm hoping its just marketing BS. The CR-Z name is much nicer and it should stick. Just wondering, if they launched this car as the CRX, do you think it'll be good or bad for sales?? 

[Hargert]

At this point it is a given that it is the CRZ and that Honda is not going to change it at this late date.  If they were they would have anounced it now for the auto show. 

[crz1nsider]

At this point it is a given that it is the CRZ and that Honda is not going to change it at this late date.  If they were they would have anounced it now for the auto show. 

+1 it's too well known now for a change. I believe this is it. It's too different from the crx to reuse the name.


       insight coupe : insight sedan
       civic coupe:  civic sedan 

[aashish2]

I think you guys have a point. There'd have been a whiff of a rumor around if they were even considering calling it the CRX.