At the 2010 Detroit Motor Show, Honda has finally unveiled the production version of its sporty two-door hybrid, the CR-Z.
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It's here! At last! Sorta...
After one concept car and one preproduction concept car, Honda has finally taken the wraps off the production version of the hybrid CR-Z.
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Steer it your way
The CR-Z's steering wheel has abundant controls for music, cruise control and telephony.
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Sport it up
To the left of the steering wheel on the dashboard are three buttons that control the driving mode: sport, normal and economy.
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Rev it up
Unusually for a hybrid, the CR-Z features a tachometer as its primary instrument display. Don't fret though, there's still the usual assortment of battery meters and gauges.
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Style from '80s, tech from the noughties
The hybrid CR-Z resembles its spiritual predecessor from the 1980s, the Honda CR-X, and is due on sale in North America in "just a few months".
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To infinity and beyond
In the US, the hybrid CR-Z comes with a six-speed manual transmission as standard or an optional continuously-variable automatic transmission that gets better fuel economy. In the centre of the dashboard is the display used for the optional satellite navigation system.
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Mileage
The Honda CR-Z hybrid's 1.5-litre, four-cylinder engine is supplemented with a 10kW electric motor. For the manual, fuel consumption is rated at 7.6L/100km (city) and 6.4L/100km (highway). The auto, however, achieves 6.5L/100km (city) and 6.2L/100km (highway).
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Techy
Tech gear figures prominently in the CR-Z. It comes standard with a six-speaker AM/FM/CD/USB sound system, remote keyless entry and cruise control. The top-of-the-line model in the US comes with Bluetooth and a subwoofer-equipped 360-Watt premium sound system. A satellite navigation system with voice recognition is an option.
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Not with those shoes, sir
The CR-Z, like the CR-X before it, is designed purely for the comfort of two people — friends and family will need to provide their own transportation.
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Full circle
Honda's current chief executive Takanobu Ito was, in the 1980s, an engineer working on the original "pocket rocket" CR-X, and says that the new model is designed with a similar goal to be fun and fuel-efficient.
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