Noah Britt do you have any problems with the engine shutting off when you make stops? What do you do when you want to go and the engine if off? Do you just press on the gas?
After having owned this car for almost a year, it has surprisingly become one of my favorite cars. Unfortunately I have the CVT model, but I'm thinking of getting the manual version at some point in the future.
Technically the Prius did that since it started in the 90's, though different system. I'm guessing the ones in Honda hybrid is nicer than standard cars which still use the regular starter motor.
Aren't you supposed to buy a Subaru instead 😂? Anyway good taste, enjoy your time with CRZ my friend!😃 Really a sport hybrid beyond it's time, you can even have manuel gearbox with it if you want. What a maverick car😁
I have a MK1 MR2 Super Charged *1988* with around 190bhp, 0-60 @5.5 seconds (with pulley mod), my daily driver/GF's car is a CR-Z GT and It's almost as fun for handling and has plenty of poke for daily driving around the city (it's not exactly sloooow in sport mode). Best of all is the whole package of reliability to handling to styling to the AWESOME interior that's just great to be in, the informative and sexy dashboard, the great sound system as standard (in the GT) and the relative practicality (for 2 people) treated as a 2 seater with a massive boot, low insurance/tax and very good fuel economy. Oh and the pearl white looks stunning in reality!
Think you are just about spot on. My wife has the GT & I love driving it. So much so, i have bought a CR-Z Mugen RZ. This is what honda should have given us in the first place 😜🤩
People are too fixated on horsepower. What you want in regular daily traffic is torque. It's not a game of top trumps, what you want is a car that's suited to the kind of traffic you are going to face every day. What good does 500 hp do you if you're stuck behind a Fiat at the lights? The only thing you're going to get, is frustrated. If you want to race, get a track day car, public roads aren't FOR that.
Thanks RollSeven27, glad you enjoyed the CR-Z review! Good point - to give you a heads up, the boot space is...well...small. New CR-Z coming out soon with more horses, should be top fun to drive.
@@davidmendez3772 Always going to be interesting going to a smaller, lightweight car. It should be fun to drive around corners, otherwise it'll be similar to other small cars if only cruising down the highway.
Guys regardless of this video, the CRZ is one of the best cars I have ever driven. It's incredibly hard to stall in this car while changing gears feel incredibly smooth and the performance with a bit of tweaks (200+hp) can easily give a Type R a run for its money. I give this car 4.5/5. Main issue in my experience is the blind spot. Hence why most CRZ owners reverse park.
yea thats what the back end is styled after. thats why i disagree with him when he said the rear styling needs a change. this thing looks fantastic, hybrid or not
Harry Ruffell - Hazell insurance wasn't cheap for me. Twice per month as my 03 acura cl. Which is a 2 door 3.2L v6. And actually more a month then my v8 mustang was. Only true way to know for sure is call and ask.
get the 2nd gen 2013 onwards model, it has a more powerful and better lasting lithium Ion battery, the 2010 to 2012 has ni cd, I think the front and rear bumper is nicer on the newer one too, I just bought one and I love it, I had an s2000 b4 and a crx del sol b4 that, also check the battery charges fully after a while they dont fully recharge, like all batteries(there are just D cell batteries so getting them changed when they do eventually go is easy, I think theres an 8yr warrenty not sure tho) you won't be disappointed
Sporty Hybrid, 1.5L pushing 115bhp and gets 56.5mpg. I'll prefer it over the 1.8l 99bhp 60mpg prius even though they have different purposes..... personal opinion :)
can someone explain why the mpg at uk is always greater than usa? in us the crz can do 45 MAX in real world driving....and I've been wondering for a while because the same fact just goes to many other cars as well
I really love the styling of this car... and I want to love it as a car as well , but I just can't. It is just such a strange kinda paradoxical place in the market right now. Hybrids certainly look promising as sporty cars in the future, though! Perhaps its just seems ahead of its time in many ways except performance.
I'm in America, so our versions are different, of course... but does the 2011 come with LED daytime lights? I really love that feature since my dad drive an audi a4, and those lights are absolutely beautiful. I'm looking at this car, or the accord for college.. But a sporty hybrid like this would be the best car a college student could own, I think :)
To beat the scirroco in belgium? Not going to happen without a diesel engine... This has now a combined power of 124 hp.. while the diesel powered vw has at least 140hp 2.0L diesel.. and more torque. But yeah, it was meant to be a sporty hybrid :s
Bought one of these cars. And Boy what a car, good at the commute and great on the open road, just need to remember that the sports button is there to help out of dual cartridge ways/motorways. Still can't get use to people looking at I drive by.
+Andrew Twinam 2018 a TURBO with 280HP! - OH SHIT! While more and more automakers are expanding their hybrid platforms, Honda is going against the grain by taking a hybrid model and transforming it to a gasoline-only car. Honda has announced that the next generation CR-Z will be running a turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Experts are expecting that Honda will use the same 2.0-liter, 280 horsepower VTEC that currently powers the Civic Type-R. The car will most likely debut in 2017 as a model for the following year. This will be the first time the CR-Z has been a gas-only car - ever since its debut in 2010, the CR-Z has featured a hybrid platform. The 2015 model (pictured above) is running a 1.5-liter gas engine and electric motor with a combined output of 130 horsepower. Critics have complained that this powertrain is too weak for a sporty compact. And the coupe’s average 31 mpg is not enough of a fuel savings to justify the car’s watered-down performance. Sales have been as lackluster as the car: Honda posted less than 3,600 sales in the U.S. last year for the CR-Z. But Honda is betting that a turbocharged inline-four can get the CR-Z back on the right track. “The two reasons that forced Honda to phase it out [in Europe and Australia], namely its weak street cred and lack of performance thanks to its ho-hum hybrid power unit, have been addressed. “The new coupe will be a force to reckon with,” a Honda source told Car and Driver.
how about you rev it up to 6500 and stop calling it slow... you can get up to 98 in 2nd gear and do around 7-8 sec acceleration. That`s a damn gti for gods sake... stop posing this car as a slow one and try to drive it like a honda it is, rev it till the vtec kicks in. Shifting under 4000 rpm a honda? really? thats like short shifting a rotary inefficiently and then call it slow
This video is 8 years old, but it still looks awesome and modern, like it was made today.
True
woahhh car throttle has changed so much... I'm here 9 years after this video was uploaded
Yea Ik who is this guy, where is alex
112HP is to little for you?
Worry not, Spoon is here.
I own this car, and the trunk space is amazing. Great car for a road trip.
Noah Britt do you have any problems with the engine shutting off when you make stops? What do you do when you want to go and the engine if off? Do you just press on the gas?
can you sleep in the back? Im 5'10"
@@eriguez64 you just need på hold in the clutch, then press "start engine" ^^
@@andiman45 that should be no problem for you, you can even look at the stars while laying in there ;)
@@andiman45 no problem
Watching in 2022 and hearing : The shiny iPhone 4 is the best phone and music player today 4:37
even until 2016 honda crz doesn't looks old
2017, still looks like its from the future
I love mine !
2019, yep still looks sleek and modern
@@amandavallone9564 3 months later in 2019, looking at brand new Hondas, the CR-Z looks ever so slightly outdated in only a few ways.
@bryoneill11 ye im very proud for my crz
Honda CRZ is ironically the single best car that has ever been made.
That Subwoofer though, That thing shakes my review mirror every time I'm playing Eurobeat in it. I LOVE IT!
I have a honda crz its fun to drive and its comfortable and its quite fast for a 1.5 hybrid engine. Really love it
the way he said "o m g" made me mad but that's something i have to work on..
for a second there i thought he chucked the ipod into the ocean haha
The lights instrumental had me feeling nostalgic, I miss the early 2010’s
It’s 2019 and I still want one
After having owned this car for almost a year, it has surprisingly become one of my favorite cars. Unfortunately I have the CVT model, but I'm thinking of getting the manual version at some point in the future.
Watching this as my CRZ hit 200k kms since June 2010 with zero problems so far. The start stop function (IMA) was way ahead of its time.
Technically the Prius did that since it started in the 90's, though different system.
I'm guessing the ones in Honda hybrid is nicer than standard cars which still use the regular starter motor.
I'm 8-years-late! Gettin mine next week!
Aren't you supposed to buy a Subaru instead 😂?
Anyway good taste, enjoy your time with CRZ my friend!😃
Really a sport hybrid beyond it's time, you can even have manuel gearbox with it if you want. What a maverick car😁
I have a MK1 MR2 Super Charged *1988* with around 190bhp, 0-60 @5.5 seconds (with pulley mod), my daily driver/GF's car is a CR-Z GT and It's almost as fun for handling and has plenty of poke for daily driving around the city (it's not exactly sloooow in sport mode). Best of all is the whole package of reliability to handling to styling to the AWESOME interior that's just great to be in, the informative and sexy dashboard, the great sound system as standard (in the GT) and the relative practicality (for 2 people) treated as a 2 seater with a massive boot, low insurance/tax and very good fuel economy. Oh and the pearl white looks stunning in reality!
Think you are just about spot on. My wife has the GT & I love driving it. So much so, i have bought a CR-Z Mugen RZ. This is what honda should have given us in the first place 😜🤩
Jesus....Car Throttle has come a long way
This is so 2012 with the Ellie soundtrack in the back. I love it.
People are too fixated on horsepower. What you want in regular daily traffic is torque.
It's not a game of top trumps, what you want is a car that's suited to the kind of traffic you are going to face every day. What good does 500 hp do you if you're stuck behind a Fiat at the lights? The only thing you're going to get, is frustrated.
If you want to race, get a track day car, public roads aren't FOR that.
10 years ago was a different time. They make no note of how significant it was for this to be stick shift. So rare now
I'm just about to sell the exact car shown in the review, was a great time :)
Thanks RollSeven27, glad you enjoyed the CR-Z review! Good point - to give you a heads up, the boot space is...well...small. New CR-Z coming out soon with more horses, should be top fun to drive.
Buying a 2011 Honda CR-Z Luxury tomorrow, can't waaaait!
Me too
In 2020 it still looks amazing...
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I love the guy who does these reviews, he's one of my favorite car reviewers.
Your comment 9 years old wow
@@Blurry4668 mad
@@fintan. ?
The us version doesn't have back seats
As a bachelor, I'm fine with a two seat commuter. There's room in back for my two Great Pyrenees
I own 2011 crz and it has 108k miles drives still great luv this car saves a lot of money from expensive gas right now
I'm in need of a daily, would you recommend? Drive 30 min to work almost everyday and my v8 is killing me lol
@@davidmendez3772
Exactly why I bought one.
$200/week to commute in my 2500HD was killing me. FJB!
Love the CR-Z
Honda quality.
@@davidmendez3772 Always going to be interesting going to a smaller, lightweight car. It should be fun to drive around corners, otherwise it'll be similar to other small cars if only cruising down the highway.
It's 2019 and CRZ stil looks fresh !
2020
this reviewer did a great job!
I like when people mention things like throttle response.
more details!
He is the CEO of Car Throttle -_-
So sad that honda never gave this thing a powerful engine... If this came with the k20 I'd bet that it would be extremely popular amongst everyone
Oh yeah, that would be killer.
Amazing car, haters will hate because they are jealous. I love my CR-Z
10 years late, and planning to get one!
The “OMG” 😂❤
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everything about this video is high quality. keep up the good work. i just hit the subscribe button
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Good question; I'm 5'10" but to be honest, even those vertically-challenged will have a hard time squeezing into the back of the CR-Z!
Great editing and attention to detail on the shots. Great video and information is well presented. Good work!
Guys regardless of this video, the CRZ is one of the best cars I have ever driven. It's incredibly hard to stall in this car while changing gears feel incredibly smooth and the performance with a bit of tweaks (200+hp) can easily give a Type R a run for its money. I give this car 4.5/5. Main issue in my experience is the blind spot. Hence why most CRZ owners reverse park.
0-60 in mine is around 6seconds
@@KeebaAfrica Very impressive acceleration! How did you modify the vehicle's engine to achieve this sprightly pace?
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when he was throwing rocks into the ocean i thought they were the ipods haha
@GKWW Ellie Goulding - Lights
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Nice review mate! So do you recommend buying 1? It’s 2024 now do they still Stand Up?
damn car throttle has changed
Great review, I love my CR-Z
I'm the proud CR-Z owner and I loved your review. I couldn't agree more with the ending.
yea thats what the back end is styled after. thats why i disagree with him when he said the rear styling needs a change. this thing looks fantastic, hybrid or not
Where is yuwan in the comments
you got a moonroof???
Would this be a good first car?
Damn, this is some early CT material.
great vid, now need to start to look for one of these fantastic little cars
Is that Eastbourne? How I miss that place...
udip21 it is, I live 15 minutes away.
@siogyumolcs Erm, thankyou?
I admire your work. full marks to car throttle
What is the first song?
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The song used "lights" came in 2011?
Does anyone know how long the IMA Battery will last?
Way ahead of its tym now this days it's Important , loved it when I saw 1st lunch on Honda TV wanted buy but again India never gets good stuff😭😭 .
Its a future classic. Just wait and see
New one needs a back seat in the US version, don't care too much about extra speed. Great review
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Planning on buying this car...... Next yr when the price doors goes down a lil. Eye catching vehicle
adnan needs to do reviews again
I'm 17 and looking for a first car. Would this be expensive on insurance
Harry Ruffell - Hazell Probably now, it's cheap, slow and a hybrid so insurance is gonna be pretty cheap. It would be an awesome first car!
Harry Ruffell - Hazell this is my first car, and I love it, so much fun to drive! it's cheap to pick one up, and insurance is low
Harry Ruffell - Hazell insurance wasn't cheap for me. Twice per month as my 03 acura cl. Which is a 2 door 3.2L v6. And actually more a month then my v8 mustang was. Only true way to know for sure is call and ask.
You live in the year 2017. Get off your ass and just get a free quote online. Youth these days, lazy as hell I swear
shawoo Insurance quotes aren't typically accurate. This is a younger kid, and you need a valid license to check insurance quotes.
I like this this car! Sadly Honda was discontinued CR-Z production. But... i still wan't to buy used Honda CR-Z! haha any tips for buy a used car?
get the 2nd gen 2013 onwards model, it has a more powerful and better lasting lithium Ion battery, the 2010 to 2012 has ni cd, I think the front and rear bumper is nicer on the newer one too, I just bought one and I love it, I had an s2000 b4 and a crx del sol b4 that, also check the battery charges fully after a while they dont fully recharge, like all batteries(there are just D cell batteries so getting them changed when they do eventually go is easy, I think theres an 8yr warrenty not sure tho) you won't be disappointed
@@t3h51d3w1nd3r loop
Sporty Hybrid, 1.5L pushing 115bhp and gets 56.5mpg. I'll prefer it over the 1.8l 99bhp 60mpg prius even though they have different purposes..... personal opinion :)
can someone explain why the mpg at uk is always greater than usa? in us the crz can do 45 MAX in real world driving....and I've been wondering for a while because the same fact just goes to many other cars as well
Because your gallon is a different amount (typical USA measurement system) :)
Absolutely excellent video. Wonderfully presented review! Favorited.
Great ending!
I really love the styling of this car... and I want to love it as a car as well , but I just can't. It is just such a strange kinda paradoxical place in the market right now. Hybrids certainly look promising as sporty cars in the future, though! Perhaps its just seems ahead of its time in many ways except performance.
Is this the instrumental version of Ellie Goulding's song Lights?
Would look more sharp and sporty with frameless windows , could potentially be the rival for the mini cooper one
How tall are you? In regards to the cramping backseats. :O
2018 still looking modern
I'm in America, so our versions are different, of course... but does the 2011 come with LED daytime lights? I really love that feature since my dad drive an audi a4, and those lights are absolutely beautiful. I'm looking at this car, or the accord for college.. But a sporty hybrid like this would be the best car a college student could own, I think :)
You should review a Seat Leon mk2 1.6 tdi ecomotive i'd like to see that only 105bhp but 250nm torque pulls nicely
A gallon is different in the US and UK.
wonder what the next gen offers.
THE SHINY IPHONE 4 LMAOOOOOO I JUST BUSTED A GUT
An Imperial gallon is 1.2 US gallons; his 56.2 mpg figure would be 47 in the familiar American mpg.
what about the lexus hybrids?
So glad in north America we didn't get rear seats.
Why thankyou, kind azwan1992.
this guy seems so nice, did he leave?
I own one, and in the US they aren't seats there, they are like storage bucket things.
To beat the scirroco in belgium? Not going to happen without a diesel engine... This has now a combined power of 124 hp.. while the diesel powered vw has at least 140hp 2.0L diesel.. and more torque. But yeah, it was meant to be a sporty hybrid :s
Is it Alex day?
Upgrade to a 2.0L and larger battery, better styling rear, bigger interior and you have the next gen crz.
Owh well, then I'm just gonna have to settle with one significant other. There goes my 'the more, the merrier' motto. Thanks much! Great review. :)
A sub that will literally blow your brains out? No thanks.
Bought one of these cars. And Boy what a car, good at the commute and great on the open road, just need to remember that the sports button is there to help out of dual cartridge ways/motorways. Still can't get use to people looking at I drive by.
+Andrew Twinam 2018 a TURBO with 280HP! - OH SHIT!
While more and more automakers are expanding their hybrid platforms, Honda is going against the grain by taking a hybrid model and transforming it to a gasoline-only car.
Honda has announced that the next generation CR-Z will be running a turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Experts are expecting that Honda will use the same 2.0-liter, 280 horsepower VTEC that currently powers the Civic Type-R.
The car will most likely debut in 2017 as a model for the following year.
This will be the first time the CR-Z has been a gas-only car - ever since its debut in 2010, the CR-Z has featured a hybrid platform. The 2015 model (pictured above) is running a 1.5-liter gas engine and electric motor with a combined output of 130 horsepower.
Critics have complained that this powertrain is too weak for a sporty compact. And the coupe’s average 31 mpg is not enough of a fuel savings to justify the car’s watered-down performance.
Sales have been as lackluster as the car: Honda posted less than 3,600 sales in the U.S. last year for the CR-Z.
But Honda is betting that a turbocharged inline-four can get the CR-Z back on the right track.
“The two reasons that forced Honda to phase it out [in Europe and Australia], namely its weak street cred and lack of performance thanks to its ho-hum hybrid power unit, have been addressed.
“The new coupe will be a force to reckon with,” a Honda source told Car and Driver.
where's alex
Can i get in this car? Im 6,2
how about you rev it up to 6500 and stop calling it slow... you can get up to 98 in 2nd gear and do around 7-8 sec acceleration. That`s a damn gti for gods sake... stop posing this car as a slow one and try to drive it like a honda it is, rev it till the vtec kicks in. Shifting under 4000 rpm a honda? really? thats like short shifting a rotary inefficiently and then call it slow
Agreed, 4K RPM is when this car really wakes up, I own one and it's not amazing with acceleration, but calling it slow is a little offecive.