Used 2013 Honda CR-Z Consumer Reviews
Fun Drive!
Had this car for 5 months now and can't wait to drive it each day. We live in the Rockies and travel to Salt Lake Utah valley often. Love the ride up and down the mountains. No lost of power coming up. Fuel average is 40 mpg. Sport car all the way!
The 1 all Prius owners wish they bought
Honestly there are very few low mid range priced car makers out there any longer that smart consumers would feel confident with purchasing one of there vehicles; Honda is one exception. Honda has always built quality vehicles and provided very good customer service / relations. We have purchased six new vehicles in our life-time so far and had always bought American made vehicles in the past. I have found there is no longer any such maker, Fords are made in Mexico, Chevrolets in Canada, Dodge Chryslers in Mexico and just about anywhere but America; so-long to built in America unless you buy a Harley Davidson. I had to voice this due to the fact that we painfully found out the
- EX 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $10,500315 mi away
- Base 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $9,987420 mi away
- EX 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $10,995463 mi away
Exceeds Expectations
I bought this car in Jan 2011 as a commuter. As of 5/1/2012 have over 33,000 miles. No problems, only time gas mileage less than EPA hiway was 2 people climbing mountains in NC, got 36.5. Average commute is 80 mi/day, 99% hiway. Averaging 39MPG, high was in city driving on a week-end trip when we got 43MPG in Miami. Performance good for 65-75MPH driving on interstates, very little around town but when I do it shows about 40.3. More than enough room (6'1"), actually have to pull the seat up to reach the pedals. Interior quality good, more than enough room for my usage.
If you want a hybrid with a stick, this is the one
This is the only hybrid on the market that is available with a manual transmission. It is a 2-seater, with a very large cargo area, great for trips to Costco. The car is fun to drive, reliable like most Hondas, and performs well. It has 3 driving modes--normal, eco, and sport. I usually drive in eco mode, but it will really take off in sport mode. Looks great too! Still no maintenance required, other than oil and filter changes and new tires.
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"It's not a Fit or a CRX! BOO!"
Title: me, before I bought this thing off a coworker. Now, I'm confident he knew something I didn't. Is it as nimble as the EF-generation CR-X? No. Does the LEA motor spin into the lower stratosphere with the charisma of a B-series or even a D15? No. Does it have a substantial aftermarket like every other Honda built between 1985 and three days ago? No. Does it have any power at all? Not really. What is does have is a surprisingly nice six-speed transmission, a surprising amount of low-end torque courtesy of the pancake electric motor, and a chassis that, while never rising to the raw feel of Hondas of yore, will still happily remind you that it has a wheelbase shorter than that of an R50 Mini (i.e. twitchy, but chuckable). And a surprisingly large cargo area. And decent gas mileage. And it's a two-seater, hybrid, manual, hatchback. Is it more fun to drive than a Miata? No. Is is as fuel efficient as a Prius? No. Does it have the soul of old Honda? Debatable. But if you step away from all of those expectations and take the car as it is, you'll find a surprisingly nice, reliable, engaging-enough car to drive to work, and a nimble-ish, planted, chuckable platform in the twisties. Is it a compromise? Yes. But it's not compromised. It's not going to go down in history as the second coming of a front-driver legend, but it is a truly decent, very usable, fun, and reliable automobile.
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