Honda has released video of the Mugen Honda CR-Z out playing ahead of a public reveal at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in a few weeks. We reported back in April that Honda had turned to Mugen to see if they could inject anything in to the CR-Z Hybrid that might make it even remotely […]
Honda CR-Z Mugen: First photos revealed
Honda has revealed the first photos of the Honda CR-Z Mugen ahead of its reveal at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. We got news a couple of months ago that Honda were getting Mugen to do a tuning job on the CR-Z Hybrid and put together a ‘Concept’ for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. But it seemed […]
Mugen Honda CR-Z to be supercharged
The Mugen Honda CR-Z special planned to show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year will get a supercharger and deliver 200bhp – and still be a hybrid. We’re not the biggest fans of the Honda CR-Z, despite it being a decent-looking car. It’s a car born out of the necessity for Honda to […]
Honda CR-Z Mugen Concept at Goodwood FoS
Mugen in Europe are developing a Honda CR-Z Mugen which promises more power an ‘Type-R’ performance. Debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed. We all know that Honda doesn’t really have its heart in the hybrid game, believing that hybrids are, at best, a stop-gap solution. But in the real world Honda can’t afford to ignore […]
Honda EV Concept and Plug-in Hybrid Platform at Geneva
Honda are to take the Honda EV Concept – a preview of the Honda Fit EV – and a new plugi-n hybrid platform at the Geneva Motor Show. Honda are of the opinion that electric cars and hybrids are at best a short or medium option to move away from our dependence on oil. As […]
2011 Honda Jazz facelift & prices
The Honda Jazz gets a mild facelift for 2011 with small cosmetic changes, a Honda Jazz Hybrid option and the return of the CVT gearbox Honda has decided it’s time to have a tweak and a fiddle with its Jazz supermini. So not only do we get treated to a Honda Jazz facelift, we also have […]
Honda: Electric cars DO have a future
Honda boss Takanobu Ito has revealed that Honda now see a future for EV and hybrids, and will show a plug-in hybrid and an EV at the LA Motor Show. In some ways Honda has been the biggest naysayer of all the car makers when it comes to electric cars. Under the leadership of Takeo […]
Honda Jazz Hybrid / Honda Fit Hybrid revealed
Honda are to reveal a hybrid version of the Jazz / Fit at the Paris Motor Show in October – The Honda Jazz Hybrid Despite not really believing that Hybrid cars are anything other than a stop-gap (if they’re any use at all in small cars) Honda is pushing forward with its hybrid range by […]
Honda CR-Z Hybrid – the promo video
Honda has released a promo video for the Honda CR-Z hybrid coupé as it launches in the UK at prices from £17k. Last month we got the specs and prices for the UK Honda CR-Z Hybrid, Honda’s modern hybrid take on the CR-X – they want us to believe. So having given us the buy price – it starts […]
Honda CR-Z – big sales in Japan
Honda’s sales of its ‘Sporty Hybrid Coupe’ – the Honda CR-Z – are running at ten times expected levels, with 7,000 sold in three weeks in Japan. Honda announced that their ‘Sporty’ hybrid – the Honda CR-Z – was up for grabs in the UK a couple of weeks ago, but so far we’ve had […]