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Under the hood of the CR-Z is a 1.5-liter, 16-valve VTEC engine that when combined with the 10-kilowatt Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system produces 122 horsepower at a high 6,000 rpm.

Cars typically force drivers to make a choice: sporty but piggish on fuel or efficient and underwhelming. With its 2011 CR-Z, Honda Motor Co. is playing with a new concept. It’s called ...

It’s tempting to think of the CR-Z hybrid as the second coming of the CRX, Honda’s light, tossable mid-1980s funster, what with the two cars’ stubby rear ends, two-seat layouts, and frugal ...

The company followed that with another fun-seeking hybrid in 2011, the CR-Z. That car was even made available with that rarest of the rare feature in a modern hybrid: a manual transmission. Control Z ...

Yes, the CR-Z is no CRX, but with today’s crash standards and other safety-related equipment, nobody is making little lightweight zippy car anymore--at least not for $25,000.

2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid R Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery. By Autoblog Staff. Nov 2, 2010 5:08 PM EDT. 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid R Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery.

The CR-Z's demise reflects the profound challenges confronting hybrid-only models, with even the stalwart Toyota Prius getting crushed in the marketplace as consumers flock to bigger vehicles.

Setting out in Normal mode, the CR-Z showed its hybrid nature at the first traffic light, shutting down the engine as we stopped. On the green, we lifted off the brake, but the engine didn't start.

The CR-Z's hybrid guts remain essentially untouched, meaning buyers will still get a 1.5-liter four-cylinder paired with 15-kW electric motor juiced by a 144-volt lithium ion battery.

Of course, like the CR-Z concepts, the 2011 CR-Z is a gasoline-electric hybrid. Under the hood is the 1.5-liter SOHC four-cylinder also found in the Fit, but the CR-Z adds a small, 10-kW (13-hp ...

The company followed that with another fun-seeking hybrid in 2011, the CR-Z. That car was even made available with that rarest of the rare feature in a modern hybrid: a manual transmission.