30.09.2009
Honda’s sporty hybrid concept will be revealed at this October’s Tokyo Motor Show.
The CR-Z Concept 2009 is the most recent prototype of a compact, agile coupe using Honda’s IMA technology. When the production version goes on sale in the UK next summer 2010, it will be the first ever petrol-electric vehicle to employ a 6-speed manual transmission. Honda also claim that it will be “the world’s first sports hybrid car”, which is perhaps very different from having the same meaning as a ‘hybrid sports car’.
We look forward to seeing more of Honda’s CR-Z which reminds us a little of Honda’s first-generation Insight Hybrid from 1999.
About Steve Davies
Steve is a media, venture, and technology advisor and a former Partner at KPMG Consulting, PriceWaterhouse Coopers and Managing Partner at EIM - his clients range from global web and media companies to small start-ups. He formed Drivers Republic (DR) in 2007, the UK's first digital automotive magazine, with a team of EVO and Autocar writers before creating SkiddMark, and also writes as a guest contributor on Unruly Media’s Meme Machine blog and for Econsultancy’s digital marketing blog.
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