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Honda has announced that the CR-Z hybrid coupe will be discontinued following poor sales. Launch in 2012 as a spiritual successor to the popular Honda CRX, sales of the sporty two-door hybrid CR-Z has not been impressive, despite the car winning numerous awards. The 2016 model year will be the …

Here’s the first glimpse of the revitalised Honda CR-Z, taken from what appeared to be an official brochure. The 2016 Honda CR-Z is expected to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show later this year. Heavily revised, the sports hybrid vehicle features a redesigned front and rear bumpers, new side skirts, …

Supercharged performance is now available in the Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid for North America through a new dealer-installed Honda Performance Development (HPD) supercharger kit. Best known as Honda’s North American racing company, HPD developed a full line of street performance accessories for the CR-Z and first revealed them at the …

Following the teaser image released last month, Honda has taken the cover off the Urban SUV Concept at the Detroit Auto Show (January 19 to 27, 2013). The new concept is a crossover between a SUV and a coupe, with wraparound headlights, coupe-like roof line and sweeping lines. Built on …

The move to greener and more fuel efficient cars in the last decade has seen almost every car manufacturer now offering at least some sort of hybrid model in its line-up. Toyota was among the first to jump into this bandwagon with the Prius in 1997. Since then, the word …

Honda has announced today that it will unveil an all-new “Urban SUV Concept” at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. The new compact SUV will be based on the Honda Jazz platform and will combine a “sporty and dynamic SUV profile with a spacious and …

The new Mugen Honda CR-Z RZ has hit showrooms in Japan following last month’s release. The RZ is a  hotted up version of the CR-Z coupé, which has just received a facelift and power upgrade. It features a supercharger to boost power output from the standard 91kW (122 horsepower) to …

The Honda CR-Z was released in 2010 with the aim of creating a new breed of hybrid cars called the Sport Hybrd. Although it offers commendable handling and performance, the CR-Z just misses the mark if you were thinking of a sports car with hybrid-like fuel economy. Also on ForceGT: …

With the next generation Honda NSX just two years away from production, Honda is said to have another new model up its sleeves – a baby NSX. Details about the new car is scarce but the mini NSX’s design is likely to be influenced by the Honda Small Sports EV …

The next-generation Honda NSX could arrive as early as 2014 instead of 2015 as originally planned. The new NSX made appearance at several motor shows as a concept over the last two years but is now one step closer to production. The 2014 Honda NSX will be built in Honda …

The Honda Civic Hatch has always been a car that is often overlooked in the ever crowded market of affordable small hatchbacks in Australia. With the arrival of the all-new 2012 Honda Civic Hatch however, things may change. The ninth generation Honda Civic Hatch was designed in consultation with the …

Sport and Hybrid, two words that have never gone together, until the arrival of Honda’s latest environmentally friendly car, the Honda CR-Z. It’s a car designed to prove two things: Hybrid can be sporty, and Sporty can be fuel efficient. Honda calls this new category created by the CR-Z, sport …

Honda’s tuning arm Mugen, has today announced that the company will be competing in the 2012 Super GT Series GT 300 class with a race-bred Honda CR-Z. The new racer will debut at the 4th round of the series to be held at Sportsland Sugo in July 29. Team Mugen …