2016 Honda CR-Z: Regular Car Reviews
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- In this episode of Regular Car Reviews, we drive one of the worst Honda cars of all-time:
the 2016 Honda CR-Z EX. Could this be the worst Honda we have ever driven? Why is the Honda CR-
Z such a bad car? Time to review the 2016 Honda CR-Z EX, and dive deep into everything that went
wrong. Join us for a test drive and one of the most scathing takes of all-time, as Regular Car Reviews
tackles the 2016 Honda CR-Z EX.
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God bless Jake and those willing to submit themselves to the unrelenting assault of Mr. Regulars slings and arrows.
All the people that enjoy getting pegged...
Can't wait for my turn.
Jake looks like he’s got the BDE to giggle off some smacks.
Ngl I kinda wanna submit my car just to know whether or not it gets roasted.
A roast from Mr.Regular would be the highlight of car ownership for me.
They reviewed my car for 1 second and all that was said was "I want it."
Millions of insecure sissy men " Gimme your biggest truck "
7ft tall Chad " I'd like your smallest vehicle please "
when you are tall enough to not be heckled by truck-bros your confidence as a man to choose cars with more "feminine" features such as smaller size or rounder curves goes through the roof.
i wish i could have a small lil euro hot hatch that could tow like a half ton but we cant have everything we want
@@eyeamstrongest One day brother you will ascend to smol hood. Just hold it down till then.
@@Nightmaretyrant i mean ill still get a truck cause i wanna live in a camper and travel the states without getting stuck somewhere, hot hatches are just so nice for the city tho
Perhaps it's the largest auto he could afford? Should he be made fun of while driving his automobile? 🤣
The best RCR in a while. This is vintage Mr. Regular (and Roman), and I love to see it. Been subscribed for something like eight years at this point. Thanks for all you do!
It was the worst he has ever made BY FAR. Mostly because he made fun of my favourite car ever and lied about it to do so.
As someone who’s watched since the beginning of the channel, this is the first episode I didn’t finish watching. One miss out of all he’s done isn’t bad though.
Thanks!!!
@@Clubpenguin64 what about the video made you not what to finish?
@@RegularCars oh boy, you angered Mr Regular!!!
I have a 2011 6MT CR-Z, and am happy to offer it for review. 😊 It's a lot better than the CVT model. Efficient? No, not really when compared to normal ICE cars these days. You were right about that point for sure.
It's really disappointing to me that he didn't review the manual version.
I've found a 2011 for $11k that's a one owner with 50k miles and six speed. I'm considering it as a fun cheap runabout. Is it good as a daily? I want fun and engaging don't need a rocket. If its comparable drive wise to a manual versa I'd be happy, definitely better looking!!!
RCR: The only car review where I can listen to one of the hosts talk about the extreme dump he recently took, and be even MORE invested in the video as a result.
World war brown
In the UK the CR-Z only came as a six-speed manual. Still not a performance car but it's sort of an interesting option if you want something unique, reliable and economical. But it doesn't actually make sense Vs a Jazz or Civic...
It is actually good looking, fun and feels special, unlike a Civic, so it does make sense if you don't value a 5 seaters
And because nobody knows what it is, it's cheap now for what it is, so it's a very easy buy
They sold the 6-speed in NA also, he just didn't review one, to be honest he probably went with the cvt for this video since it serves the tone and agenda of this video better. The 6-speed is fun, but not CRX fun, not by a long shot; the electric torque was nice, too bad the ICE became asthmatic over 4k rpm.
@@anydaynow01 I think the car actually breath nicely up to the 6300rpm
@@TheSkyline35 I wouldn't mind having one.
As a bonus I can take my daughter in it but not her mother.
I was going to say, I though these came in stick
It’s not powerful, but fun as hell.
Being able to high rev (great with a modified exaust) going from 0-55 without worrying of getting a ticket is nice.
Definitely one of my favorite vehicles.
I’m getting 42 mpg without babying it.
While it’s a hybrid, it’s a different kind of hybrid, the motor is just an assist, and you can feel it kick in.
Treasure it.
And if you're willing, study the Insight forums who try their best to preserve their cars and their batteries (battery balancing is key).
There's some 3rd party specialists who make lithium battery upgrades (and plug in kits) for Honda hybrids, as well as Toyota's.
So similar to a Civic Hybrid in feel then? Been driving an 07 HCH with a bad battery for the last 1.5yrs/38k miles myself, and the feeling you describe is somewhat pleasant in a way
@@toyotaprius79 Happen to know any that do such for the '06-'11 HCH? Have an 07 that I've been looking into if there's a way to get a Lithium Ion battery made for it. Currently have a rebuilt battery from 2017 and an original battery that I was going to get a charger for to try to balance both out then pull cells from each to essentially rebuild a battery from the best cells between the two. Got the care at 212k miles in 2021, currently around 250k miles now, battery has thrown the deterioration code since I got it, yet drives just fine other than slow takeoff if I don't wait for it to calibrate before letting off the brake lol
Same, average 42mpg. 200k+ miles and still loving it.
“It was World War Brown in there”… best line ever in a car review I’ve ever heard!….. and I’ve heard a lot of great lines from you guys.
Lmao
Fighting for your life, I know that feeling
When buying my next car I really wanted a CR-Z. It sounded like a solid car with (to me) attractive design and a decent price at the time. Still have a little soft spot for this car even if its kinda meh tbh.
i’ve had mine for 4 ish years no issues, she’s reliable but not so fun
@@puffinondasticky anymore reliable is more important than anything else
@@puffinondasticky facts bro. Mine was a hand me down from my mom. 92k miles, and the most reliable car in the house. It may not be fun but with an exhaust and some mods it's kinda fun to drive. The rarity makes the parts expensive though. But it's super reliable, I mean it was genuinely made to run and run (it's in the manual. )
I was thinking about picking one of these up as my commuting appliance. I agree it looks good, the price was right, I think what killed it for me was I once owned a B16 swapped CRX (eventually just rusted out), even though I test drove a 6-speed and it was fun and did everything I needed from it, there was just a design by committee wrongness to the car, like I was in a bizarro version of the CRX of yesteryear. So if compromises were to be made I fell on the sword and just bought a gen 2 Chevy Volt (before the prices shot up). I love that thing. Lots of torque (for what it is), plenty of room with the seats down (took home a 165cm tv from Costco), I plug in at home/work so I might use about 40L of gas a year (mountain/beach trips).
Then I just built a dedicated track day car so I can keep the compromises to a minimum.
Actually....
"Well actually," it's pretty neat with a manual. The electric motor clears out the flat spots and it's eager to rev in sport mode. Like a high tec Miata with more weight and worse suspension. It's fun and easy to live with if you can get over the terrible rearward visibility and unsupportive seats. The read storage bench thing makes for nifty discrete storage and it's got a stock alarm that'll go off if someone smashes your window. Aside from the pricey potential repairs I dodged when I sold it, I was a bit sad to let it go.
Facts I love my CRZ. And I'm gonna trade it in soon, parts are too rare.
That's what got me interested in one, they've depreciated like a friggin rock and have good equipment for a manual 3-door hatch. Good mileage as well, would've been a perfect commuter for me. Then I remembered the Insight exists, and... well, I got neither. Have a gas guzzling Acura instead😂😂
Also I've seen a few of these with the optional factory supercharger and the manuals don't seem to like it. They were grinding into 3rd gear and other weird stuff
+1 -- I had one of these with a stick and loved it. These were worth *nothing* back in the day, think I paid $5k for mine with 90k miles. It was honestly pretty fun in sport mode, the torque boost from the hybrid made it seem quicker than it was around town.
Fax they did themselves and the car a disservice getting an auto
I love my 6mt CRZ. Yes it's slow, but pretty zippy in sport mode. It needed at least 200hp to be actually decent. That is way I swapped in a k24z7 from a 15' Si. Now it's what it should have been. I have plans to turbo in the near future, looking for 400+ hp.
Sweet! But 400HP to the front wheels? Sound like too much imo..
@@alex_k1410 I've driven 500+hp civics and apart from significantly more torque steer, it's completely drivable as a daily. My build is going to be autox and time attack specific, I already have all the handling supporting mods, just need the power to be competitive in StreetGT/Mod classes
What are the motor mounts from ?
HaSport has got kit for those don't they.
I have seen K20 swap track Day CRZ in hondamag. Still got that copy issue.
@@markoz673bajen8 Yes I am using hasports mounts. Though I believe there is a solution to use oem mounts, which are a mix of civic and CR-V mounts. The one in hondamag was probably the eibach CRZ. My current setup is actually very similar to it.
ACTUALLY... it should be mentioned that this car did have a 6 speed manual option. My wife bought one in 2014, with the 1st body refresh that looked considerably better than the 2016. It was fun-ish. Not fast. Not dangerous. Just fun-ish. Without the manual transmission, it would have been a complete potato.
Ackshually,, he *does* mention the 6spd
If you bothered to watch the whole episode, you would know that he mentioned there was a manual option.
@@LostInPhilly89 "ACTUALLY" I watched the whole video. I didn't hear it. Nor did several others that commented the same thing that I did. I guess we can't all be as perfect as youuuuuuu. Perhaps next time you could cite where that is stated instead of being a whiny turd.
@@dividad1 where? What second mark?
@@PotatosPotatoes 7:56 👍👍
My mom has the CRZ with a 6 spd manual and it really isnt bad at all. The most fun hybrid out there
I mean if you're discounting all the hybrid hypercars and stuff lol
@@fergar0206 can you row your own gears in those hypercars and push them to the limits on public streets? Without getting into trouble?
I would love a 6 speed cr z
@@kris1089 No you would not. I used to own one of these with a manual. It is a terrible vehicle and there is *no* reason to pick these over a different option in the same price range. My personal mission is to save other people from a poor purchase by talking trash about this vehicle any time it comes up in conversation.
@@OURBENEFACT0RS You're a good man.
The crx in Japan did have a back seat option. Honestly making those available here probably would of made them sell better.
Um, actually…
the back seats on a british 2+2 are already unbearable, i can only imagine the pain a (supersized++) american would experience in a car smaller still than what the british offered
@@retko8718 why is it every car reviewer is disgustingly tall?
@MultiRokusho just cause the only reviewer you can think of is Doug demuro doesn't make them all tall
@@TylerTheBassCreator Doug demuro, rcr cars. That’s two right there.
The monologue from Roman at the halfway point probably made my neighbors think I was insane I was laughing so hard
You can tell after all these years Roman and Regular still have a great friendship.
Talkin about BROWN
And I Salute anyone whos willing to take slander and abuse like that and put it on the internet.
This feels like a return to form. I love it.
Yeah, like it was ACTUALLY made in 2016. These cars are great buys these days, yet he reviewed it like we're in 2016. Usually he touches on both of these perspectives...
Yeah because they're not raffling off another fucking car
Lol I had one of these with a stick, most reliable thing I’ve ever owned up to date
Lol facts I still have mine it's insanely well built.
Mine just crossed 196k miles with no real problems aside from the 12V battery shitting the bed and the door handles.
I love that the owner actually played along with it and tried to actually replicate RCRs intense monologues and fart humor.
Take a crosstour V6, lower it, and slap a CRX emblem on it
this car is begging to be v0red.
Dafaq u doin here (love ur videos btw)
@@karlomisura2207why do people ALWAYS ask that stupid question? Content creators watch video's themself to you know!
What’s vored?
@@LaplacianFourier "Car Vore" and "Macro Vore" are two fields of study in the automotive industry that are seldom talked about. I find it easiest to just start with "Vore" and working your way down into the belly of the beast that is this wildly fasconating, macro look at a riveting field of study! It's easy enough to stomach after a sincere foray into it!
@@SubitoKurai :o you mean like carnivore but car-vore. The dude has car eating fetish.
I’m convinced Mr. Regular spends all his time on Reddit when not making videos, and you can’t convince me otherwise.
And he hated every moment he spends there, yet keeps coming back expecting that maybe today is the day he can actually have a reasonable conversation that doesn't devolve into circlejerking the guy with the wittiest take.
How many of us don’t?
@@zlinedavid I'm ashamed to admit I do, hence why I get all of his memes.
The manual makes all the difference! That 130ft/lb AT IDLE makes the car great fun. I miss mine.
I would love to K-swap one of these. Someone up here in Alaska K swapped a 1st gen Insight, and after stripping out all of the batteries and electric crap, he said it weighed less than an original CRX, which would be wild.
The turbo spec for this is actually amazing.
A better hybrid battery would give better results.
Roman: "Why do they call it a RESTroom I'm fighting for MY LIFE in there." lol I love you guys, merry Christmas! Want to do another Celica? A 3rd gen? Huh? Do ya?! It's got the best seats ever put into a production car.
I bought my 2013 CR-Z in August 2014 and it was like Priceline..."name your own price!". It was the six-speed and I taught my daughter to drive a stick with this car...which she now owns. This car should have had an Si line that got rid of the drive modes, the S+, and added stiffer springs. Honda definitely tried to make too many compromises which muddled the car's mission, but I really enjoyed the hell out of throwing it around and I did manage just under 40mpg for the five years I drove it. It made me even more appreciative of what my ND2 delivers in terms of driving joy.
I’ve Honda my Honda CRZ for 1 year it’s a great car decent gas not the best. Gotta say this video is EXACTLY how everyone talks about my car.
Then there’s me who still loves it❤️.
Why is RegularCars bashing a decent regular car? Not everyone needs a fast and large SUV.
Other markets got rear seats America didn't.
I like to think this was Honda making a fat joke.
My dad bought one last year with 293,000 miles, runs great and it's already at nearly 300k. Literally it's rust free and has no damage or any issues whatsoever. It's very fun to ride in and corners very well!
So Mr Regular just confirmed he will still be making videos in 10 years in the last seconds of the video?
Praise him!
Wanted one of these when I was getting my first *new* car, but it was such a letdown on the test drive...
Ended up with a 500 Abarth
Yeah FR the only saving grace of this car is the fact that you have the option to have a Manual Transmission. But when the car feels slower then a Toyota Sprinter Trueno. And doesn't even have a good engine sound or fast feel or good cornering to make up for it you know you done fucked up.
You went with a shitty brand like Fiat instead of Honda just because of the way it drove? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That is absolutely the most hilarious and dumbest thing I've ever heard. Fiat is one of the worst car companies in existence and you chose it over a Honda.
@Carlos Garcia, you sound like the kinda guy who walks up to people at gas stations and complains how they bought the wrong sports car only walk back to a 90s straight piped Corolla with 3 steel wheels and one aloy.
This was the first car I ever bought. I live in the UK so I had the backseats. This is honestly a really fun little car in manual. But even though there is no VTEC this car is probably the funnest when you're revving the living hell out of it. It also has a driver focused cockpit similar to a s2000 which is pretty cool and the same push start as them as well. Also the original design I would say still looks really modern and same with the dash I think it was pretty ahead of its time. I think a lot of reviewers miss that this car actually makes a lot of sense to a new driver. It was at the time I bought it pretty cheap used and insurance premiums were pretty low and gave you that low down sporty feeling but without the power that would scare your insurer and your parents.
My first car too. Now I drive a pure ICE and I miss the IMA so much. The low end poke smoothed out the kinks of the admittedly crappy petrol motor. Even driving like a complete dick I rarely saw under 50mpg-imp (~40mpg-us) and was regularly scaring 60 (50us) on long hauls.
Exactly the same here, and you hit the nail on the head with your explanation, just about to list mine for sale and will be very sad to see it go
"the funnest"..????
@@MuonMusic legit facts. My first car and I still own it now. Red CVT. I was given it when I was 16 by my mom. I'm about to be 21 soon and I still have her now. She's insanely reliable. She gets looks to this day. I do polish her alot though. The driver's door handle went out recently and I was planning to trade her in due to the rarity of parts. Its definitely a fun car, it's not fast and its not meant to be fast. When I first had it I used to dog it, now I genuinely just cruise (I drive the interstate to work) 92k reliable miles.
@@AlfaGiuliaQV Correct. Honda's engines are a blast to rev out.
Roman's "I was on the john last night" interlude had me ROLLING 😂😂
I was hoping this was a review of the manual one. Hybrid with a manual is a cool idea that really made this car unique.
Its the only hybrid you can get with a manual 6 speed. There are turbo and supercharger kits for them as well.
Suzuki swift is also hybrid with a manual
Honda Insight also came in a manual
I had a CRX back when they were new. Loved it. I’d drive one of these, but in a manual. 😄
As a CR-Z owner for the last four years I can confidently tell you that you did both yourself and the car an enormous disservice by not driving a manual version. I’ve got a 2014 6MT you’re welcome to test if you ever make it to Iowa. The only thing it lacks compared to a 2016 is a couple tech features and the final MY’s styling.. but what it lacks there it makes up for in driving feel. It was never meant to be the fastest machine on the road, and it was never meant to be the most fuel efficient. But of the quicker cars in Honda’s lineup, it’s the most fuel efficient. And of the fuel efficient cars, it’s the fastest. It’s a car built around compromise which doesn’t appear to everyone. But everyone I’ve ever met with one absolutely loves them. When I lived in southern Minnesota, I once met a man with a garage full of Ferraris and other exotics. He dailied a CR-Z. They’re wonderful cars and in ten years when it’s worth 2x what I paid for it with 5x as many miles.. I’ll be laughing at everyone who dogged on them 😋
I had a 2011 until 2016, couldn't ask for a better commuter car. The CVT was well programmed and averaged upper 40 mpg lifetime. The CR-Z loved the slow-'n-roll traffic on 422 where it would easily get mid 50's on my commute. If it were 2011 I'd buy it again, because the only options for great mileage back then were the CR-Z, Insight, or Prius.
I drove a 6mt one of these for years before the rust made repairing her too expensive. What a lovely little thing. I loved you, Shiozza.
to be fair to the CR-Z, the CR-X also has *a lot* of these problems if you take off the rose-tinted glasses. the CR-X was underpowered with its 1.5/1.6 SOHC [compared to the competition, who had DOHC higher-displacement motors that made more power], the headroom was lacking, and why didn't it have rear seats? lo and behold, the lack of power is suddenly a good thing now (because slow car fast!), and everything else can be attributed to quirky honda in the 90s just trying to make their mark...
the CR-Z makes the same mistakes honda did in the 90s. it's the perfect homage - we never got the mythical VTEC B16, or rear seats in our CR-Xs.
4:00 "Because no one there has cars" lmao the accuracy
I've had a Honda CR-Z for 12 years. Drove it through hurricane Harvey flood waters, I've driven it up mountainside roads in Colorado, it has over 160,000 miles on it. The biggest issue I've had so far is the paint on the roof losing it's gloss in the Colorado sun. My CR-Z is a little beast that will never die and can handle more situations than anyone should ask of it.
I had one for a while when I was in college! I loved it dearly. Yeah it sucks, it's flawed, but where Mr. R saw these as faults I thought it added a lot of charm. It's not at all a perfect car, I'm not even sure it was a good car, but I had a great time driving it. I went to college in the mountains in Virginia and the hills destroyed the shitty CVT. It had about 120k miles on it. Get the manual if you do want one of these.
I just crossed 200,000 on one of these, hasn't skipped a beat. It looks small but fits a ton a crap in the back and is really great in cities. Not the best looking car to ever exist, but I don't drive it for looks.
I think a lot of it depends on the color. I get comments all the time about my 6-speed Northshore Blue Pearl one. I think the pearlescent finish emphasizes the curves just right.
I think they look great!
The Roman's world war brown bit felt like it was made for a Savagegeese video, excellent.
“Has the look of a man who trusted a fart that betrayed him” hilarious 😂😂😂
The CR-Z looks so good, both inside and out. Such a shame it doesnt actually drive all that sporty
I bought a 13 CR-Z as a daily for my 50+ mile commute, and because the CRX is one of my dream cars and I appreciated the fusion of the crx and insight. Got a cvt because I couldnt find a manual in the midwest. After a couple years i like the car more than when I purchased it. Probably the coolest looking and most fun hybrid to drive. Its not fast, but my other vehicles are a 91 previa and an 06 xB, so speed isnt really something i go for apparently
91 Previa FTW!!
OMG 6:08 story 🤣🤣 I look so forward to your videos, and I'm not a huge car guy. I just watch your videos for entertainment.
You ROCK 👍 man
I believe what Roman was trying to get at is that's a comfort knowing that when you're fighting for your life on the toilet that when you have to still get to work by 6 am your brown/orange seats will hide the shame if things go wrong on the way there. 😅
Making this car an early hybrid forever kneecapped the popularity of these cars.
Facts bro. It has so much potential.
GET THE MANUAL. Fun little go kart if you work in town like when i had it. Likes windy roads for sure. I’d probably despise it if i had to take it on the highway as much as i do now.
The cassette tape line is gold 👌 ✨️
I had one of these in a manual. I credit this car with one thing: helping me appreciate car critics. I should have listened. "Fun" fact: The 2011 model didn't come with a center armrest from the factory; it was an option costing about $700(!)
I had a 2015 in manual and loved it. I would have kept it forever if I didn't wreck it. The perfect commuter car.
These are really amusing with a 6 speed, but it really should have been called Insight instead of CRZ, just like the Clarity also should have been called Insight. Honda's marketing department is... on some good stuff.
Big ups to the Clarity
2:45 that's a 2000 Honda insight shown. That got 60+mpg with the manual transmission.
Not many people know the CRZ was supposed to come with the Civic Si K20. It only got the hybrid because it wouldn't pass crash tests with the K20
I hope the high pitched speech becomes a common gag. That was one of my favorite gags in an old channel inspired by Regular Cars, but focused on airplanes
Ah I love my CRZ! And I honestly get good comments everywhere I go! I had to laugh at the low roofline - because I can't wear a bun on my head anymore 😂 recently had the seats redone in leather - no it didn't cost more the car is worth 😉, but I love her even more now! Clearly a happy CRZ owner 🥰
Wait, did you say there's a supercharged manual version making 200 horsepower? I feel like this one deserves another chance.
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A perfect review. Merry Christmas RCR!! 🎄💓
Haha the fact Regular asked the owner if he lived in Williamsburg lol
If you're gonna get a CR-Z, it needs to be a 6MT. Yes 90% of people who bought one went the CVT route, but man the little 6MT is quite fun.
Maybe for you in the US, the rest of the world actually brought the car in manual, like it was meant to be !
Facts bro. My mom gave me her old CRZ as hand me down and Its an automatic. It's dead reliable but honestly I've ridden in manual Z's and they feel totally different.
This review is ironic because I tried emailing you guys three times to the email address in one of the videos that was listed and you never responded. I have a 2015 CR-Z (with a manual) that you could have reviewed. I admit that this car disappointed at the time since people were expecting more from it, but if you take it for what it is, its an all right car. Also, you might want to change the name of the video to 2016 Honda CR-Z since you are driving one that is in Aegean Blue (the only year that color was made). I know you'll change it. Interesting review, but what could have been if you had contacted me sooner. It is what it is.
I bought one of these new in 2014. EX trim w/CVT and navigation. Bought it to be a reliable and efficient yet slightly funky daily driver and not for sportiness. Other car I had at the time and was also my daily was a 1992 Dodge Stealth RT/TT, which was fast and fun but thirsty, complex, and temperamental. The CR-Z did the job just fine. Averaged 40mpg, decent cargo space with the hatchback, quick enough to not be a hazard (not fast, though), and was a surprisingly decent highway car. Put over 60,000 trouble free miles on it. Traded it in two years ago for a nondescript white Honda hybrid sedan. I still sometimes walk by my own car in a parking lot but the CR-Z was hard to miss. I know, TLDR, CSB. Mr. Regular was right to roast it as missing expectations as the "spiritual successor to the CR-X" but I think it will find its niche in the future. I never regretted getting it and still miss it a little.
"I can bust without blinking! 😁"
I was trying to stay strong but I fell out right here 😂
Yo Mr Regular, I have one of these cars with the HPD supercharger kit installed on it. The rare option that made it transform into a true hot hatch. Let me know if that interests you.
That would be a really cool comparison! I like the CVT around town but it definitely needs more power
0:40 did I just hear a knot joke on rcr?
Don’t ask or ever look up what that is
Regular Car Reviews (of the last 2-3 years): “The official channel of beating annoying jokes to death”
As a cr-z owner, I can admit it has its faults... but it's so fun, SO FUN. I enjoy it a lot. I believe it's worth it and I don't regret buying it.
I heard from a Honda rep that the CRZ was originally intended to have a gas only manual option but the crash safety requirements were changed and the gas option didn't pass
Gas only mt would have been pretty great and could have had more cargo room and visibility.
So strange what Honda did to the crx first trying to shoehorn it into being a fake Miata (del soul) then making the insight which is definitely a successor to the HF model but what about a successor to the Si. What gives Honda?
The crash failure was because of the K20 engine. They instead released all the other Si upgrades like suspension and exhaust as HPD components and that supercharger to make the 200hp of a k20
Interesting, I didn't know hybrids have different crash safety standards.
@@bwofficial1776 They don't, I think what they were saying was that the prototype with the K20 engine couldn't meet crash regulations. Probably because the engine would be too close to the bonnet (hood) and things like that, things which people who do their own engine swaps don't concern themselves with.
@@bwofficial1776 they don't I think it had to do with the larger k20 not giving enough crumple zone clearance between rad support-engine-firewall. If you look at new Hondas. You have miles of room between the engine and radiator. All for crumple zone clearance
As a CR-Z supercharged CVT owner, I approve this video lol, still love my CR-Z.
How'd you pull that off? Tuning? Did you take a CVT from another vehicle?
@@JakeHercules Its still the same CVT engine, I just added the discontinued Sprintex SC on it and got it professionally tuned using Hondata. Some people on the CR-Z forums had done the same thing with their CVT, some even installed the SC on the 6MT versions. The CR-Z can be a lot of fun if modified and tuned properly, it still won't be "fast" unless you swap out the hybrid engine with a K20 or k24 obviously.
Amazing 👏 a return to form RCR! Love the humor and teasing. Owner was a good sport. Keep it up. You'll get to 1m subs.
"Wanna watch Bible Black with me?" killed me
Ahh crap, my car is going to be roasted
I mean, he tried a CVT
"The look of a man who trusted a fart that betrayed him." True poetry.
4:13 ACTUALLY! 😭😂😭😂😂😭😂 This gag got my sides splitting. The Less Than Jake reference and Roman’s story too.
Ahh the ole CVT blues... I have one in my Fusion. Every highway acceleration sounds like a million bees collectively groaning they have to be awoken to propel my automotive equivalent of a bar of soap down the road at highway speeds. The pain I have within my soul as an automotive enthusiast driving a soul-sucking CVT on my commute has relegated me to an almost Napoleonic level of exile from the car community. As I drive my automotive island of St. Helena, I remember the good times I've had with fun cars in the past. The smooth, short throw gear changes of my Barton shifter are all but a fond memory. Someday I might return from this hell, but the reality of the fact is that I can't have a fun car right now AND save money. Oh right, this was a video of a Honda CR-Z. hehe tiny car go brrrrr
On top of all that.....Engineers: "Look, it's continuously variable!" Project Managers: "Make it shift. People are used to shifts."
@@johnthejudoka engineers: we don’t give a shift.
I always compared this to the Veloster, which is more practical, faster, and has comparable mpg. Which is a real shame would be cool to have a legit sports car that can tear up a back road then cruise home getting 60mpg.
They are very similar to the Veloster, but after driving both, the CR-Z is much much higher quality and more reliable. They are not remotely comparable in MPG lol.
A handful of people have swapped k series engines into these, (200ish horsepower stock, think civic si) and say its what the crz should have been from the start.
"Ever get pegged?" LOST it! So glad this channel is funny again.
Mr. Reg: "...Knot and median ring" My dad: "What's that?" Me: "Uh, types of body piercings."
Dear god I needed that little lens for traffic lights in my Miata. I instantly knew the lean and neck crane you described from when I drove that thing.
I have a soft spot for these things. In manual of course, but something about the style and the unabashedly two-seater-ed-ness of it all makes it more interesting than a Fit for example. I think I could have ended up with one if they had dropped in price a little more at the time, but they seem to hold onto value better than most generic hondas.
Absolutely brutal video by the way. I hope I can get eviscerated like this sometime by you, mr. Regular. Oh wait, you don’t swing both ways…
This car was going to be named the CR-Y in early development, and I wish they had never changed that. It fits the personality of this machine to a T.
I remember in the mid 2000s when Honda and Toyota were having their hybrid war. It was the 1st gen Prius vs the 1st gen Insight. The Prius was a hybrid which used electric motors as the primary mover of the wheels but the engine would come on to provide assistance when the battery was low or power was needed. The Prius could run EV only if it had enough battery power and it was in an environment where much use of regen braking was present. The Insight was the other way around in which it used electric motor to assist when the engine was the prime mover. The motor was there only to fill in a hole of power and allow for a less powerful but more efficient engine to be used. I believe (and somebody correct me if I am wrong) the earlier Insights didn't have an EV only operation. At the end of it the Prius proved to be the superior hybrid. It used the engine only when needed and the system is designed to squeeze as much electric power as possible. New Honda hybrids now use the same setup as Toyota hybrids.
I have a first gen Insight. You are correct. The ICE engine is running all the time while driving. As the name implies, it acts as an electric assist for the gasoline engine, providing additional horsepower when needed. Later this year I'll be upgrading the Ni-MH battery pack to Lithium, which will allow for much more power from the electric motor and allow me to drive with the gas engine at "idle" as long as the lithium charge lasts.
I'm a 6'4" dude with a 2016 CRZ. I love it. It is a very practical city car and NOT a dime a dozen mass produced box on wheels. My previous vehicle was a 2004 Honda Element and people mocked me for it as well but now look at the love it gets today. Both of these vehicles were ahead of their time but most people don't get it until 15+ years later.
The short one still has excitement and passion. Mr. Regular is just bitter and jaded.
Mr. Regular is my father
I'd still like to buy one of these now that they've depreciated nicely. It's a reasonably economical and fun car for around $6-8k, that's solid daily money
that’s an insane price if they’re really going for that low. because i could sell my 2005 toyota matrix xr with 70k miles for 6k right now and get this lol
@@conzmoleman theres two within my radius on fb market for $5k and $7k. Both look clean and have current inspections
@@conzmoleman that price is for the ones with the older batteries and cvt. For the later ones it's closer to $12k
@@Eroge_Chan that makes more sense
don't mention ejaculation in a car video challenge (impossible)
I’m not gunna lie.
Outside the s2000 & NSX..
I can’t think of a single Honda I seriously like.
The manual helps this car so much! It's a good little car in a world where cars keep getting bigger and bigger. I'm super pleased with my 2011 (except when the door handles fail). It did not serve as the CRX's successor as intended, but as a stand alone, its a great little car.
Oh man, that cassette line took me right out. Growing up when Hi-Fi was still a thing I remember the tape format well. I always preferred chrome over metal anyway. TDK SA-X was my favorite for music recording by far
Maxell XL II essssss ftw
If Honda had dropped the hybrid angle and gone with a 1.5L turbo, the CR-Z could have been nuts, while still getting close to the same fuel economy if driven responsibly. But it just ended up being both a bad hybrid and a bad hot hatch. I remember thinking they looked cool when they came out, but I think I can count on one hand the number I've seen out in the wild since.
Realizing that my 89' Corolla had a higher rev limit than this thing is a fucking *shock.*
2:52 What you showed as a CR-X was called the Insight everywhere else & a CR-X was something completely different.
Crz
Drove one daily for 2 years. Manual, coilovers, and sticky rubber its sorta fun. Wish Honda had made a SI model with a K series.
Yooo that "uuuuhhhmmm... ACTUALLY..." segment😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
RCR, you should make a video that's not a review of a car, but a video that teaches how to drive a stick. I taught my brother to drive a stick ... I took him to a quiet, flat suburb with a few shallow hills. I sat him in the driver's seat. Had him push in the clutch and start the engine. Gear in first. Then I just asked him to let the clutch out -- no gas at all. Once he had that figured out, the rest was easy.
I've only ever driven one of these, but it had the guts of a DC2 Type R shoved in it.
I wish it came like that from the factory
Closest thing I’ve seen was a K20 swapped one in Indianapolis