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The market seems to have shied away from hybrid "sporty/performance" models in the past. Makes me doubtful about the sales prospects of the CRZ.
May be a demographics/psychological issue with the "sporty" mindset. You can read comments in this forum from some traditional gear heads and find examples of people who would happily own a CRX successor, but who are mistrustful, fearful, or even flat out hostile toward hybrid technology.
Plus: is it unrealistic to think that a hybrid driven aggressively (as one will expect a "sporty" car to be marketed) will have a much shorter battery life? (Higher current in & out, more cycles).
I wonder if the fact that Honda's working on a 2-motor system suggests they may be conceding the market wants a true EV mode in its hybrids, like GM's, Ford's & Toyota's systems. Hard to say - really no details about the new approach in the article.
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