Apparently the CR-Z is a semi-popular subject on Honda-Tech.
Spoon Testing Parts for CR-Z - Honda-Tech
I actually like the Spoon version very much just for the looks. AeroHatchbacks, aero simply being a prefix to mean more aerodynamic than the sedan version of which hatchbacks are usually less aerodynamic than. Of the few AeroHatchbacks I've seen that's actually the best looking.
Pg2 there is an intriguing discussion of the MacPherson strut suspension. The commentators have suggested that when the car's body is dropped the suspension ends up hitting the bump stops due to soft springs. This isn't a problem on a stock Porshe 911 but it is on a modified Honda.
I'd like to drive one with a completely different drivetrain and front and rear suspension and a wide geared dbl overdrive 6spd. The Body is awesome and the Engine is plenty powerful enough with the IMA system, it's just a shame it gets the cheapy cheap suspension and utterly predictable FWD. It's not like the Full independent suspension is alot more expensive but it'd cut into the base price advantage Honda has over Toyota which is also the reasoning for duplicating a FWD platform. The CRZ's only saving grace is the manual transmission but I don't doubt they put a really short geared setup together and called it a day. Just nit picking here, it's got potential it does.