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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
The IMA system adds 132lbs and a few thousand dollars to the CR-Z. The CR-Z would be a sportier, more fun car (for non-hypermilers) to drive if it weren't a hybrid.
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That's debatable. Every review I've read has commented on the lower-down torque that the IMA motor offers in comparison with anything else of the same size - and I suspect that people spend more of their time at low revs on the road. It apparently gives the car a useful turn of speed at lower revs, and then like all Hondas it does higher revs quite well too.
What removing the IMA would do is make the car more attractive to people naturally biased against hybrids.
It's a shame really, as it's clearly a good car, but performance fans hate it because it's "not quick enough", and it seems that hypermilers aren't keen because the economy isn't good enough for them.