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bluetwo · 09-05-2012, 05:40 PM

I have to agree with SecondWind... I love the car to death and it certainly doesn't hurt that it's a blast to drive and good to look at.

Economically, it doesn't measure up to the 2nd gen Insight. Honda never meant for that because the Insight is now absolutely Honda's flagship fuel sipper and it doesn't want anything getting into its sales. That's not hard to get but it'll still be fun to try and eek some more MPG out of it.

It still seems like there are a lot more people that are into the sporty side of the car than are into the eco side of it. It's not fast with 120 HP and 2600 lbs. but in Sport mode you can have a lot of fun. I've gotten used to driving in Eco so when I put it in Sport things seems a lot quicker. You can really hear the difference the intake makes in Sport mode too!! :-)

09-05-2012, 05:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
bluetwo Relevance is irrelevant! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 130 CR-EX - '12 Honda CR-Z EX Thanks: 13 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I have to agree with SecondWind... I love the car to death and it certainly doesn't hurt that it's a blast to drive and good to look at. Economically, it doesn't measure up to the 2nd gen Insight. Honda never meant for that because the Insight is now absolutely Honda's flagship fuel sipper and it doesn't want anything getting into its sales. That's not hard to get but it'll still be fun to try and eek some more MPG out of it. It still seems like there are a lot more people that are into the sporty side of the car than are into the eco side of it. It's not fast with 120 HP and 2600 lbs. but in Sport mode you can have a lot of fun. I've gotten used to driving in Eco so when I put it in Sport things seems a lot quicker. You can really hear the difference the intake makes in Sport mode too!! :-)