Where are we at with the CR-Z?

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by Xist

Is there an aftermarket yet? Can you swap in something?

Not really, you'll have to find someone to export the backseat for you like this guy. There is some work involved Another thing is they're not for tall people. For women and children it might work. But it's not a sedan so don't expect to carry 4 grown adults. I don't know what the gross weight limit is on these either.

Honda CR-Z is pretty much a car for two only - YouTube

Originally Posted by eufo

Standards are very rare. I had to have mine shipped in from another dealer since they had none on the lot.

There is definitely no back seat, but it LOOKS like a crappy back seat. It has storage areas instead. I have heard of people swapping in back seats imported from other markets. I don't see the point, however, because there is nowhere to put your legs or head. LOL

There's a 70:30 ratio of CVT:6spd from what I read. It's better than the more pedestrian sedans but nowhere near a sports car. The FRS/BRZ have a near 30:70 ratio of automatics to manual.

[eufo]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

There's a 70:30 ratio of CVT:6spd from what I read. It's better than the more pedestrian sedans but nowhere near a sports car. The FRS/BRZ have a near 30:70 ratio of automatics to manual.

Yeah, I read that ratio too, but my real world experience has been... *counts in head*

12 total CR-Zs on 3 Honda lots... 1 6MT... that's more like a 92:8 ratio, but it's a small sample size since Honda dealers carry so few of them.

[Allch Chcar]

I'm just repeating what I read in a Honda corp press release. Even a cars.com search came up with a 85:15 CVT to MT. Although that says nothing of the cars that already sold.

[eufo]

Yeah, I'd imagine that the 70:30 ratio is probably accurate, but doesn't reflect current supply because there appears to be heavier demand for the 6MT.

Incidentally, the last 3 nights driving home ended up being 52.0, 52.0, and 54.9 mpg... so I feel fairly confident that upping my tire pressure from 30psi to 40psi has had a significant increase in mpg!

[Xist]

I loved my Prelude, but it was an '87, with a nine-second 0-60

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Not really, you'll have to find someone to export the backseat for you like this guy. There is some work involved Another thing is they're not for tall people. For women and children it might work. But it's not a sedan so don't expect to carry 4 grown adults. I don't know what the gross weight limit is on these either.

My Prelude was the only car where I pulled the seat all of the way and actually needed to bring it forward, but I once had a five year-old in my back seat who mentioned that he did not have anywhere to put his feet.

A small child did not have enough legroom!

Yet I once transported two girls and two guys taller than me--6'6" and 6'7"! The taller guy was actually in the back, with his legs between the front seats, over my parking break.

We bottomed out...

For some reason that only happened once.