any good or bad about the car?
picking a date for test drive..>.<

anyone went to the sepang GT gathering yesterday?

saw alot of CRZ, some have really nice mod

- Fun to drive
- Love the low seating and interior layout
- Good handling even in pure stock form
- Very nice low end torque but bit asmatic from mid to high end RPM
- Back space is only good for baby seat or kids below 12
- Dont ever compare the FC with other Hybrids if you have heavy foot..
- 6MT in eco mode is painful...

so overall is around 7/10 ?

what u means by 6 manual transmission in eco mode is painful? how painful? FC?

Painfully unresponsive if I may.

Don't get me wrong, I love the car. And Honda Malaysia has officially delayed my car delivery! Anyone here still waiting for your car arrival?

I'd give 8/10 coz i love the external looks as well...lol, biased..

Yep, like ChzeHong said it's really unresponsive in eco mode but painful coz you really have to shift up to the last gear really fast in order to get to cruising speed at 70 to 80km/h otherwise the car will hold you up.

Usually i'll go by normal mode from standstill and switch to Eco when i'm already at cruising speed.. and all Eco when i'm stuck in traffic jam, rolling in a car park area or any other low speed conditions in the city.

I'd say the eco mode in Jazz Hybrid is far more pleasant coz its an auto transmission..

FC for normal + ECO mode at 95% of the time is not bad, I manage to get 15.6km/l that is 555km for 35 litres. Some owners have gotten more impressive milleage here.

Lately after the first 1000km, i've been redlining the car sometimes at Sport mode to condition the engine so currently i'm at 13.8 km/l with 435km with around 50km left before next fuel up..

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Added on June 12, 2012, 11:39 amChzehong, waiting for the CVT??

This post has been edited by MetalMic: Jun 12 2012, 11:39 AM

FC can vary from person to person. I have seen mileage from above 20km/L, to low of 9km/L when pushed hard (mine). I never bother to keep track of my mileage... it is roughly similar to a 1.5L petrol car. You'll need to associate "hybrid" loosely with the CRZ, the electric motor is normally used to propel the car faster (in my terms), and only to a small extent, save petrol. You'll save planet Earth by getting a Prius, not a CRZ unfortunately....
But chicks still dig my car...

Nope. I'm waiting for the 6MT. My car is being delayed till the end of the month with no reason given! Not to mention not even a projected delivery date.

Where did you book the car from? Usually it will take 3-4 weeks.

depending on what colour and no its not usually 3-4 weeks bro..

It was suppose to be 4 weeks. And 4 weeks have passed. They confirm that the car is being delayed. I called Honda Malaysia but they offered not much help.

Okay, i forgot about the car color part...Milano red will be more than a month waiting period.

Anyway I got my Storm Silver 4 weeks after booking at Sri Peringgit and my sister got her black CRZ 3 weeks after booking at Kah Motor Puchong. Both booking was done in April.

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Added on June 12, 2012, 2:36 pmI guess HM can't do much since this is CBU from Japan, could be shortage problem somewhere in their supply chain.

Can try to cure your longing by buying the mod parts for the car first...

This post has been edited by MetalMic: Jun 12 2012, 02:36 PM

wow...nice review there!!!
arrr~~~i fall in love~~ LOL

That is exactly what I'm doing now lol.

Great, I can get at least 13km/l on few pump before... but..
Waiting your next FC report ya.. Here's my FC report:

Total Mileage : 2070km
Petrol type : Petronas ron-95 (5th full tank)
Current Petrol : Already half a tank
Mileage/pump : 234km
Running Mode : 100% Normal
Traffic condition : 30% Highway, 30% Jam, 40% City
Mileage/Littre : 12.2 (omg)

Hopes It'll improve..

Guys, recently I can smells those car's smokes come from the Aircon, I know it should be something to do with the filter but how can I do about it?

This post has been edited by efisherman: Jun 12 2012, 09:00 PM

hey bro, long time no hear from u
no la its add-on, civic still keep for vtec fun ma..

bumped into this late last month somewhere in kedah (on plus...southbound)

saw this car at sunway area today !

LOL..thanks, its just a simple experience sharing..

I think you will fall in love even more after a test drive. You can get a test drive at this Honda showroom in Glenmarie, there is where i got my test drive and my decision was stone cast right after that...

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Added on June 13, 2012, 9:30 amCoool....

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Added on June 13, 2012, 9:43 amJust a hypothesis here, could it be that you are now used to the power of the car and now you tends to throttle it more?

Btw i'm also using Petronas Primax 95 here..

If you confirmed that the smell that comes into your car is from the outside, then the problem could lie in the seal or the flap that closes the fresh air intake. In that case you should really send the car back for inspection.

I have some funny smell from the aircon too but its not from the outside and this may got something to do with the filter..

If you want to change your aircon filter then can consider this

http://www.blitzpowerusa.com/products/acfi...a_c-filter.html

Will check with my friend if Blitz has this for CRZ as well...

This post has been edited by MetalMic: Jun 13 2012, 09:43 AM

Glenmarie showroom..okay...will check over there.
is it open on weekends?