Test drive auto or manual?
Manual is available at Glenmarie showroom, i tested it last weekend.

It will, in fact it will void all warranties on the car.
FYI, the Rotrex Supercharger is a forced induction fitment for the puny 1.5L engine... nothing to do with the battery.

Anyway, i have placed a booking on a white CRZ, manual. Loved the car a lot, nice weekend car. Now I m worrying on after sales service for Honda, does anyone know where I can reliably service my new car? I booked my car via Kah Motors at Chan Sow Lin.
Thanks!

Well, i tested the car there, before I placed a booking for my pearl white one. Anyway, i m not sure if it is an official test drive car or not, since the salesperson never requested any identification before passing the car keys. Another guy tested the same car after me on the same day.

Hoola! My CRZ has arrived at the showroom (March 15 shipment), and now awaiting registration etc... takes a few days to settle the paperwork, thought I could drive home on Sat, but unfortunately cannot. I didn't know that they have to send the car for Puspakom checks and wait for the AP.
Can't wait to drive...

Thanks a lot... did u have good experience servicing your car there?

Thanks all.. will take my CRZ there for servicing

Hi, I don't have any FC reading unfortunately. Partly due to the fact that my car is quite new (inaccurate and hardly traveled), and also I didn't really monitor it.

My car has not even reached 200k on the odo, so my top speed now is only 100kmh.
Yes, the size given on the 16" is indeed an odd sized tyre. Nothing to do with hybrid moniker though, just that Honda gave a unpopular tyre size.
Change to 17", just as long as you do not exceed 17"x 7.5 size rims, you should be fine. You can have a good low profile tyre selection, such as Michelin PS3 and Continental CSC5, using 205/45/R17 size. Surprisingly Honda Japan have an optional 17" rims available for the CRZ, but not available here in Malaysia.

Seems like the car is getting more common.

This post has been edited by Nitrous: Mar 23 2012, 10:38 AM

I believe the uncle is driving manual. Manual stock is available, but auto CVT is only in June according to my salesperson.

Until it runs out of battery juice... I had good fun on my CRZ till the battery went flat...

Not as much as 50%, but you can immediately feel the loss of power, it losses the urge & acceleration. It will remind you that the petrol engine is a 1.5L puny...

Need to clarify, it is the IMA battery pack, not the 12V battery.

Doesn't take long, especially if you are on Sport mode, as it does not have much chance to recharge, while the electric motor is giving 100% of its power. A few long high-speed run will flatten the IMA battery, and ends your fun for a while...

Yes, I have one. I can't give the figures to you in RM/km, since I use RON97 (fluctuating price). I m averaging on 12.8km/L, much lower compared to KangYoon, as mine is still "running in" my car. I only have 700km on my ODO now. My lead foot doesn't help either

Any change to the combustion process of an engine can potentially void the warranty. However, if you get the drop in filter, u can swap it out before any warranty claims....

I didn't wait... depends on your love to your car...
The engine has already been revved to the max at the factory, and also at the port during delivery, probably during inspection, and also during the first 50km of its life by the salesman...

CRZ members already active inside the FB group, and have already registered a club officially. That is why you don't see a lot of postings in this page.

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...

Technically there is no "speed" for CVT gearbox, the "speed" ranges are infinite. CVT gearbox work differently from conventional auto and manual gearboxes, and the speed that you see on the CRZ's CVT (paddle shifts etc) are just simulated gearbox change feel (similar with the previous gen Honda City). If you want full sports oriented CRZ, manual is the best, although it is known that CVT is more efficient and can be faster compared to manual CRZ.
Cheers...

Honda Japan may still produce MT CRZ, but whether or not Honda Malaysia will be bringing it in will be a different story. But yes, manual is the way for sporty drive, not CVT.

As for the top speed, there has been pics taken at 227kmh... definitely not for the faint-hearted
http://www.crzforum.com/forum/honda-cr-z-o...ed-222km-h.html

Haha.. didn't realise it was downhill. Anyway, there are tons of speed demons out there, some hit 230+kmh with the CRZ... but he had some exhaust and air filter mods...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEYyyUbkPIw
I have never taken my CRZ to that speeds before, don't think I'll ever will...

No speed cut

Only JDM cars have speed limiter, official export models don't have them.