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Old 10-06-09, 10:28 PM
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Honda engineers and designers did a great job on resurecting the CRX. Its fresh, modern, and handsome. At the easy on the wallet price they will ask we will be seeing many of these on the streets
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Old 10-07-09, 06:30 AM
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14hp electric motor.

I get more than that with my cordless drill. At least it's better than no hybrid at all.
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Old 10-07-09, 06:52 AM
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14HP electric motor? That's IT? What a dissapointment .

Honda should change their slogan from "The power of dreams" to "The power of dissapointment".
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Old 10-07-09, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by GSteg
14hp electric motor.

I get more than that with my cordless drill. At least it's better than no hybrid at all.
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Old 10-07-09, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
14HP electric motor? That's IT? What a dissapointment
but.... with 60 lb-ft of torque at 1,000 rpm
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Old 10-07-09, 07:35 AM
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That made me laugh
 
Old 10-07-09, 07:38 AM
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That looks pretty cool! Love the front end.
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Old 10-07-09, 08:07 AM
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if anybody is really bored, I'd like to see some photoshops of these in some different colors....silver / blue / black / etc

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Old 10-07-09, 09:45 AM
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I'm liking it more, as long as a backup camera is standard equipment.
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Old 10-07-09, 11:19 AM
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16hp and 60 lb-ft? That's really mild.

I think that rear glass is fine and wouldn't need a backup camera. That diffuser-looking lower section of the rear bumper looks expensive for a sports hatch. I wonder if it will make it to production.
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Old 10-07-09, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
but.... with 60 lb-ft of torque at 1,000 rpm
Really? Wow, amazingly that is even MORE dissapointing than the HP number! 60 lb-ft torque at 1000 RPM for an electric motor? That is pathetic . Proper electric motors should be making huge amounts of torque at 0 RPM.
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Old 10-07-09, 02:17 PM
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To give it credit, the motor is pretty small anyways so I don't expect crazy amount of power out of it. 60ftlbs on the low end should offer plenty of grunt on a lightweight car.
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Looks like they stole the grill from the Brera (the brera is such a sexy car!!)
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Old 10-08-09, 01:59 PM
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£18,000??? That's Prius money. A T4 goes for near £19,000 and a T-Spirit goes for £21k.

well the old Prius' MG2 made 295lb-ft @ 0-1200rpm. The new one is down to 156llb-ft but a reduction gear makes up for the reduced torque (That and the new engine has much more torque than the 1NZ).

TRD, 14hp is an improvement. Current IMA only has 10hp.
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Old 10-08-09, 02:36 PM
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Well I guess 4 HP is an improvement, regardless of how small this increase may be .
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