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Originally Posted by tranzformer
Allch, thanks. I must have been thinking of another car that was closer to 2800lbs. But those batteries do add weight to the CR-Z. Still for a hybrid, it is a fairly solid package (compared to Prius or Insight).
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No prob tranz!
The battery pack for the Honda hybrids are pretty small even compared to the Prius. I'm not 100% sure
but I think they've gotten the whole system down to <100lbs including the 14HP Motor that is strapped to the engine block. The best part about the battery pack as far as weight is that it is over the rear axle so it gives a better weight distribution albeit at the cost of cargo/passenger room. Granted I'm not as big a fan of the hybrid system itself other than it allows people that would otherwise not consider an engine downgrade for FE to do so without losing too much performance. Hybrids seems to perform just fine in California traffic
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The Honda IMA hybrid system is a big compromise for price and fun over MPG anyway. The only other notable advantage to the Honda IMA system is that it allows for a manual gearbox which makes it even cheaper and in some cases more efficient eg. the first gen insight was more efficient with a manual(partially due to lean burn) than the CVT. And no one claims that the Prius with Synergy is more fun to drive than the Honda IMA, not even hypermilers.
If Honda of America can redo the CR-Z with a bit more power/MPG and offer back seats(even if they only fit small children), I think the CR-Z will do just fine for the rest of it's generation life.