I'm a little surpised to read just how heavy this thing's going to be.
Everyone in the automotive press makes comparisons to the beloved Si
model, but have they completely forgotten the HF? Save for the
discountinued Insight coupe it's still one of the highest MPG vehicles
out there, hybrid or not.

I don't see how Honda couldn't make a high MPG CRZ option with either a
low horsepower gas engine or perhaps one of their Euro spec diesels.
They seem so focused on providing IMA hybrids that they overlook other
efficiency options like cutting weight and installing detuned engines.

Opponents to this idea cite high 0-60 times and a boring driving
experience. Those same arguments existed back in the days of the CRX,
yet it didn't deter Honda from offering high efficiency models. What
has changed?