Honda Cars Philippines Launches the CR-Z

Honda Cars Philippines Inc today officially launched the all new CR-Z a sports hybrid coupe.

The President and General Manager of Honda Cars Philippines, Tatsuya Natsume said that the CR-Z was a real crowd drawer of the Honda booth during the the 4th Philippine International Motor Show which was held last year in Taguig City.

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"At the time of the show we received a number of inquiries about selling it in the Philippines. Even after that, we are still getting inquiries online, at our dealer showrooms and various display events. This scenario gives us the confidence that the Philippine market will warmly welcome the all-new CR-Z when it arrives in August, exactly a year after its concept was shown." Natsume added.

CR-Z stands for "Compact Renaissance Zero" which represents Honda's commitment to go back to the point of origin (zero) to take on the challenge to create a new compact car without being bound by the values of the traditional coupes.

The first time I saw this car, made me wanted to buy one. I don't know much about cars, I don't even know how to drive (yet) but I know what kind of cars I like. I wonder when is the first time I am going to see this in the flesh. But according to the reports of Pinoy car blogs and websites, the CR-Z will be available this month. Honda CR-Z will come in three different variants (Standard, Modulo and MUGEN) and in six different colors each (Polished Metal, White Pearl, Milano Red, Crystal Black, Turquoise Blue and Golden Purple Pearl). What about the price? See below.

Standard (Manual Transmission) Php 1.4 million
Standard (CVT with Paddle Shifters) Php 1.5 million
Modulo (Manual Transmission) Php 1.5 million
Modulo (CVT with Paddle Shifters) Php 1.6 Million
MUGEN (Manual Transmission) Php 1.9 million
MUGEN (CVT with Paddle and Shifters) Php 2 million