A New Concept from Honda

The automaker’s president confirmed during a press conference that the final version of the concept will be presented at the Detroit Auto Show in January.

The Honda CR-Z will be marketed in Japan in February, and soon afterwards, around the globe.  North America should see its first models arriving in the second half of 2010.

A model very close to the concept is being presented now in Japan.  The main differences from the retail version are details such as the blue light.  However, the most notable change concerns a second row of seats, which will disappear once the car heads for production.

So the car will be a small, 2-seater coupe, powered by a hybrid system.  The CR-Z is the perfect complement to the environmentally friendly Honda Insight and Civic hybrids.  The CR-Z will be the first sports-oriented vehicle with this propulsion method.