Honda scoops Top Gear’s Green Car of the Year
By Ant Bradshaw
Top Gear has awarded their Green Car of the Year award to the Honda CR-Z.
This latest award takes their award tally up to four in as many weeks for the sporty hybrid model, in a list which also features the What Car? Green Award for Best Sports Car and Japan’s Car of the Year 2010-2011.
The Top Gear judges were won over by the CR-Z’s ability to cope with anything thrown at it, including busy back streets of the Third Ring district in China as well as a sporty look, responsive handling and excellent fuel efficiency.
In a statement, Top Gear said: “Of all the cars we’ve brought to Chinda, CR-Z is far and away the one I feel most at home with – and most excited about. Compact, accessible and responsive, it’s a breeze to drive in this hectic and distracting place.”
Managing Director for Honda (UK), Dave Hodgetts said: “To be recognised for a publication as well respected as Top Gear is a great achievement for the CR-Z and for Honda.
“We’re so please with the reception the CR-Z has received from the press, especially when you consider the strength of the competition out there. The car has only been on sale for nine months but we’re already looking for a bigger trophy cabinet!”
And who can blame them? With the recent success that the CR-Z has had – it is no wonder Honda are looking to the future.
The new CR-Z starts at £16,999 OTR and combines a 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine, six-speed manual gearbox and Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist system.
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