Honda trying hard to justify the development of their 1.5L IMA Engine.
It's a fail on both economy and performance. Putting a supercharger on a bad engine is like farmhouse tuning done by Hennessey.
Probably would have gotten better mileage and performance out of a standard supercharged VVT 1,6L.
Just what the CR-Z needs! I like it. That's around 75hp more than the standard car. Now it just needs an electric-only mode for cities and limping to the nearest filling station and it could be the ultimate hybrid!
A bit disappointing really, if that's true. Apart from the fun of driving this is still meant to be an eco-car, and supercharged engines surely aren't up to the green bit as Turbos does I guess ? And the good powerband of supercharged powerplants are already made up by the electric motor anyway. I really do hope this is a turbocharged one rather than supercharged, but anyway, it would still definitely be highly anticipated !!!! Hope they make it super light as well !!
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