Vehicle
Honda CR-Z
A small hybrid coupé, and the reason it is worth its own page is the hybrid system: it uses Honda's Integrated Motor Assist, a single thin motor sandwiched between the engine and gearbox, which behaves nothing like a full hybrid and cannot drive the car on its own. Diagnostically that means the battery pack, its cooling fan and the motor's own control unit are the parts that fail, and the most common presentation is an IMA warning with a battery-deterioration or cell-imbalance code rather than any drivability fault. It is also the only IMA car offered with a manual gearbox, which changes the regeneration strategy and the codes the system can set. The 1.5 engine underneath is otherwise conventional.
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Generations
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First generation (ZF1 and ZF2) 2010–2016
Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid; battery deterioration and cell imbalance are the codes it actually sets.
- Body styles
- Coupé
- Platform
- Honda Global Small
- Engines
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- 1.5 four-cylinder IMA — hybrid · LEA
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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