Spotted for Sale: 2012 Honda CR-Z 2.0 - It should have been like this all along

It's been a while since I did any 'Spotted for Sale' articles. I suppose it's because there haven't been anything truly interesting out there when I was checking out the want ads. This time we have a winner folks, a 2012 Honda CR-Z with a nice big fat VTEC inside. By nice I mean a 2.0liter with 2.4liter stroker kit Honda K20a Type R engine plonked into it instead of the standard lethargic 1.5liter with a tiny electric motor for assist. 

I have to say that the CR-Z looks good, drives typically well as its a Honda but is sorely lacking in terms of performance. The 1.5liter IMA hybrid system put out between 111hp for the CVT variant to 130hp in its current guise. This would make it as fast as any 1.8liter car out there and it would honestly get eaten up by any turbocharged 1.4liter Volkswagen Golf TSI, a Honda Civic 2.0 or even that pesky superlight 1.5liter Perodua Myvis driven by people who think that MyviS are not shopping trolleys that they are really are but sports cars. This one on the other hand....is very interesting.

The Toda cams are interesting as is the 2.4liter stroker kit installed. This should be ballistic. 277whp made easily in my opinion and should be enough to propel this little sports car to have a sub 6 second 0-100kmh time instead of a paltry 9.9  or so seconds that the original manual CR-Z could do. 

It has a low mileage according to the advert, under 30000km. The only thing is the RM110,000 price tag. Most stock, and therefore a tad boring second hand 2012 CR-Zs out there are going for around RM70,000-80,000. This extra is for the sum of parts thrown into it. Oh, obviously buyer beware when it comes to cars like this. But don't it look like fun?

Orignal ad is here (while it lasts) or below:

"Seller Says

Mugen full bodykit,k20a type R engine,

Toda a3 cams,retainer and valve springs,fd2r intake,Eagles forge conrod,wiseco forge Pistons,tabata s alu radiator,hondata ecu,mugen full lock lsd,

2.4 stroker kit, full ported and polish, oem honda big/oversize throttle,air intake,custom 3" extractor and piping with j's muffler,ori 17" ssr forge rims,BC forge suspension,RECARO seats,brembo 4pot and 335mm rotor,ogura clutch,close gear ratio gearbox,excellent for time attack car,277whp,VTEC,dc5,fd2r,type r,ek9"

Read more at http://www.mudah.my/2012+Honda+CR+Z+2+0+M+-41863009.htm#Z32ui0cUzCPxiyhv.99

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Spotted for Sale: 1990 EF8 Honda CRX SiR - Unregistered! Malaysian JDM fans rejoice.

Now this would interest the local JDM fanboys. Someone has actually imported in a 1990 Honda CRX SiR from Japan as I have spotted on the local mudah.my website. As it is something from 1990, it is a good 25 years old and qualifies for classic car status as well as the classic car import status too. This is pure Honda VTEC folks. A holy grail aside from owning an NSX.

I love this tiny little sports car. It is 158hp of totally awesome Honda VTEC performance of the purest and most unmolested kind. Hard to find these days as this original beauty comes from the time when it was all horsepower and nothing else. The power from the 1.6liter engine came in at over 5,500rpm and whilst you would actually need to keep the twin cam, variable valve timed engine on song, it was superb when it sang. Or wailed like a Banshee (that's pontianak in local terms). These days the more intelligent VTECs do not have that clear step up in performance and noise like when it was in this second gen CRX.

If you got the dough, a mere RM58,000 for something so light, nimble and fast (it weighs under 1,000kg) do grab this baby. I totally remember being driven in one many times in the mid to late 1990s when a close friend of mine owned one. It was magnificent. Complete with the noise, step up power and actual speed (0-100kmh was at least in the mid 7secs when stock). I think the experience of driving one in 2015 would still be as good as it was in 1995.

This was purity. Normally aspirated, high revving purity. Which is why Mazda built their latest MX-5 in this way. Which is why I did not exactly warm up to the hybrid Honda CRZ all all. It was a poof compared to this predecessor.

Grab this I say. Grab it quick if you can. An unregistered, low mileage (119k km is considered low) JDM classic car is out for sale!!!! Wow!

Read the original ad (while it lasts) at http://www.mudah.my/1990+EF8+Honda+CRX-38883526.htm#AIU9UC4Uy1kcqS66.99 or down below:

The only issue is the fact that the car comes with wheels from a ...CRZ. But find a set of period Mugen alloys and it'll be close to perfect.

Seller Says

Make    Honda

Model   CR-X

Type    Others

Transmission    Manual

Engine Capacity 1600 cc

Mileage  120 000 - 129 999

Reg. Year  Unregistered

Mfg. Year  1990

1990 EF8 Honda CRX
Color: Black
Imported From Japan: JUST ARRIVED! 2015
Engine: SiR B16a
Mileage: 120,000
Original
Showroom Quality \ Tip Top condition

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