God bless Jake and those willing to submit themselves to the unrelenting assault of Mr. Regulars slings and arrows.

Millions of insecure sissy men " Gimme your biggest truck " 7ft tall Chad " I'd like your smallest vehicle please "

The best RCR in a while. This is vintage Mr. Regular (and Roman), and I love to see it. Been subscribed for something like eight years at this point. Thanks for all you do!

I have a 2011 6MT CR-Z, and am happy to offer it for review. 😊 It's a lot better than the CVT model. Efficient? No, not really when compared to normal ICE cars these days. You were right about that point for sure.

RCR: The only car review where I can listen to one of the hosts talk about the extreme dump he recently took, and be even MORE invested in the video as a result.

In the UK the CR-Z only came as a six-speed manual. Still not a performance car but it's sort of an interesting option if you want something unique, reliable and economical. But it doesn't actually make sense Vs a Jazz or Civic...

“It was World War Brown in there”… best line ever in a car review I’ve ever heard!….. and I’ve heard a lot of great lines from you guys.

It’s not powerful, but fun as hell. Being able to high rev (great with a modified exaust) going from 0-55 without worrying of getting a ticket is nice. Definitely one of my favorite vehicles. I’m getting 42 mpg without babying it. While it’s a hybrid, it’s a different kind of hybrid, the motor is just an assist, and you can feel it kick in.

My mom has the CRZ with a 6 spd manual and it really isnt bad at all. The most fun hybrid out there

When buying my next car I really wanted a CR-Z. It sounded like a solid car with (to me) attractive design and a decent price at the time. Still have a little soft spot for this car even if its kinda meh tbh.

The monologue from Roman at the halfway point probably made my neighbors think I was insane I was laughing so hard

ACTUALLY... it should be mentioned that this car did have a 6 speed manual option. My wife bought one in 2014, with the 1st body refresh that looked considerably better than the 2016. It was fun-ish. Not fast. Not dangerous. Just fun-ish. Without the manual transmission, it would have been a complete potato.

"Well actually," it's pretty neat with a manual. The electric motor clears out the flat spots and it's eager to rev in sport mode. Like a high tec Miata with more weight and worse suspension. It's fun and easy to live with if you can get over the terrible rearward visibility and unsupportive seats. The read storage bench thing makes for nifty discrete storage and it's got a stock alarm that'll go off if someone smashes your window. Aside from the pricey potential repairs I dodged when I sold it, I was a bit sad to let it go.

You can tell after all these years Roman and Regular still have a great friendship. Talkin about BROWN And I Salute anyone whos willing to take slander and abuse like that and put it on the internet.

I love that the owner actually played along with it and tried to actually replicate RCRs intense monologues and fart humor.

I’m convinced Mr. Regular spends all his time on Reddit when not making videos, and you can’t convince me otherwise.

I love my 6mt CRZ. Yes it's slow, but pretty zippy in sport mode. It needed at least 200hp to be actually decent. That is way I swapped in a k24z7 from a 15' Si. Now it's what it should have been. I have plans to turbo in the near future, looking for 400+ hp.

this car is begging to be v0red.

Take a crosstour V6, lower it, and slap a CRX emblem on it

Roman: "Why do they call it a RESTroom I'm fighting for MY LIFE in there." lol I love you guys, merry Christmas! Want to do another Celica? A 3rd gen? Huh? Do ya?! It's got the best seats ever put into a production car.

The crx in Japan did have a back seat option. Honestly making those available here probably would of made them sell better.

Lol I had one of these with a stick, most reliable thing I’ve ever owned up to date

Roman's "I was on the john last night" interlude had me ROLLING 😂😂

I’ve Honda my Honda CRZ for 1 year it’s a great car decent gas not the best. Gotta say this video is EXACTLY how everyone talks about my car. Then there’s me who still loves it❤️.

This feels like a return to form. I love it.

So Mr Regular just confirmed he will still be making videos in 10 years in the last seconds of the video? Praise him!

I would love to K-swap one of these. Someone up here in Alaska K swapped a 1st gen Insight, and after stripping out all of the batteries and electric crap, he said it weighed less than an original CRX, which would be wild.

I bought my 2013 CR-Z in August 2014 and it was like Priceline..."name your own price!". It was the six-speed and I taught my daughter to drive a stick with this car...which she now owns. This car should have had an Si line that got rid of the drive modes, the S+, and added stiffer springs. Honda definitely tried to make too many compromises which muddled the car's mission, but I really enjoyed the hell out of throwing it around and I did manage just under 40mpg for the five years I drove it. It made me even more appreciative of what my ND2 delivers in terms of driving joy.

My dad bought one last year with 293,000 miles, runs great and it's already at nearly 300k. Literally it's rust free and has no damage or any issues whatsoever. It's very fun to ride in and corners very well!

Other markets got rear seats America didn't. I like to think this was Honda making a fat joke.

The manual makes all the difference! That 130ft/lb AT IDLE makes the car great fun. I miss mine.

The turbo spec for this is actually amazing.

I drove a 6mt one of these for years before the rust made repairing her too expensive. What a lovely little thing. I loved you, Shiozza.

Why is RegularCars bashing a decent regular car? Not everyone needs a fast and large SUV.

As a CR-Z owner for the last four years I can confidently tell you that you did both yourself and the car an enormous disservice by not driving a manual version. I’ve got a 2014 6MT you’re welcome to test if you ever make it to Iowa. The only thing it lacks compared to a 2016 is a couple tech features and the final MY’s styling.. but what it lacks there it makes up for in driving feel. It was never meant to be the fastest machine on the road, and it was never meant to be the most fuel efficient. But of the quicker cars in Honda’s lineup, it’s the most fuel efficient. And of the fuel efficient cars, it’s the fastest. It’s a car built around compromise which doesn’t appear to everyone. But everyone I’ve ever met with one absolutely loves them. When I lived in southern Minnesota, I once met a man with a garage full of Ferraris and other exotics. He dailied a CR-Z. They’re wonderful cars and in ten years when it’s worth 2x what I paid for it with 5x as many miles.. I’ll be laughing at everyone who dogged on them 😋

“Has the look of a man who trusted a fart that betrayed him” hilarious 😂😂😂

I was hoping this was a review of the manual one. Hybrid with a manual is a cool idea that really made this car unique.

Its the only hybrid you can get with a manual 6 speed. There are turbo and supercharger kits for them as well.

The Roman's world war brown bit felt like it was made for a Savagegeese video, excellent.

4:00 "Because no one there has cars" lmao the accuracy

This was the first car I ever bought. I live in the UK so I had the backseats. This is honestly a really fun little car in manual. But even though there is no VTEC this car is probably the funnest when you're revving the living hell out of it. It also has a driver focused cockpit similar to a s2000 which is pretty cool and the same push start as them as well. Also the original design I would say still looks really modern and same with the dash I think it was pretty ahead of its time. I think a lot of reviewers miss that this car actually makes a lot of sense to a new driver. It was at the time I bought it pretty cheap used and insurance premiums were pretty low and gave you that low down sporty feeling but without the power that would scare your insurer and your parents.

Wanted one of these when I was getting my first *new* car, but it was such a letdown on the test drive... Ended up with a 500 Abarth

I've had a Honda CR-Z for 12 years. Drove it through hurricane Harvey flood waters, I've driven it up mountainside roads in Colorado, it has over 160,000 miles on it. The biggest issue I've had so far is the paint on the roof losing it's gloss in the Colorado sun. My CR-Z is a little beast that will never die and can handle more situations than anyone should ask of it.

I believe what Roman was trying to get at is that's a comfort knowing that when you're fighting for your life on the toilet that when you have to still get to work by 6 am your brown/orange seats will hide the shame if things go wrong on the way there. 😅

I had a CRX back when they were new. Loved it. I’d drive one of these, but in a manual. 😄

The CR-Z looks so good, both inside and out. Such a shame it doesnt actually drive all that sporty

OMG 6:08 story 🤣🤣 I look so forward to your videos, and I'm not a huge car guy. I just watch your videos for entertainment. You ROCK 👍 man

to be fair to the CR-Z, the CR-X also has *a lot* of these problems if you take off the rose-tinted glasses. the CR-X was underpowered with its 1.5/1.6 SOHC [compared to the competition, who had DOHC higher-displacement motors that made more power], the headroom was lacking, and why didn't it have rear seats? lo and behold, the lack of power is suddenly a good thing now (because slow car fast!), and everything else can be attributed to quirky honda in the 90s just trying to make their mark... the CR-Z makes the same mistakes honda did in the 90s. it's the perfect homage - we never got the mythical VTEC B16, or rear seats in our CR-Xs.

2:45 that's a 2000 Honda insight shown. That got 60+mpg with the manual transmission.

Making this car an early hybrid forever kneecapped the popularity of these cars.

I had a 2011 until 2016, couldn't ask for a better commuter car. The CVT was well programmed and averaged upper 40 mpg lifetime. The CR-Z loved the slow-'n-roll traffic on 422 where it would easily get mid 50's on my commute. If it were 2011 I'd buy it again, because the only options for great mileage back then were the CR-Z, Insight, or Prius.

4:13 ACTUALLY! 😭😂😭😂😂😭😂 This gag got my sides splitting. The Less Than Jake reference and Roman’s story too.

This review is ironic because I tried emailing you guys three times to the email address in one of the videos that was listed and you never responded. I have a 2015 CR-Z (with a manual) that you could have reviewed. I admit that this car disappointed at the time since people were expecting more from it, but if you take it for what it is, its an all right car. Also, you might want to change the name of the video to 2016 Honda CR-Z since you are driving one that is in Aegean Blue (the only year that color was made). I know you'll change it. Interesting review, but what could have been if you had contacted me sooner. It is what it is.

These are really amusing with a 6 speed, but it really should have been called Insight instead of CRZ, just like the Clarity also should have been called Insight. Honda's marketing department is... on some good stuff.

I hope the high pitched speech becomes a common gag. That was one of my favorite gags in an old channel inspired by Regular Cars, but focused on airplanes

"The look of a man who trusted a fart that betrayed him." True poetry.

I had one for a while when I was in college! I loved it dearly. Yeah it sucks, it's flawed, but where Mr. R saw these as faults I thought it added a lot of charm. It's not at all a perfect car, I'm not even sure it was a good car, but I had a great time driving it. I went to college in the mountains in Virginia and the hills destroyed the shitty CVT. It had about 120k miles on it. Get the manual if you do want one of these.

GET THE MANUAL. Fun little go kart if you work in town like when i had it. Likes windy roads for sure. I’d probably despise it if i had to take it on the highway as much as i do now.

"Wanna watch Bible Black with me?" killed me

Haha the fact Regular asked the owner if he lived in Williamsburg lol

I just crossed 200,000 on one of these, hasn't skipped a beat. It looks small but fits a ton a crap in the back and is really great in cities. Not the best looking car to ever exist, but I don't drive it for looks.

The cassette tape line is gold 👌 ✨️

Regular Car Reviews (of the last 2-3 years): “The official channel of beating annoying jokes to death”

"I can bust without blinking! 😁" I was trying to stay strong but I fell out right here 😂

I bought a 13 CR-Z as a daily for my 50+ mile commute, and because the CRX is one of my dream cars and I appreciated the fusion of the crx and insight. Got a cvt because I couldnt find a manual in the midwest. After a couple years i like the car more than when I purchased it. Probably the coolest looking and most fun hybrid to drive. Its not fast, but my other vehicles are a 91 previa and an 06 xB, so speed isnt really something i go for apparently

Ah I love my CRZ! And I honestly get good comments everywhere I go! I had to laugh at the low roofline - because I can't wear a bun on my head anymore 😂 recently had the seats redone in leather - no it didn't cost more the car is worth 😉, but I love her even more now! Clearly a happy CRZ owner 🥰

A perfect review. Merry Christmas RCR!! 🎄💓

I had one of these in a manual. I credit this car with one thing: helping me appreciate car critics. I should have listened. "Fun" fact: The 2011 model didn't come with a center armrest from the factory; it was an option costing about $700(!)

If you're gonna get a CR-Z, it needs to be a 6MT. Yes 90% of people who bought one went the CVT route, but man the little 6MT is quite fun.

Not many people know the CRZ was supposed to come with the Civic Si K20. It only got the hybrid because it wouldn't pass crash tests with the K20

Amazing 👏 a return to form RCR! Love the humor and teasing. Owner was a good sport. Keep it up. You'll get to 1m subs.

Wait, did you say there's a supercharged manual version making 200 horsepower? I feel like this one deserves another chance.

Yo Mr Regular, I have one of these cars with the HPD supercharger kit installed on it. The rare option that made it transform into a true hot hatch. Let me know if that interests you.

"Wanna buy this drawing I made of your wife?....She has a knot and a median ring now." I thought this was just a normal car review! 🤣😭🤣

I bought one of these new in 2014. EX trim w/CVT and navigation. Bought it to be a reliable and efficient yet slightly funky daily driver and not for sportiness. Other car I had at the time and was also my daily was a 1992 Dodge Stealth RT/TT, which was fast and fun but thirsty, complex, and temperamental. The CR-Z did the job just fine. Averaged 40mpg, decent cargo space with the hatchback, quick enough to not be a hazard (not fast, though), and was a surprisingly decent highway car. Put over 60,000 trouble free miles on it. Traded it in two years ago for a nondescript white Honda hybrid sedan. I still sometimes walk by my own car in a parking lot but the CR-Z was hard to miss. I know, TLDR, CSB. Mr. Regular was right to roast it as missing expectations as the "spiritual successor to the CR-X" but I think it will find its niche in the future. I never regretted getting it and still miss it a little.

Ahh the ole CVT blues... I have one in my Fusion. Every highway acceleration sounds like a million bees collectively groaning they have to be awoken to propel my automotive equivalent of a bar of soap down the road at highway speeds. The pain I have within my soul as an automotive enthusiast driving a soul-sucking CVT on my commute has relegated me to an almost Napoleonic level of exile from the car community. As I drive my automotive island of St. Helena, I remember the good times I've had with fun cars in the past. The smooth, short throw gear changes of my Barton shifter are all but a fond memory. Someday I might return from this hell, but the reality of the fact is that I can't have a fun car right now AND save money. Oh right, this was a video of a Honda CR-Z. hehe tiny car go brrrrr

don't mention ejaculation in a car video challenge (impossible)

"Ever get pegged?" LOST it! So glad this channel is funny again.

As a CR-Z supercharged CVT owner, I approve this video lol, still love my CR-Z.

Dear god I needed that little lens for traffic lights in my Miata. I instantly knew the lean and neck crane you described from when I drove that thing. I have a soft spot for these things. In manual of course, but something about the style and the unabashedly two-seater-ed-ness of it all makes it more interesting than a Fit for example. I think I could have ended up with one if they had dropped in price a little more at the time, but they seem to hold onto value better than most generic hondas. Absolutely brutal video by the way. I hope I can get eviscerated like this sometime by you, mr. Regular. Oh wait, you don’t swing both ways…

“She’s got a knot and a median ring now” the noise I made at that could ironically be only heard by dogs.

0:40 did I just hear a knot joke on rcr? Don’t ask or ever look up what that is

I heard from a Honda rep that the CRZ was originally intended to have a gas only manual option but the crash safety requirements were changed and the gas option didn't pass

The Alvin and the chipmunks voice absolutely killed me

The escalating high speed narration sounds like the end of the Tubes' "What do you want from life" and I expect Mr. Regular to yell A BABY'S ARM HOLDING AN APPLE at the end, which would not be out of character.

Ahh crap, my car is going to be roasted

This car was going to be named the CR-Y in early development, and I wish they had never changed that. It fits the personality of this machine to a T.

Getting your car reviewed on this channel is like sitting in the front row of a stand up show with your ball bag hanging out of your forgot-you-left-them-unzipped pants. Just merciless.

Yooo that "uuuuhhhmmm... ACTUALLY..." segment😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The short one still has excitement and passion. Mr. Regular is just bitter and jaded.

I always compared this to the Veloster, which is more practical, faster, and has comparable mpg. Which is a real shame would be cool to have a legit sports car that can tear up a back road then cruise home getting 60mpg.

"she has a knot and a median ring now" ... I fucking spat out my coffee. Holy fucking shit XD

I didn't realize you would help me clean my car if I let you film it. Amazing! I should have offered up my Mazda 5 minimini van before we got rid of it

Oh man, that cassette line took me right out. Growing up when Hi-Fi was still a thing I remember the tape format well. I always preferred chrome over metal anyway. TDK SA-X was my favorite for music recording by far

2:52 What you showed as a CR-X was called the Insight everywhere else & a CR-X was something completely different.

I remember in the mid 2000s when Honda and Toyota were having their hybrid war. It was the 1st gen Prius vs the 1st gen Insight. The Prius was a hybrid which used electric motors as the primary mover of the wheels but the engine would come on to provide assistance when the battery was low or power was needed. The Prius could run EV only if it had enough battery power and it was in an environment where much use of regen braking was present. The Insight was the other way around in which it used electric motor to assist when the engine was the prime mover. The motor was there only to fill in a hole of power and allow for a less powerful but more efficient engine to be used. I believe (and somebody correct me if I am wrong) the earlier Insights didn't have an EV only operation. At the end of it the Prius proved to be the superior hybrid. It used the engine only when needed and the system is designed to squeeze as much electric power as possible. New Honda hybrids now use the same setup as Toyota hybrids.

Roman mentioning he had to remove his shirt while fighting for his life on the john might be the most relatable thing I've ever heard on this channel.

I'd still like to buy one of these now that they've depreciated nicely. It's a reasonably economical and fun car for around $6-8k, that's solid daily money

The manual helps this car so much! It's a good little car in a world where cars keep getting bigger and bigger. I'm super pleased with my 2011 (except when the door handles fail). It did not serve as the CRX's successor as intended, but as a stand alone, its a great little car.

"Wanna watch Bible Black with me?" had me snarf an unnecessary amount of really recent beer through my nasal passages and I am DaMaGeD gOoDs now. I've been choking on that laugh for like five minutes.