Honda CR-Z earned success Japan Car of The Year (JCOTY) from 2010 to 2011 of the Executive Committee of the Japan Car of The Year. Car Hatchback Hybrid sports was assessed by the jury to give a balance between fuel efficiency of hybrid technology provided with driving pleasure. In addition, the unique design also becomes much more value.
CR-Z successfully set aside nine other candidates, namely Marx X Toyota, Nissan March, Mazda Premacy, Suzuki Swift, Volkswagen Polo, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5-Series, Peugeot RCZ and Jaguar XJ. JCOTY nominated to the cars that have been sold in Japan in the period from November 1 last year, to 31 October this year. Recipient of 2009-2010 is the Toyota Prius JCOTY.