Let me say it again. Honda had a great chance to build a great sporty looking car with the Honda CR-Z that could’ve been viable for the mass market. Too bad they made it a hybrid. It’s basically a very good-looking Insight.

Glass half-full type of people would definitely say that Honda just made hybrids better with this car but Toyota’s got the G-Sports tuning accessories line and that doesn’t look too shabby.

Now here’s the Euro-spec version of the CR-Z that would be making its debut at the 2010 Geneva motor show. People living in areas with high congestion charges would probably like this. The 56.4 mpg’s still worse than many hot-hatch diesels but the 117 g/km of CO2 is not bad at all.

This hybrid coupé is based on the hardware of the Honda Insight petrol-electric saloon, so don’t get carried away with all this sports car chat. The two share the same 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine and IMA hybrid tech.

The Euro-spec car will get a three-mode drive system that tweaks steering, throttle response and electric boost through full performance, eco setting and normal modes.

The car will be available this summer.