The CR-Z innards are, yes, better than the CRX's. The seats are better, there are more storage areas strewn around the cockpit and the navigation system is an improvement over any single-DIN radio. Yes, the instrumentation is a bit too Tokyo pop, but otherwise the CR-Z interior is a great driving environment.
Nevertheless, once you throw some airbags into the CRX, round off the dash angles, redesign the instrumentation graphics, add power windows and mirrors and upholster everything in contemporary materials, this interior would be among the best offered in any small car today.
Is this supposed to be ironic or what? I mean, if you took the '57 Chevy and added a four wheel indepdent suspension, four wheel disc brakes, an LS2, TR606 gearbox and radial tires, you'd have the best looking sedan on the market. Like the suggested improvements, that involves changing the entire fucking car.
We need to stop fetishizing shitty 25 year old cars. But thats another story.