The Japanese motorcar giant, which reputation has seriously suffered after the whole series of the service responses which have arisen because of problems with a pedal of gas, has pleased the admirers with news about an exit of hatchback Passo of the second generation developed in cooperation with company Daihatsu.
New hatchback Toyota Passo
The novelty has come in the stead of "the dynasty founder" Passo which sales have begun in 2004. The dimensional length Toyota Passo reaches 3,64 m, width — 1,66 m, and height — 1,53 m. Despite the compact sizes of the car, in the car with comfort 5 persons can take places. Besides, model capacious enough luggage carrier, the truth has exact volume in the official press release is not specified.
Second generation Toyota Passo will be completed with two petrol motors. The power unit which on 1 l of fuel about 22,5 km are capable to pass became the base engine. The second motor of a ruler in volume of 1,3 litres is less economic: 1 litre of gasoline will suffice only on 21 km.
The Japanese car market
In a standard complete set price Toyota Passo will make $11,000US. On the Japanese car market simultaneously with a new hatchback will be on sale new Daihatsu Boon.
In total in three months after the official premiere supercar Lexus LFA inhabitants of Japan have bought up under forward orderings all lot of cars intended for this country — 165 copies.
As informs Japanese edition Response, in local motor shows of the price for such model begin from 37,5 million yens (about $410,000US). In total company Lexus plans to make 500 pieces LFA.
Lexus LFA in rent
In some other markets (for example, in the USA) supercar Lexus LFA will be leased. To buyers will suggest to issue the rent contract for a period of two years after which termination the car can be issued on itself. In the Japanese company hope, that thus they will manage to get rid of those who does not plan to use the supercar — for example, is intended to put in garage for a collection or to resell at the overestimated cost.
Lexus LFA (interior)
Lexus LFA it's equipped with the 10-cylinder atmospheric engine in volume of 4,8 litres and the power of 560HP robotised by a 6-step transmission on a back axis and differential Torsen on a back axis. Dispersal with 0 to 100 km/h at such car for 3,7 seconds, and the maximum speed makes 325 km/h.
Model Honda Civic of the following generation, which debut will take place in a year or two, becomes more compact and will receive even more unusual design, than present family.
New compact hatchback Honda Civic
According to executive directors Honda Motor, it was initially planned, that new Civic metal rolling and other raw materials will be larger and more expensive than the predecessor, however after the analysis of the forecast of the prices for mineral oil, the company management has decided to change the project. Now the new family is planned to make more compact, easier and more economic. Besides, new platform Honda Civic will be initially adapted under use of a hybrid power-plant.
Let's remind, that platform Civic is widely used by company Honda — on the basis of Civic crossovers CR-V and HR-V, and also minivan Stream and compact FR-V are constructed.
Company Lexus plans to begin in October of this year in the European car market of sale supercar LF-A which cost in the Great Britain will make about 250,000 euro.
Lexus LF-A for British
Novelty it is planned to construct on the carbon chassis. Under a supercar cowl the ten-cylinder petrol engine in volume of five litres and power of 550HP will settle down. According to the information, Lexus LF-A will receive 4,8-l engine V-8 of similar power which can work together with a 6-step transmission.
Are expected, that dynamic characteristics of the Japanese car will be close to indicators of one of the basic competitors of a novelty — 620-strong Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. As it was informed earlier, the maximum speed LF-A will make about 350 km/h, that on 20 more than at Ferrari.
Supercar Lexus LF-A
Within the next years it will be made more than 500 copies Lexus LF-A, thus, only 20 cars will be intended for the automobile market of the Great Britain. The debut of the Japanese supercar is planned on an October motor show in Tokyo.
Honda Motor has officially presented updated crossover Honda CR-V which will arrive on the market as model 2010. As the company press-service informs, the model has received updatings both in appearance, and in a ruler of engines. Honda CR-V has received new bumpers, a radiator lattice, and also 18-inch wheel disks. Among engines on a choice to model from the beginning of sales new CR-V there will be a 2,2-l diesel engine i-DTEC, as at new Accord.
Debut of the updated crossover Honda CR-V
The public debut of the updated crossover has taken place on a motor show in Frankfurt, however in the automobile market the model will appear more close by the end of this year.
On Friday company Mitsubishi Motors has informed data on volumes of manufacture and sales of cars for July of current year. As they say in the press release, release of cars of mark Mitsubishi worldwide is reduced already throughout 17 months, thus in July has been collected 63,540 cars, that for 45,6% it is less, than for the same month of 2008. Manufacture in Japan was reduced to 54,2% — to 35,780 automobile and commercial cars.
Number of sold cars Mitsubishi in Japan is reduced 23 month on end. In July in the local market 14,422 cars have been realised, that for 6,3% it is less, than for similar month of last year. Sales of the Japanese company fall even in spite of the fact that and Colt Plus — demand for compact hatchbacks Colt has increased by 33 and 27% accordingly.
In July manufacture volumes at foreign enterprises Mitsubishi also have decreased. For example, in the North America it is made for 67,8% of less cars, than for this month last year, in Europe — for 0,1%, in Asia — for 28,3%. Manufacture growth is noticed only on Taiwan and in China.
Besides it, the number of cars Mitsubishi exported from Japan has decreased for 63,6% — to 17,161 pieces. To Asia it has been put for 7,1% of less cars, and to Europe — for 88,4%. Thus into the North America at the expense of growth of popularity of off-road cars Outlander in Canada it has been imported for 9,4% of cars more than last year.
The middle of 2009 — time of restyling of crossovers in company Acura ruler. Renewed Acura RDX already with might and main is on sale in the North US car market.
2011 Acura MDX
Crossover Acura MDX has lost 2010 modelling years former originality. The new lattice of a radiator and the altered forward bumper with trapezes of air inlets remind of sedan Acura TL. Behind all is recognised, despite the changed form of a back bumper and final branch pipes in the form of a trapeze.
Similar new things and at RDX. And here that the car has not received, so it's appreciable reforms in technical area, unlike senior "brother" MDX. However, power remained at level 300HP, and draught also has at all decreased with 373 to 366Nm. In many respects thanks to more modern transmission Acura MDX became more economic: 12,9 l on 100 km in the mixed cycle against "prereform" 13,7.
Restyling cars with the updated equipment and the improved materials of furnish of salon will appear in States in September. It's supposed, that the prices will begin with a $42 thousand mark (at present $40,990). For the inquiry: BMW X5 xDrive30i and Mercedes ML 350 are on sale for $47,500 and $45,700 accordingly.
Division Honda — tuning company Mugen will make on the internal Japanese car market sports accessories for hybrid sedan Honda Insight.
2011 Honda Insight
In a tuning whale have included the complete set of racks and the springs which installation allows to underestimate a road clearance on 20mm. Besides, the car will get ability to steady passage of abrupt turns and will present to the driver new impressions of high-speed management. Also Honda offers the complete set of aerodynamic accessories.
Toyota Camry has headed a rating of sales of the cars made in the USA, American-Made Index.
The new leader for the first time since 2006 has pressed pickup Ford F-150. In a rating from shares of localisation of manufacture models enter into the USA not less than 75%. After bankruptcy GM in a rating models Chevrolet have fallen, and sales Ford F-150 have fallen almost to 40%.
Toyota Camry collect in Georgetown. Four models Toyota have entered into first ten — Camry, Sienna, Tundra and Venza at once.
American-Made Index: 1. Toyota Camry — Georgetown, Ky.; Lafayette, Ind. 2. Ford F-150 — Dearborn, Mich.; Claycomo, Mo. 3. Chevrolet Malibu — Kansas City, Kan. 4. Honda Odyssey — Lincoln, Ala. 5. Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — Fort Wayne, Ind. 6. Toyota Sienna — Princeton, Ind. 7. Toyota Tundra — San Antonio, TX 8. GMC Sierra 1500 — Fort Wayne, Ind. 9. Ford Taurus — Chicago 10. Toyota Venza — Georgetown, Ky.
Today already to surprise nobody with a socket for iPod in the car, but that if to take this idea and to advance further — we will tell, to try… to operate the car by means of a player. It's unreal? Only not for this Mazda RX-8 — by means of the special program and usual iPod Touch the owner can give to the command car where that was!
All the matter is that the player is connected with the car on Wi-Fi, and the owner can open and close doors, a luggage carrier, to switch on and off the engine and to obtain telemetry data (how many in a fuel tank, with what speed the car and so on moves) in real time! The inventor even GPS has taken care, and now can always see car position on navigation chart Google! Hardly it is necessary to the car thief whom he will put an eye on this car — well still if it will simply close in salon…
It is a pity, it is not known, whether the developer wishes to continue the researches — instead of that it would be possible to dream up about management of a player inclination. Only present a physiognomy of the car thief which the owner of the car has decided to teach a good lesson and has brought directly to a police station! Several years ago it was a fantasy and destiny of films about the Agent 007, but already today it is enough to have iPod, the car, the laptop and direct hands to embody in a reality even the most courageous dreams!
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