Honda Motor prepares changes in a ruler of the cars to give more attention to release of harmless and accessible at the price of cars, newspaper Nikkei informs.
Legend & Elysion must have a hybrids!
Two expensive cars — Honda Legend sedan and Honda Elysion minivan — will be stoped. In the Japanese car market, since 2011 sales of the classical version of Honda Civic will be stopped, on sale there will be only a hybrid version.
Honda Legend remains on sale only in the US car market under Acura RL brand name.
Acura Co. presented in the USA the updated version of sedan RL which in the European car market is on sale as Honda Legend.
2011 Acura RL aka Honda Legend
One of the basic technical innovations restyling sedan Acura RL is an occurrence of the acoustic resonator — Gelmgoltsa. According to representatives of the company, this device in the world is applied for the first time on passenger cars and helps to reduce noise in interior from road.One more change in car parts is the modernised 6-step automatic transmission which, according to representatives of Acura, allows to improve both car dynamic characteristics, and fuel efficiency. This transmission is aggregated with the former 3,7-litre gasoline engine with 300HP. Outwardly the car changed slightly: new radiator enclosure and new 18-inch aluminium all-weather wheels from Michelin.
The prices for updated sedan Acura RL are not declared yet. Cost of the base version of the car in the USA — $46,830.
By 2013 company Nissan is full determination to prepare supercar GT-R of following generation — R36. The vice-president has informed On it in interview to the British network edition PistonHeads on global planning of release of products of Andy Palmer.
Modernised variant Nissan GT-R
As he said, the novelty will be constructed on the modernised platform supercar Nissan GT-R of current generation, will keep system of a full drive with placed before a back axis of the car a transmission and begins to be equipped still with the six-cylinder petrol engine with two turbines.Now Nissan GT-R it's equipped with 480-strong motor V6 with two turbines which works together with the six-step robotised transmission with two couplings. According to the Japanese motor-car manufacturer, with 0 to 100 km/h such car is capable to be dispersed for 3,5 seconds and to reach the maximum speed of 310 km/h.
The updated version of legendary Nissan
Let's notice, that next year on the market there is an updated version a supercar which will receive more rigid suspension bracket, additional lateral air inlets in a back part the bodies improving cooling of brake mechanisms, and also recustomized for conformity to ecological standards "Euro-5" the engine.
Japanese studio Tommykaira is aimed at especially careful work of stylists and designers. The aerodynamic weather-cloth from a carbon fibre becomes a basis of external tuning. Besides carbon it is planned to use the plastic painted in primary colour of a body. The main task designers see giving GT-R of the aggressive shape which is not beaten out from stylistics of legendary series GT-R, and opposite, supercar only underlining high potential.
Legendary car Nissan GT-R
Tommykaira informs nothing on plans concerning technical tuning, but more than possibly, that characteristics Nissan of the standard 3,8-litre engine will improve, the same will concern a suspension bracket and brake system. The first display finished Tommykaira the car should take place in November, and the full-scale presentation is planned within the limits of annual Tokyo Auto Salon 2010 which will take place in Tokyo in January of the next year.
Legendary car Nissan GT-R
It's necessary to notice, that positions Tommykaira in Japan in the field of tuning are not so strong, as at the main competitors, however this name by right is considered one of the most dear in the environment as the company is present in the market since 1968 and for a number of years was the sample of the Japanese tuning as that.
Company Mazda has presented special updating of roadster MX-5 which is developed in honour of the 20 anniversary of this model.
2010 Mazda MX-5
As they say in the official press release, the first MX-5 has appeared in 1989 and in 11 years, in May, 2000, has got to the Guinness World Records as the most sold open double car in the world. At present worldwide it's sold about 860 thousand copies MX-5.
From usual Mazda MX-5 the novelty can be distinguished on a label with an inscription "20th Anniversary", to the chromeplated wells of antifog headlights, 17-inch wheel disks from an aluminium alloy with tyre covers dimension 205/45 and to sports armchairs Recaro with two-coloured furnish.
Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary
The special version of a roadster will be painted only in white colour and begins to be equipped with the two-litre petrol engine power 160HP. Updating with a soft roof is accessible with six-step "mechanics", and with metal — with six-high-speed "automatics".
Special version Mazda MX-5 will be offered exclusively in the Japanese market where this car is on sale under name Roadster. The most accessible version of a novelty will manage in 2,860,000 yens (about 21,000 euro), and larded — in 3,110,000 yens (~23,000 euro).
