Honda Jazz & New Insight

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:55:03 +0000

The new jazz made an appearance at the show. The big hatchback is one of the most versatile, practical, efficient and snazzy looking family hatches around plus at an international price of about Rs 7-8 lakh, it makes tremendous sense. It’s headed for India very soon. In addition to the two new cars. Honda also had its new six-speed auto box on display that will give Honda buyers the option of having an auto transmission on the company’s diesel cars for the first time.
The main attraction at the Honda stand was the new Insight which according to Honda, will bring the volumes into hybrid motoring. The new car will be substantially cheaper than any other petrol-electric hybrid on sale in the world today. Assume the international prices to be in the range of Rs 11-12lakh. It will be considerably cheaper than the Civic Hybrid recently introduced in the Indian market. There’s an all new platform under the new platform under the new five door car, but the integrated motor assist hybrid technology is the same as the existing hybrid Civic.

Honda drives the city

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:28:22 +0000

Improvements are carried over to the car’s interior as well. Honda had set itself a challenge to exceed every expectation and raise the benchmark further. With the old Honda City already at the top of its game when it came to interiors, it was a pleasant surprise to notice that the new car has managed to up the ante. The steering wheel is a la Civic with audio controls and paddle shifts for the automatic version. The two tone color combination looks grand and the vertically stacked central console features an advanced integrated iPod compatible audio system. The city scores big on convenience with a central armrest for the rear passengers and plenty of cubbyholes. The seats were a bit of a disappointment for my size as the front seats don’t go too far back. The 1.5 liter i-VETC engine with 118 ponnies on offer is a step forward in the right direction and the city is finally a match for its competitors.

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Honda Jazz & New Insight

Honda drives the city