20May Honda Jazz Finally Launched
Honda Motors has finally launched the highly awaited Jazz at function in New Delhi on Wednesday. Jazz is the first little car provided by Honda Motors for the tiny car market in India. So far Honda marketed only the mid-size cars City, Civic, Accord, and compact SUV CR-V in India.
Honda Jazz started its journey in 2001 in the United States and Japan as the Fit. Honda has gives the auto an Indian identity by naming it Jazz and an India particular engine. The new hatchback is based on the extremely effective new Honda City sedan.
Honda Jazz is powered by the 1.2 litre SOHC i-VTEC engine which delivers 89 bhp power and 110 Nm of torque. The new engine is mated to a responsive 5-speed manual transmission which gives precise shifts. A progressive clutch assists total the trio of three biggest advantages on a Jazz. Interestingly, the engine on Jazz is the very same as the 1.5 litre i-VTEC engine fitted in new Honda City which helped Honda gain a reputation for performance and fuel economy.
19May Winner II: The second edition builds Hamann Range Rover Sport
Hamann Conqueror II Click above high-res gallery
There had been so several listings on Geneva Motor Show this year, couple of new cars were required to be overlooked. My habit is to miss the Range Rover Sport Hamann, probably since 670 hp Evo Tycoon M was in the same position. The name Conqueror II, continuing to 1st take of Hamann Range Rover Sport , which debuted a few years ago.
Benefiting from the new RR Sport Supercharged 5.-liter V8, Conqueror II packs 560 hp and 506 Nm of torque via revised engine management system and sport exhaust. Exterior Hamann gets full treatment with full body kit, carbon fiber hood, LED running lights and forged 23-inch wheels. The changes are fairly subtle interior(seats snake in a lucky winner and the present), as nicely as the usual points like embriodered mats, and aluminum and carbon fiber accents. Hit the jump for total data and high-resolution photographs can be discovered in the gallery below.
Gallery: Hamann Conqueror II
18May Car Drive Track Adventure Information Tips
The Nordscheliefe, at 14 miles in length with 173 tricky corners per lap, is the ultimate driving challenge. The track is so diverse in the nature of challenges it presents that a number of manufacturers use it to test their cars prior to they go into production – in truth, practically each and every main manufacturer tests its sports cars at the Ring.
he track is situated in Germany, midway between Cologne and Düsseldorf. And only in Germany – a country that still has big sections of unrestricted Autobahns – can a track such as the Nurburgring officially be designated a toll road where anybody with a car (or caravan even) pay a couple of Euros to drive around and test their mettle. Technically, it’s a 1-way public toll road with no speed limit, but certain rules do apply. It expenses less than 20 Euros a lap, depending on how many laps your ticket enables you to complete.
The track is open to the public on most weekends, and you see a wide range of cars in the paddock ranging from supercars to diesel station wagons. Big rental car agencies don’t enable their cars to be driven on the track, so if you’re visiting the finest thing to do is to rent a vehicle from one of the local establishments that have cars meant specifically for the Ring – referred to as Ring Tools.