Honda took the veil off its small car concept for India and has showed us what Honda’s small hatchback for India would be like. It is quite clear from the pictures that the actually car would be nothing like the one show at the expo. This car after going through all the necessary changes it needs to go though is expected to be launched next year. We will be updating the posts quite a lot today as we keep getting all the info, so do keep refreshing.
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Honda has launched a new and more handsome faced CR-V in India. the car now is more tolerable to look at from the front with a new and most importantly subtle grill. Honda claims to have resculptured the front bumper, hood and rear bumper. Other changes on the exterior include a new 10-spoke alloys and oval shaped fog lamps. but if you have hard time differentiating, here is a picture of the old CR-V.
The new CR-V comes in 3 variants:
- 2.0Litre engine with manual gearbox and 2-wheel drive which costs Rs. 21,92,000
- 2.4Litre engine with manual gearbox and 4-wheel drive which costs Rs. 23,37,000
- 2.4Litre engine with Automatic gearbox and 4-wheel drive which costs Rs. 24,12,000
(All prices ex-showroom Delhi. To know the price of the car in your city click here)
New additions to the interior include:
- Six airbags
- Very hondaish and elegant interior trim
- USB support for music
- Steering mounted audio controls ( only in the 2.4L models)
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Click through for the official press release and more pictures of the 2010 CR-V
The inter web has gotten the first set of pictures of the Honda CR-V facelift ready to be launched. The launch can’t be far as most of the showrooms have gotten their piece. From the pictures the new CR-V gets a new and subtle front grill which has reduced the drama in the front design of the current CR-V.
The rear bumpers look new and the taillights look sharper and contemporary. On the interior the changes include new audio system with USB support, side and curtain airbags and Cruise Control. The price hike for all this improvement is just Rs. 50,000
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Burlappcars.com has cooked up an illustration of the next generation Civic sedan. From the picture, it seems like the front of the car has been inspired from the current Civic hatchback which is being sold elsewhere and the entire car appears shorter.
Let’s take for example a FCV like Honda FCX Clarity, the One James May reviewed in Top Gear. The Clarity has two main parts in its drive train a normal electric motor and something known as “Fuel Cell” which provides electricity to the motor.
A Fuel Cell is an electro-chemical unit which produces electricity by a chemical reaction between fuel and air. The Fuel Cell used in the Honda and other FCVs is a Hydrogen Fuel Cell. When you fuel the Honda with Hydrogen, the Fuel Cell on-board the car strikes a chemical reaction between Hydrogen and oxygen from air and creates electricity. This electricity produced by the fuel cell runs the electric motor and the car in turn.
Instead of pure hydrogen, hydrogen rich fuels like methanol, natural gas or even petrol can be used as the fuel but they all have to be converted into hydrogen gas by an on-board device called reformer.
The Fuel Cell Vehicles might be the thing for the future because of the following advantages
• Unlike petroleum we won’t run out of Hydrogen as it is one of the most abundant elements.
• It is so abundant the only cost of hydrogen comes from processing, it costs a bit less than petrol.
• FCVs don’t produce any pollutants as the output of the chemical reaction between hydrogen and Oxygen is water vapor H20.
• Fuel efficiency of 116Kms per kilogram of Hydrogen.
Honda is currently leasing out the FCX Clarity only in California. It is leasing because the technology is very expensive which is its main downside and Honda is only selling it in Cali because only Cali has Hydrogen fuel bunks.
Honda is likely to show case its in-development electric scooters at the Tokyo Motor Show this month. Honda sees the potential in this growing niche, which is predominantly possessed by small scale manufacturers. This is the first time a big company has stepped down into this alcove, might this trigger the avalanche? We would have to wait and watch, but my guessing is that many would buy an electric scooter in India if it’s from Honda rather than Hero. Bad news is that Honda doesn’t seem to have plans of producing it any time soon, too bad.
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