2nd November 2011 Cat: Honda with
While most of Honda’s tuning attention at this year’s edition of the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Vegas is focused on the modern 2012 Civic, the Japanese brand also brought along a powered-up reasoning behind the Accord Coupe.
The highlight from the conceptual Accord Coupe V6 HFP [Honda Factory Performance] lies beneath the hood since the firm’s engineers dropped a supercharger along with a performance air intake and exhaust system.
Therefore, the.5-liter V6 engine’s output is lifted to 335-horses and 285 ft. lbs of torque, a boost of 64HP and 34 ft-lb. on the stock model.
Honda also fitted the demonstration model using a full suite of currently-available HFP components such as the aero package and alloy wheels.
Asia company was quick to say who’s doesn’t have current production plans to the Accord concept.
27th October 2011 Cat: Mazda with
Mazda fans could be unhappy in regards to the RX-8’s demise, but the Hiroshima-based automaker includes a history of displaying received well concepts that eventually enter production, such as the RX-Evolve and the Minagi.
You can actually latest concept could be the Takeri and it’ll be unveiled with the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show on November 30. The Mazda Takeri is often a mid-size sedan that effectively provides an earlier glimpse at the Mazda6′s replacement, which is required to arrive in the market inside the first half of 2013.
Like several recent Mazda models, concept and production alike, the Takeri adopts the company’s new “KODO – Soul of Motion” design language.
If you’ve found yourself in the evening name, the Takeri incorporates a very attractive design, both in and out, with many styling cues borrowed directly from the Shinari sports sedan study.
Mazda hasn’t been very forthcoming with details, even so the company did point out that within the hood from the Takeri sits a Skyactive D diesel engine that gets several fuel-saving gizmos, including auto stop/start in addition to Mazda’s first kinetic energy recovery system.
During braking, this method captures strength that would otherwise be dissipated as heat, converts it to electricity, stores it in capacitors and uses it to power the car’s ancillary electric systems, further reducing engine consumption.
27th October 2011 Cat: Nissan with
The 2011 Nissan Esflow Concept is one of the highly innovative cars released by Nissan Motors. The Esflow is essentially created to regulate the utilization of “Zero Emission”. The second is recognized as Nissan’s advocacy program for environmental awareness. Unlike most sports cars, the Esflow isn’t classified for an existing Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicle.
The Esflow’s overall design was produced by an active technology. The aluminum chassis is made from “power train units” which can be commonly positioned in the Nissan LEAF. The Esflow comes in a “rear-wheel” driving system that enables the running of two motors simultaneously. The car’s vibrant proportions are carefully attached above the rear-wheel’s axis to produce a “mid-ship position”. The car’s battery packs are made of “Lithium-Ion” because it’s located in the Nissan LEAF. The battery packs are placed down the front axis from the rear wheels.
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