Model Honda Civic of the following generation, which debut will take place in a year or two, becomes more compact and will receive even more unusual design, than present family.
New compact hatchback Honda Civic
According to executive directors Honda Motor, it was initially planned, that new Civic metal rolling and other raw materials will be larger and more expensive than the predecessor, however after the analysis of the forecast of the prices for mineral oil, the company management has decided to change the project. Now the new family is planned to make more compact, easier and more economic. Besides, new platform Honda Civic will be initially adapted under use of a hybrid power-plant.
Let's remind, that platform Civic is widely used by company Honda — on the basis of Civic crossovers CR-V and HR-V, and also minivan Stream and compact FR-V are constructed.
Company Nissan Motor has informed on release on the automobile market of last version supercar Nissan GT-R. As it is informed on a site of the company, sale new GT-R in the house market will begin since December, 7th of this year. On the world markets the car will arrive in the spring of next year.
Last Nissan GT-R
In Japan all-wheel drive version Nissan GT-R with engine VR38DETT and transmission with two couplings GR6 will be on sale. Car cost will make from ¥8,61 million to ¥15,75 million depending on a complete set.
The compact car of company Infiniti which will appear in the market roughly in 2012 and will compete with BMW 1-Series and Audi A3, becomes an electrocar. On it informs edition Auto Express referring to not named source in firm.
"Compact electric Infiniti it will be unequivocal, just as also larger models", — the interlocutor of magazine has added.
Compact electrocar Infiniti
Under the preliminary information, compact electrocar Infiniti begins to be equipped with the same power-plant which is used in the first mass to company Nissan electrocar — Leaf. Hatchback Leaf, whose full-scale manufacture will begin next year, the stock of a course throughout 160 kilometres begins to be completed with an electric motor power of 109HP and the storage batteries, providing to the car. The full gymnastics of these accumulators from the household electric system are carried out approximately 8 hours.
As assume some foreign editions, compact car Infiniti also will receive versions with usual internal combustion engines and updating with a body "coupe-cabriolet".
Company Nissan plans to increase considerably duration of run of serial electrocars that will allow to take in the lead positions in the given segment.
Nissan Motor to become full determination of the leader
Nissan Motor has serious intentions to be the leader on manufacture of serial electromobiles or at least the owner of the technologies, capable to provide similar position. It was unambiguously declared by the president of company Carlos Ghosn, speaking about plans of working out of new storage batteries.
It is a question of accumulators which will have capacity and a power charge several times big, than it is li-ionic the batteries which are at present not till the end of fulfilled technology in the autoindustry. Thus new batteries will be much easier is li-ionic, assures Ghosn. Not clear there is only a question concerning their cost and working out terms.
Nissan Motor has refused cooperation with NEC Corp.
Despite lacking official details concerning a technical part, it is known, that in working out of new batteries Nissan Motor is engaged independently, i.e. without participation of the basic partner in the field of working out it is li-ionic batteries, Japanese NEC Corp.
As to technical characteristics some informal data already are called. In particular it is supposed, that new batteries can increase run without additional charge preparing for an exit by the market of electromobile Nissan Leaf with 150 to without small 650 km. If it appears close to true break for electrocars Nissan is provided. Thus the president of the company has specified, that Nissan does not intend at all to use working out alone and under corresponding conditions to share an innovation with other motor-car manufacturers.
