Toyota prepares for sale 3rd generation of hybrid cars

World motorcar giant Toyota Motor Corp. Will make new, already the third car under the account, working on gasoline and an electricity, and will begin sales in since December of this year in the internal automobile market of Japan.

New hybrid Toyota SAI

New hybrid car SAI becomes already to the third under the account hybrid model Toyota after release Prius in May of this year and Lexus HS 250h in July.

The new hybrid is a car a sedan with volume of the engine 2,4 litres. The fuel expense makes one litre of gasoline on 23 kilometres that is comparable with usual midget cars.
At the price of Toyota SAI should take a median place between Prius ($20,000US) and elite Lexus HS 250h ($44,000US). The price of model SAI in a base complete set makes about $37,000US.

Sales of the new hybrid car will begin on December, 7th this year in all four dealer networks Toyota.

Hybrid popularity

Hybrid cars and, first of all, Toyota Prius use the big popularity in Japan. This car became the leader of sales in Japan following the results of six months (April-September), all for this time has been sold more than 116,000 cars. In many respects it is connected with entered by the government of Japan indemnifications and tax privileges at purchase of harmless cars.

Honda Odyssey can withdraw because of brakes

The American national administration of safety of traffic (NHTSA) has received some hundreds complaints from consumers on brake system of minivan Honda Odyssey, because of malfunction of brakes of this model in the country happens ten road accidents.

Officially it is not confirmed

But while experts do not dare to assert officially, that the car is unsafe, writes Japancar.
Since May of current year drivers began to complain, that sometimes the brake pedal suddenly becomes soft, and operation of brakes is late, and the car cannot stop. Probably, air gets to the closed contours of brake system.

Experts NHTSA declare a high probability of a response of cars. Under suspicion there were more than 343,000 cars 2006-08 of release.

Official release Honda Odyssey 2010

Following generation Honda Civic becomes even more unusual

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.

Official release Honda Civic

Special release Nissan Cube 15X FOUR Indigo Selection

Company Nissan prepares for the beginning of sales of special release of cars Cube 15X and 15X FOUR — Indigo Selection. Novelties can be got since November, 5th. Besides, on sale there will be a special release of some other versions of the car — Plus Navi HDD.

New Cube 15X FOUR Indigo Selection

New Cube 15X and 15X FOUR Indigo Selection differ from base versions exclusive colour of salon — indigo, and also a steering wheel fitted by a skin. Besides other novelties give possibility of remote start of the engine. Also cars are completed with an immobilizer and the chromeplated internal door handles.

Cars of special release are presented in following colour variants: grey nacre, dark blue metallic, brown nacre, black nacre, silvery metallic and white nacre.

Price Cube 15X Indigo Selection will make 1,564,500 yens, and Cube 15X FOUR Indigo Selection it will be possible to buy for 1,792,350 yens.

Special release Cube Rider

Besides it, since October, 20th on sale there was a special release of cars Cube Rider High Performance Spec, Cube Rider, and also cars Cube for people with the limited possibilities — Plus Navi HDD. These cars are equipped with exclusive system of HDD-navigation. Their prices vary within 2,075,000-2,480,000 yens.

Supercar Lexus LFA has received the 560-strong engine

On the eve of official presentation supercar Lexus LFA some foreign mass-media have published the first details about this car. According to OmniAuto, LFA it will be equipped with 4,8-l atmospheric motor V10 developing 560HP, and it can be dispersed to 100 km/h for 3,7 sec.

Technical characteristics Lexus LFA

Lexus LFA it will be equipped by a 6-step transmission and differential Torsen on a back axis. About 65% of a body a supercar are executed from carbon thanks to what the weight of the car makes less than 1,48 tons. Weight distribution on axes — 48/52 in favour of a back axis.

In total Lexus plans to make such 500 cars. The exact prices for a novelty and a quota on regions are not specified yet. Earlier it was informed, that in Europe LFA will cost about 290,000 euro.

Official release Lexus LFA

Daihatsu has shown Japanese MINI

The Japanese company Daihatsu which is one of recognised leaders of manufacture of compact cars, within the limits of Tokyo international the motor-show has shown the newest working out — concept e:S.

Daihatsu e:S — worthy competitor MINI

The car with the original name and appearance represents a 3-metre hatchback in which many have made out future competitor MINI. The given statement looks especially realistic if Daihatsu will adjust deliveries e:S to Europe.

However, while in the company are not going to start model in mass production, underlining, that in Tokyo is presented real concept car, let and resembling a serial prototype.

Instead of spending enormous means for working out of hybrid technologies, in Daihatsu have decided to pay attention to creation of the small and economic engine. Under a tiny cowl of the conceptual car the 0.6-l motor possessing excellent indicators of the expense of fuel is hidden.

Economic hatchback Daihatsu e:S

According to developers, Daihatsu e:S at weight only 700 kg consumes on 100 km/2.7 l.
About the same expense of fuel has hybrid hatchback Honda Insight for which on 100 km it is necessary about 4 l of gasoline.