Honda Builds a Better Civic: Still no double wishbones but a CRX is coming in two years
MARK VAUGHN
Posted Date: 7/26/05

The new 2006 Honda Civic, due this fall, is more fun to drive than the car it replaces, our spies tell us, and there will even be a return of the racer’s favorite CRX badge in 2007. That’s not bad news, is it?

Those we spoke to who have driven the new Civic were enthusiastic about it.

“It’s an awesome car. It drives like the Integra Type R,” said one.

“This is exactly what Honda needs,” said another.

And these were performance-lovin’ guys.

Though Honda calls it an “all-new” car, a number of platform and suspension pieces either carry over or are only slightly revised.

The new Civic makes those gains without a return to double wishbones in front. The new suspension still has MacPherson struts. The rear suspension is also “revised,” but details are scarce. Expect a slightly tighter multilink setup.

Top of the engine chart is the 200-hp version of the K20 four-cylinder that will power the Civic Si and CRX. Civic Si— the most powerful Civic ever, according to Honda—will bow at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas this November.

Of course, with the new SAE horsepower ratings, that 200-hp figure might wind up being 197, which doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as 200. Honda is wringing its corporate hands over that. Even so, a 197-hp rating is still better than the 160 hp of today’s Si, though maybe even that’s now 158 or so, SAE.

The new Si engine will have 16 valves operated by dual overhead cams and i-VTEC, or variable lift electronic control with intelligence. Redline will be 8000 rpm. The Si engine will be mated to a six-speed manual and it will get a helical limited-slip differential. It will ensure power goes to the ground instead of spinning the inside-front tire uselessly.

Most of the Civic lineup will have a new 1.8-liter four that will make more power and offer a 6 percent improvement in fuel economy. Honda says the 1.8 offers the acceleration of a 2.0-liter and the fuel economy of a 1.5-liter engine. The 1.8 uses improved i-VTEC, drive-by-wire and variable-length intake runners to achieve its increased performance. Peak power is 140 hp and peak torque is 128 lb-ft, though there are suggestions a 155- or 160-hp version could be coming.

The 2006 Civic line will get a new hybrid engine that will be 20 percent more efficient than today’s. The gasoline engine portion of the hybrid will be 1.3 liters and offer three phases of i-VTEC, one for low rpm, one for high and one for idle. At idle the gas engine shuts down, restarting when the driver steps on the gas.

All that running gear will be placed in what Honda calls a new body from the floorpan up. Standard wheels are expected to be 15 inches, with 16-inch wheels on the EX and 17-inch wheels on the Si.

The Civic will come in two body styles, a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe. Sources say the bodies are slightly longer and wider. Combined with a slightly more cab-forward style, interior space is thus opened up. The Civic dash, meanwhile, is two-tiered, with an instrument binnacle bulging out of it. The interior generally gets favorable reviews from those who have seen it.

The slightly larger 2006 Civic will move it upscale just enough to make room for the coming five-door Jazz/Fit, due in the first half of next year. That smaller car will be aimed at Scion and at whatever Nissan decides to call its entry-level youth-oriented line. Stay tuned for word on all that.

Source: Autoweek

Honda Builds a Better Civic: Still no double wishbones but a CRX is coming in two years
MARK VAUGHN
Posted Date: 7/26/05

The new 2006 Honda Civic, due this fall, is more fun to drive than the car it replaces, our spies tell us, and there will even be a return of the racer’s favorite CRX badge in 2007. That’s not bad news, is it?

Those we spoke to who have driven the new Civic were enthusiastic about it.

“It’s an awesome car. It drives like the Integra Type R,” said one.

“This is exactly what Honda needs,” said another.

And these were performance-lovin’ guys.

Though Honda calls it an “all-new” car, a number of platform and suspension pieces either carry over or are only slightly revised.

The new Civic makes those gains without a return to double wishbones in front. The new suspension still has MacPherson struts. The rear suspension is also “revised,” but details are scarce. Expect a slightly tighter multilink setup.

Top of the engine chart is the 200-hp version of the K20 four-cylinder that will power the Civic Si and CRX. Civic Si— the most powerful Civic ever, according to Honda—will bow at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas this November.

Of course, with the new SAE horsepower ratings, that 200-hp figure might wind up being 197, which doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as 200. Honda is wringing its corporate hands over that. Even so, a 197-hp rating is still better than the 160 hp of today’s Si, though maybe even that’s now 158 or so, SAE.

The new Si engine will have 16 valves operated by dual overhead cams and i-VTEC, or variable lift electronic control with intelligence. Redline will be 8000 rpm. The Si engine will be mated to a six-speed manual and it will get a helical limited-slip differential. It will ensure power goes to the ground instead of spinning the inside-front tire uselessly.

Most of the Civic lineup will have a new 1.8-liter four that will make more power and offer a 6 percent improvement in fuel economy. Honda says the 1.8 offers the acceleration of a 2.0-liter and the fuel economy of a 1.5-liter engine. The 1.8 uses improved i-VTEC, drive-by-wire and variable-length intake runners to achieve its increased performance. Peak power is 140 hp and peak torque is 128 lb-ft, though there are suggestions a 155- or 160-hp version could be coming.

The 2006 Civic line will get a new hybrid engine that will be 20 percent more efficient than today’s. The gasoline engine portion of the hybrid will be 1.3 liters and offer three phases of i-VTEC, one for low rpm, one for high and one for idle. At idle the gas engine shuts down, restarting when the driver steps on the gas.

All that running gear will be placed in what Honda calls a new body from the floorpan up. Standard wheels are expected to be 15 inches, with 16-inch wheels on the EX and 17-inch wheels on the Si.

The Civic will come in two body styles, a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe. Sources say the bodies are slightly longer and wider. Combined with a slightly more cab-forward style, interior space is thus opened up. The Civic dash, meanwhile, is two-tiered, with an instrument binnacle bulging out of it. The interior generally gets favorable reviews from those who have seen it.

The slightly larger 2006 Civic will move it upscale just enough to make room for the coming five-door Jazz/Fit, due in the first half of next year. That smaller car will be aimed at Scion and at whatever Nissan decides to call its entry-level youth-oriented line. Stay tuned for word on all that.

Source: Autoweek

Honda Builds a Better Civic: Still no double wishbones but a CRX is coming in two years
MARK VAUGHN
Posted Date: 7/26/05

The new 2006 Honda Civic, due this fall, is more fun to drive than the car it replaces, our spies tell us, and there will even be a return of the racer’s favorite CRX badge in 2007. That’s not bad news, is it?

Those we spoke to who have driven the new Civic were enthusiastic about it.

“It’s an awesome car. It drives like the Integra Type R,” said one.

“This is exactly what Honda needs,” said another.

And these were performance-lovin’ guys.

Though Honda calls it an “all-new” car, a number of platform and suspension pieces either carry over or are only slightly revised.

The new Civic makes those gains without a return to double wishbones in front. The new suspension still has MacPherson struts. The rear suspension is also “revised,” but details are scarce. Expect a slightly tighter multilink setup.

Top of the engine chart is the 200-hp version of the K20 four-cylinder that will power the Civic Si and CRX. Civic Si— the most powerful Civic ever, according to Honda—will bow at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas this November.

Of course, with the new SAE horsepower ratings, that 200-hp figure might wind up being 197, which doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as 200. Honda is wringing its corporate hands over that. Even so, a 197-hp rating is still better than the 160 hp of today’s Si, though maybe even that’s now 158 or so, SAE.

The new Si engine will have 16 valves operated by dual overhead cams and i-VTEC, or variable lift electronic control with intelligence. Redline will be 8000 rpm. The Si engine will be mated to a six-speed manual and it will get a helical limited-slip differential. It will ensure power goes to the ground instead of spinning the inside-front tire uselessly.

Most of the Civic lineup will have a new 1.8-liter four that will make more power and offer a 6 percent improvement in fuel economy. Honda says the 1.8 offers the acceleration of a 2.0-liter and the fuel economy of a 1.5-liter engine. The 1.8 uses improved i-VTEC, drive-by-wire and variable-length intake runners to achieve its increased performance. Peak power is 140 hp and peak torque is 128 lb-ft, though there are suggestions a 155- or 160-hp version could be coming.

The 2006 Civic line will get a new hybrid engine that will be 20 percent more efficient than today’s. The gasoline engine portion of the hybrid will be 1.3 liters and offer three phases of i-VTEC, one for low rpm, one for high and one for idle. At idle the gas engine shuts down, restarting when the driver steps on the gas.

All that running gear will be placed in what Honda calls a new body from the floorpan up. Standard wheels are expected to be 15 inches, with 16-inch wheels on the EX and 17-inch wheels on the Si.

The Civic will come in two body styles, a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe. Sources say the bodies are slightly longer and wider. Combined with a slightly more cab-forward style, interior space is thus opened up. The Civic dash, meanwhile, is two-tiered, with an instrument binnacle bulging out of it. The interior generally gets favorable reviews from those who have seen it.

The slightly larger 2006 Civic will move it upscale just enough to make room for the coming five-door Jazz/Fit, due in the first half of next year. That smaller car will be aimed at Scion and at whatever Nissan decides to call its entry-level youth-oriented line. Stay tuned for word on all that.

Source: Autoweek

Ο χρήστης Bruce έγραψε:
ΤΕΡΑΣ μου φαίνεται!

(κρίμα που είναι στα αγγλικά το άρθρο και δεν υπάρχει ούτε μία στο μύριο περίπτωση να το διαβάσω.....)

Στα ελληνικά-ιταλικά δεν έχεις;

Honda costruisce un civico migliore: Ancora nessun doppio wishbones ma un CRX sta venendo durante due anni
CONTRASSEGNI VAUGHN
Data Inviata: 7/26/05
Il nuovo Honda 2006 civico, debito questa caduta, è più divertimento da guidare che l'automobile che sostituisce, le nostre spie ci dicono, e ci persino sarà un ritorno del distintivo favorito di CRX del corridore in 2007. Quella non è notizie difettose, è?
Quelli che abbiamo parlato a chi hanno guidato il nuovo civico erano entusiasti di esso.
'è un automobile impressionante. Guida come il tipo R di Integra,'ha detto uno.
'questo è esattamente di che cosa Honda ha bisogno,'ha detto un altro.
E queste erano tipi di prestazioni-lovin '.
Benchè Honda lo denomini un automobile 'nuovissimo', un certo numero di piattaforma e di sospensione collega rinviano o soltanto un po'sono modificate.
Le nuove marche civiche quei guadagni senza un ritorno ai doppi wishbones nella parte anteriore. La nuova sospensione ancora ha puntoni di MacPherson. La sospensione posteriore inoltre 'è modificata,'ma i particolari sono limitati. Preveda una messa a punto un po'più stretta del multilink.
La parte superiore della tabella del motore è la versione 200-hp del K20 a quattro cilindri che alimenterà il silicone ed il CRX civici. Silicone civico il civico più potente mai, secondo Honda- piegherà all'esposizione di associazione del mercato dell'apparecchiatura di specialità a Las Vegas questo novembre.
Naturalmente, con le nuove valutazioni di cavalli vapore di SAE, che la figura 200-hp potrebbe avvolgere su essere 197, quale abbastanza non ha lo stesso anello ad esso di 200. Honda sta estorcendo il relativo corporativo cosegna quello. Nondimeno, una valutazione 197-hp è ancora migliore dell'HP 160 di odierno silicone, benchè forse livelli che ora è 158 circa, Sae.
Il nuovo motore del silicone avrà 16 valvole funzionate dalle camme e dal i-VTEC ambientali doppi, o controllo elettronico dell'elevatore variabile con intelligenza. Il redline sarà 8000 giri/min.. Il motore del silicone sarà corrisposto ad un manuale di sei-velocità ed otterrà un elicoidale limitato-slitta il differenziale. Accerterà l'alimentazione va alla terra invece di filatura della gomma all'interno-anteriore inutile.
Most of the Civic lineup will have a new 1.8-liter four that will make more power and offer a 6 percent improvement in fuel economy. Honda says the 1.8 offers the acceleration of a 2.0-liter and the fuel economy of a 1.5-liter engine. The 1.8 uses improved i-VTEC, drive-by-wire and variable-length intake runners to achieve its increased performance. Peak power is 140 hp and peak torque is 128 lb-ft, though there are suggestions a 155- or 160-hp version could be coming.
The 2006 Civic line will get a new hybrid engine that will be 20 percent more efficient than today’s. The gasoline engine portion of the hybrid will be 1.3 liters and offer three phases of i-VTEC, one for low rpm, one for high and one for idle. At idle the gas engine shuts down, restarting when the driver steps on the gas.
All that running gear will be placed in what Honda calls a new body from the floorpan up. Standard wheels are expected to be 15 inches, with 16-inch wheels on the EX and 17-inch wheels on the Si.
The Civic will come in two body styles, a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe. Sources say the bodies are slightly longer and wider. Combined with a slightly more cab-forward style, interior space is thus opened up. The Civic dash, meanwhile, is two-tiered, with an instrument binnacle bulging out of it. The interior generally gets favorable reviews from those who have seen it.
The slightly larger 2006 Civic will move it upscale just enough to make room for the coming five-door Jazz/Fit, due in the first half of next year. That smaller car will be aimed at Scion and at whatever Nissan decides to call its entry-level youth-oriented line. Stay tuned for word on all that.
Source: Autoweek

. Eχω και στα Γαλλικα

Ο χρήστης Funis έγραψε:

(κρίμα που είναι στα αγγλικά το άρθρο και δεν υπάρχει ούτε μία στο μύριο περίπτωση να το διαβάσω.....)

Στα ελληνικά-ιταλικά δεν έχεις;

αχ, ναι βαλτο μας στα Ιταλικα που η μόνη λέξη που ξερουμε ειναι capuchino!

Funis τι ειναι αυτα που εχει ο Kimi στην μουρη? Ψειρες η πυτιριδα?
Καλα εσενα δεν σου αρεσε ο EKI?

Ο χρήστης Funis έγραψε:

Funis τι ειναι αυτα που εχει ο Kimi στην μουρη? Ψειρες η πυτιριδα?
Καλα εσενα δεν σου αρεσε ο EKI?

To πρώτο δεν θα το σχολιασω.
Το δευτερο, εχμ.. παει ως εξης: Η πρωτη αγαπη δεν αναιρει την δευτερη ουτε την τρίτη!! (που σαι vas να δεις?? )
Και για να μην μπερδευτεις η πρωτη ειναι ο Κιμι!

αχ, ναι βαλτο μας στα Ιταλικα που η μόνη λέξη που ξερουμε ειναι capuchino!

cappuccino βρε καρδούλα....................

(ο δίφθογγος ch κάνει το κ.... barrichello = μπαρικέλο, μιας και ασχολείσαι με φόρμουλα).

Εχεις δίκιο. Αλλα συνηθως δεν το γράφω, το... παραγγέλνω!

Τα honda πάντως εμένα, μου αρεσουν πολυ! (αν δεν παινεψεις το σπίτι σου... )

Δεν εχεις γουστο παντως. Σε χαλαει ο Σοφοκλας? 2+ μετρα παληκαρι ειναι. ΑΣΕ ΠΟΥ ΘΑ ΜΑΘΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΠΑΣΚΕΤ ΔΙΠΛΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΘΑ ΕΧΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΡΑΓΚΑ ΑΦΟΥ ΠΑΕΙ NBA ΣΕ ΛΙΓΟ ΚΑΙΡΟ.
Παρε και μια photo του και βαλτην backround να τον βλεπεις. Αυτο το παιδι ακομα και στις φωτογραφιες βγαζει μια απιστευτη ενεργεια.
Ο Κιμι μπροστα στον Σοφοκλη φαινεται πινεζα.
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