Honda City 2014 in Pakistan Review

Honda City 2014 in Pakistan Review

This time new model of Honda City going to hit market in 2014 hopefully in mid of May. New Honda City 2014 is going to be released with many new and lavish features but more importantly with shape of Bulls eyes. Honda Company is known to have wholesome and salubrious worth in Pakistan as everyone is familiar of its products quality and class. Unveiling the features of fourth generation Honda City, it has an overall sleek body with an intelligent molded aerodynamic design. The new Honda City has slightly grown in size over the previous City both in width, height and length as old City length, width and height was 4,415 mm, 1,695 mm and 1,470 mm respectively with comparison with new one as having length of 4,440 mm, width 1,695 mm and height 1,495 mm. New design is dictated as “Solid Wing Face” cues which were first introduced on the Honda Jazz.

                  Coming towards the equipment, new 2014 Honda City comes with a five-inch LCD display, with in-built hands-free telephony, steering-mounted audio controls, and an eight-speaker sound system with USB, MP3 and Bluetooth connectivity as standard which is special attraction for music lovers, and with a total of four power outlets for the front and rear seats. The car now also gets rear air-con vents, touch-screen air-con controls, a sunroof and cruise control.

Honda City Specs
Dimensions	New Honda City (4th gen)	Old Honda City (3rd gen)
Length	4,440 mm	4,415 mm
Width	1,695 mm	1,695 mm
Height	1,495 mm	1,470 mm
Wheelbase	2,600 mm	2,550 mm
Luggage	510 Liters	506 Liters

             The car boasts a 24 percent improvement in structural rigidity as compared to the old car. There’s new MacPherson struts for the front suspension, while the rear gets an H-shape twist-beam suspension. Honda is also claiming that the brakes have been tuned to provide better feel in comparison with the old one. New Honda City will be introduced with both petrol and diesel engine options. The 1.5-litre diesel is Honda’s new made-for-India engine, but is more fuel efficient and refined. The 1.5-litre petrol has also been tuned for better fuel efficiency and comes with a plastic intake manifold for weight reduction.

Here are some extra Honda City Features:-

Ø 1,300cc Displacement

Ø Soch, 16 valve 4-cylinder, i-VTEC Engine

Ø Electronic Fuel Injection

Ø Fuel Supply System

Ø Rack & Pinion Steering System

Ø Synchromesh 5 Speed Forward – 1 Reverse (Manual) and Electronically Controlled Automatic, 5 Speed Forward – 1 Reverse (Prosmatec)

Ø Fuel Consumption Warning

Ø Light-On Reminding Alarm

Ø Anti-Lock Braking System

Ø Door Open Warning

Ø High Level Safety Performance

Ø Pedestrian Energy Reduction

Ø Power Windows, Power Door Locks

Ø Euro-4 Emission Standard Safety

Ø MacPherson Strut Suspension with Stabilizer Front Suspension

Ø Torsion Beam Axle with Stabilizer Rear Suspension

Ø Air Conditioning System

Ø Taffeta White, Crystal Black, Polished Metal, Deep Lapis Blue, Alabaster Silver Colors

Ø Seat Capacity 5 Person

Ø 42 Liters Fuel Tank Capacity

Next-Generation Hybrid 2013 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Volvo claimed the 2013 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid as a virtually production-ready car with carbon dioxide emissions below 50 g/km. The 2013 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid has been presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2011. This car is the result of close collaboration between Volvo Cars and Swedish energy provider Vattenfall. Volvo scheduled start Plug-in hybrid on the market in 2012.

“An important aspect of the project was to preserve the excellent driving pleasure of Volvo V60, a high level of safety and comfort of luxury. Meanwhile, the average CO2 emissions and fuel consumption is reduced by half compared to what is available in the market today, “said Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO of Volvo Cars.

The 2013 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid has a range of up to 50 kilometres when powered solely by electricity. Press the “Hybrid” and you’re driving a hybrid high efficiency with an average carbon dioxide emissions of just 49 g / km. Select the “Power” and you’ll have at your command a veritable powerplant providing a combined total of 215 + 70 horsepower and acceleration from 0-60 mph in just 6.7 seconds.

The front wheels of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid will be powered by a 2.4-liter five-cylinder D5 turbodiesel, producing 215 horsepower and maximum torque of 325 lb.-ft. (440 Nm). The rear axle features ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive) in the form of an electric motor that produces 70 horsepower, which is powered by a battery of 12 kWh lithium-ion batteries. The car features a six-speed automatic transmission.

The driver chooses the preferred driving mode via three buttons on the instrument panel: Pure, Hybrid and Power. The interaction between diesel and electric power is handled through a control system.

As the third leg of the electrification strategy at Volvo Cars, the Volvo V60 2013 The Plug-in Hybrid is driving the next generation of engines with hybrid technology.