Honda Pilot
The prototype of following generation of model of Honda Pilot is presented on the Detroit motor show. In the second quarter 2008 the crossover batch production will be started.
Under a cowl engine V6 is established. The car is equipped by system Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) which does work of the motor of more effective.
The salon calculated on eight persons, includes three rows of seats. Thus the second and third numbers develop, increasing a luggage compartment. It is known that the novelty will be collected at company factory in the State of Alabama, by the USA.
The largest Japanese off-road car of the Japanese company of Honda — Pilot.
Positioned by manufacturers as «the best American car for a family and adventures», Pilot has won inhabitants of states thanks to capacious salon with three rows of seats and to quite good behaviour on impassability. In spite of the fact that it was initially planned to sell a car exclusively in the USA, model it has appeared so successful that Honda gradually began to deduce it on other markets. After Canada, Mexico and Latin America the turn has reached Russia.
On the motor show which has passed in Detroit Japanese have shown the pre-series sample of new generation of an off-road car. In comparison with the previous version the car has got sharp and rough lines: the body became more dimensional and angular, with a massive skeleton. The salon will be even more and more capaciously — at desire on three rows of seats 8 persons can take place.
Representatives of the Japanese company have spent a lot of time to Russia, studying requirements of potential clients as much as possible to adjust the car for the Russian market, roads and environmental conditions. As a result of efforts of experts of Honda, "the Pilots" intended for the Russian roads, will undergo minor alterations. Cars will equip with headlights with washers, heating of back seats, and on a back bumper will place light reflectors.
The motor with which the novelty will be completed is rather interesting. 3,5-litre V6 it is capable to disconnect work of two or three cylinders that allows to save essentially fuel at idle standing in a stopper. Working on a full resource, the motor develops capacity of 280 h.p. and copes a 5-step transmission.
Honda will choose music which at the consumer should associate with Civic
Target audience Civic likes to listen to music », - consider in the company, therefore have decided to be closer to music and have entered into the agreement with company Sony BMG project - Sony BMG MusicBox. From this week and till the end of the year the brand will sponsor for online-releases of tracks and video of those actors which, according to Honda, should be pleasant to potential buyers of Honda Civic which age estimate in a range from 18 till 34 years.
Technically it will be an original media player with 15-second pre-roll advertising of a brand and the special interface which some parts will direct the user on Honda site.
«It is pleasant that our brand will associate with musical novelties», - Dzhenni Houvel, the manager on interactive marketing has told. «It will help to make impression upon the consumer, but an opera we are not going to arrange».