Marketed before the new Focus, Ford motor Indonesia (FMI) invites journalists to try the performance of the car. FMI Focus provides 6 units, consisting of 2 units of sedan, motorized Focus Ghia petrol and 2.0 liter 4 units Hatchback. Focus Hatchback consisting of 2 units of 2.0 liter gasoline (Comfort and Sport) and 2 units of 2.0 liter diesel.
In addition mengemudikannya directly on the road, journalists also were given the opportunity to try a variety of performance abilities Focus, among others, acceleration 0-100 km / hour, the braking 80-0 km / h, slalom, ESP test, and play the Sentul circuit in the wet road surface conditions .
Nevertheless, because of several variants, testing can not be done to compare between variants completely. To test the brake, slalom, which is used only ESP Focus diesel.
To acceleration, directly compared the ability Focus Hatchback 2.0 liter gasoline Sport vs Diesel.
Acceleration
By using the same transmission otomatik, the same engine capacity, Focus more brave than diesel fuel. On average, acceleration 0-100 km / hour from gasoline Sport Focus: about 13 seconds. While TDCi Diesel or 10 seconds. Even have to reach 9.58 seconds.
Rem
Tests using the Focus TDCi. To 80-0 km distance, braking distance according to the best Ford is 25 meters. When dites by journalists who have reached 18.90 meters. Interesting, with ABS, even though they repeatedly used for braking, tire fixed mulus. There are no symptoms experienced kebotakan pda parts. Pedal vibration when the car is almost not felt direm.
Slalom & field
Test ESP (electronic stability program) conducted on the speed of 60 km / hr with a wet road surface conditions. The car was nimble and responsive under the command setirnya drivers. Apparently all reporters can run tests without having to throw the cone as a sign for berkelit to the right and left.
Once tried to slalom, Focus is able to prove kelincahannya. Despite the watwan not peslalom professional, was able berzig well-zag between the cone.
Additional information, ESP is used only on the TDCi Sport.
'Hot Lap'
Accident, when the ability to turn Kompas.com test various aspects of work for 4 cars lap, light rain came down. At the speed of 80 km / hour, the car is so easy to turn with no symptoms discard. While the road surface wet. Drivers work more easily because drivers do not need to move the teeth.
Position of director
Feel comfortable sitting position. Column can dinaik-down so that drivers can obtain maximum comfort. Hand can easily reach the wheel. So also with the gas pedal, and brake pedal.
Hand brake, the transmission lever can be reached and operated easily. Vision to the front, side and rear wide.
For passengers
Sitting as a passenger, both in front and behind, felt very comfortable through various road conditions.
Conclusion
For stability, the Ford Focus WRC also trusted as indeed irrefutable. No less interesting, Focus TDCi Diesel or have the capability to more powerful acceleration.
For diesel engine, Ford must provide more incentive to the consumer because there are many common assumes, diesel engines and less jaded quickly from gasoline engines. They also consider, diesel engine is less comfortable.
Among the variants Focus, diesel versions have several advantages compared to gasoline engines. The first acceleration, the diesel yield torsi far greater and is in the lower rounds. This is very fitting for a street jammed and the rise and many derivative. Not less pentuing, fuel consumption, more economical.
Focus diesel engine performance is also okay! When the machine is turned on in the morning hours at a temperature of 21 degrees celsius, engine life can be fast and does not produce the sound is much more subtle than past diesel engines. This is the severity of the present diesel engine using common rail technology.
Compared with gasoline engines, engine a bit more rough. Vibration is also larger. However, with a reducer system, the vibration in the body does not feel so. Even if the bonnet is closed, if not, can dikira gasoline engines.
That is the value added to the Ford Focus diesel engine. Although the price of fuel is used more expensive than gasoline (PERTAMAX Super or Shell), a total cost of fuel so much cheaper. Because the more economical, but also friendly to the environment.
Unfortunately, we can not get the price difference between diesel versus petrol Focus. So the version that has ESP and who do not. Of course, the car plant, especially the diesel common rail technology, plus a variable turbo-more expensive. If the price difference is discovered, can also be counted, when the value of gas obtained from the engine optimally. Whether one or two years?
No less interesting, the higher the frequency of car use, the diesel engine to provide quick profits, despite the initial investment should be spent more expensive because the price is higher than gasoline, the car plant.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSI), as the sole agent of the holder of Suzuki cars in India, introduced the Ritz, on Tuesday (14 / 4). Second-generation cars K-Series is motorized gasoline. City car models to meet this new demand will drive the familiar with the environment and economical fuel.
Sedan mengusung a 1197 cc engine is made from aluminum material. The sales MSI said that the Suzuki factory is located north of the city Gurgaon call the kitchen pacunya "K12M".
As the AP news agency quoted, engine "K12M" this as a continuation of the mirror to focus the company long-term strategy in expanding factory capacity and introduce new technology.
This new engine is designed in accordance with the conditions in India to lift the "Ritz", premiun Hatchback introduced a new Maruti Suzuki. Before Ritz, Maruti has a 54.2 percent share in Suzuki, years ago has introduced the A-Star, first-generation K-Series engine with K10B.
This is the most desirable consumer car automotive world. Most luxurious, most expensive, and snatch the title as well as four in the four most popular classes. Lamborghini Galardo, become the most popular car in the class coupes, luxury, convertible, and of course the sport sedan class. Lamborghini Galardo even occupied one and two ranking in almost every class. Lamborghini Galardo 2008 but still reach the top. Bugatty Veyron, luxury sport sedan and other expensive terpaut far down in the saloon made famous manufacturer in Italy this.
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Let's see the distinctive Lamborghini Galardo. From the engine, using the standard version of 5.0 liter V10 engine with a number of cylinder units 10 and 40 valves. Electronic injection use Sequential Electronic Fuel Injected with axis can ganda (DOHC). Machines placed in the back of the hood. Standard non-turbo engine is only producing 530 HP power. Compare it with a sedan on the streets of our city that is only around 75-150 HP. Itupun fast enough. Lamborghini Galardo with how the power of it? Of course, this can drive the car a sensation unimaginable.
Of course the engine to generate power consumption of the fuel is not the size. But just know, the fuel consumption of one liter car for four to five kilometers. However, on the road a bit more sparingly, one liter of fuel can lead to 8 kilometers. Herannya floatation tank fuel storage for small car serakus this. Only with a 45 liter only, so that the distance power of the car is only around 250 km of gas only once the content.
Nothing strange in the other parts for this car sehebat. To four-wheel disc brakes installed, but the size is big enough according to the ability to stop the pace car sekencang Lamborghini Galardo this. To the four wheels are connected to six automatic transmission acceleration, so the car does not slip easily when dipacu. Radial tires standard pack velg 19 inch. Wow this car is really designed for two passengers, alias sport sedan.
Ability "attached" to the other increases as wheel base, or distance pijak car that is big enough, ie, 100.8 inch. Nan luxurious interior with sporty cirri at once futuristic. All system control and rudder terpacak with electronic canggihnya. Steel framework of a strong and ready mengemankan six airbag driver and passenger when the crash occurred. Not typically made Italian leather that is strong and luxurious. The interior is also getting large numbers in support of Lamborghini's most popular car Galardao be along this year.
Now you want to know the price is not it? Default version only reached $ 200 thousand per unit, with the plus version for $ 230 thousand, or around Rp 2.2 billion rupiah. When you go to Indonesia with the luxury car tax at around 200 percent, plus benefits importers, approaching the price of Rp 10 billion. Almost a similar price of used Boeing 737-200 that can still be operated for the business sector in the airlines
There is something different that will be present in most automotive exhibition event
in the prestigious The 17th Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS 2009).
For only when earlier IIMS showcase innovation in the car four or more, in the event this year is also IIMS 2009 will display different stand from the two-wheel manufacturer in Indonesia. Usually for motor exhibited a special place in Jakarta Motorcycle Show.
Brand motor that ensure self will participate brisk car exhibition
are Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Bajaj, Piaggio and Kawasaki.
"There is a different brand motor IIMS in the event this time as a form of heating with the exhibition we will do officially later in 2010," said Gaikindo Chairman Bambang Trisulo press conference in 2009 in IIMS Blitz Megaplex, Grand Indonesia, Jalan MH Thamrin, Jakarta.
According to Bambang, bersatunya both the automotive industry is highly needed as stimulus to the industrial market which is currently languishing-lesunya.
And participation brand motor that would like to join in this event was apparently still open as wide as the Dyandra event orginazer this event revealed that his side still hold open the opportunity for ATPM motorcycles to join in this IIMS 2009.
"In principle we always ATPM is open to all motorcycles in Indonesia, and even to this day we still do a number of discussions with several other motor ATPM," said Director Danny Dyandra Budiharto
In the middle of the drag due to the global financial crisis that the national automotive world, Motor Vehicle Industry Association of Indonesia (Gaikindo) akan the biggest automotive exhibition in Indonesia on 24 July 2009 to 2 August 2009.
Unlike previous years are held in the Council of Central Jakarta, Senayan, Indonesia exhibition, 17th International Motor Show will be held at the Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran Jakarta.
This event is also intended as a form of existence of the national automotive industry due to the sluggish global crisis. Also, the optimism of the automotive industry when the crisis.
"Automotive industry in Indonesia can not be seen from the product generated only existence but must be seen in full. Includes a variety of industry support and industry-related and contribute to the development of industry and national economic development," he said.
Safety Insurance Institute Road have in US state that four of the 12 mini-SUV testing reliable when the accident occurred.
Hoods usually point to be most vulnerable when the accident occurred which caused the car must be rolled-guling.
Fatal accidents like this are usually the most frequent cause of death in users.
As quoted Reuters, Wednesday (25/3/2009) of the four mini-SUVs that received the top rating in the category "Both" of these institutions are, Volkswagen Tiguan, Subaru Forester, Honda Element and Jeep Patriot.
This is the first time a team of safety supervisors who were funded by insurance companies, released the security rating system based on vehicle roof strength.
Meanwhile, Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson, get ratings in the category "Weak."
"After the test, Kia Sportage has a most weak roof, the roof while most owned by the Volkswagen Tiguan," said institute spokesman.
In the United States, more than 10,000 people pertahun killed in a car accident that resulted rolled.
Institute, said the problem for the poor who often
using the SUV. Around a quarter of the users died in the accident mini van and a car, which rolled until the result, but persentasinya increased to 59% for SUVs.
Estimasinya, accident rolled contribute only 3% of vehicle accidents, but the three top causes of death.
Agency Traffic Safety Administration Road since 2005
explicate, increase safety standards to increase the strength of the roof with the driver up to 2.5 times of the weight of the vehicle without changing the shape or increase the size of the original size.
But the implementation of the standardization is still under the administration of the institution's standards.
Major manufacturer to support the proposed standardization gradually, because there is still disagreement.
Safety standards at this time, written in 1973, set the power-weight rationya and 1.5 times heavier SUVs and pick-up truck.
To win the rating category "Both", insurance institutions are required to have a vehicle roof which can hold four times the weight of strength before the roof was damaged in the five inches.
Institutions to provide assessment, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Chevrolet Equinox, Pontiac Torrent, Toyota RAV4, Nissan Rogue, Mitsubishi Outlander in the category "can be received" as a car that has a strong roof.
And provide a separate rating for the Honda CR-V 7267.T and Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute.
To further the project, says the Institute is planning to provide an assessment on the vehicle roof strength.
Japanese automobile manufacturers are now forced to rely on their automotive sales overseas.
The reason is, the domestic market in Japan reached the lowest point during the last 38 years in the 2008 fiscal year that ends in March.
As quoted AFP, decline in the Japanese domestic market to make the Japanese automotive industry depressed.
Japanese car industry association that is The Japan Automobile Dealers Association says there are only 2,891,901 cars, trucks and buses are successfully sold in 2009 to 31 March.
This figure is down dramatically compared to 15.6 percent the previous year. The decline is a decrease for 6 consecutive years and reached the lowest point since 1970.
Consumer cars in Japan are forced to reduce the purchase of a car because of the high cost of both car ownership and maintenance. As a result, the car market is also muddy.
This trend forcing Japanese manufacturers to rely on markets abroad, but on the other hand, global economic crisis is also forcing them to reduce production and receive income from a smaller branch in the foreign country.
Innovation has not stopped people. After GEA PT INKA Madiun, now have aliases micro car micro car that was introduced soon.
his name equally feminine, the name of this micro car is Arina. Cars Arina. Initial idea alias micro car micro car made in the country was the State University of Semarang, funded by the Ministry of Industry.
Arina at this time the car is in the development phase by the State University of Semarang (Unnes), Arina this car and use a motorcycle engine with engine capacity 150 cc, 200 cc and 250 cc.
Who micro car designer? The car is a faculty lecturer Unnes Mechanical Engineering, Widya Aryadi.
"Cars will be using this engine motorcycles with engine capacity 150 cc, 200 cc and 250 cc," said Widya detikOto when contacted, Thursday night (2/4/2009).
4 passenger car with this engine is still using China-made but, from the entire body and chasis Arina created in the country.
"Machines are still imported from China but the chasis and the body 100 percent made in the country. At the moment we still use a small engine from China, the only teeth we add only retreat," he said.
According to him, the engine made in China is shaped like a Honda engine with Tiger just for 1,2,3,4 and 1 forward gear to reverse.
However, my engine 150 cc and 250 cc is not made in China in the test with a Dyno test.
"We have yet to test the engine Dyno," said Widya.
Visitors to Bangkok Motor Show (BIMS) 2009 as if created astonishment with a sport car terkeren at this time the Aston Martin DBS.
Because the shape of the, if not one of the visitors made the exhibition impressed by the car used by the secret agent James Bond.
However, the presence of a sport car worth about 30 million Bath or around Rp 10 billion is not representing the name of Aston Martin but rental company car.
Apparently the presence of a car that has a tremendous power to 510 hp with 570 Nm torsi at BIMS 2009 is not for sale to automotive consumers, but can only rent at any time. Of course, the package price that can create headaches.
As quoted BizAsia, on Monday (6/4/2009), the rental company that is creating sensation Master Car Rental. Master Car Rental presumably like to experience driving this super car for the Thai public.
BIMS 2009 followed by the 130 participants from 11 countries engaged in the automotive industry and business support. This event is the event to 30 and estimated akan siphon attention from the 1.6 million visitors.
Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2009 Monday 6 April 2009 this is over. Exhibition of the car was white elephant can be seen as the biggest exhibition in Southeast Asia.
As quoted from the press releases Mercedes-Benz, on Monday (6/4/2009), Mercedes-Benz are willing to make BIMS 2009 as first place in the world to show the Mercedes-Benz E 350 Avantgarde AMG Sports coupe.
This latest variant in the Mercedes-Benz also be calculated to remove the status of the very elegant, who have long since by Class E replace with a robe and a sporty coupe.
And because the status of this variant is the latest sports car, the kitchen spur under the hood engines also made quite frightening.
Because, especially for the car, Mercy deliberately developed a V6 engine sangar that can eject up to a maximum of 272 hp at 6000 rpm with maximum torsi reaches 350 Nm at 2400-5000 rpm.
With the power of the Mercedes-Benz E 350 Avantgarde AMG Sports coupe can go from 0-100 km time in just 6.4 seconds. And because of the tremendous bursts of power that the speed of the car at the limit is only up to 250 km / hour.
Technology that is in the car also be calculated quite intelligent. Because this car is embedded in a sensor that can detect a sense of drowsiness in the driver so that when the sense of the steerer drowsiness, the car is automatically warn.
as an other sport cars, Mercedes-Benz E 350 Avantgarde AMG Sports coupe is also equipped by Dynamic Driving a useful tool for setting up the car as Suspensi according to the style of the selected drive only with the touch of a key.
Because it is not wrong if the car is removed with a special price high enough, that is, the bath reached 7,999,000, or approximately Rp 2.6 billion.