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Friday, July 20, 2012
Tata Nano and the Suzuki Alto get tough competitor, Honda's kei car
NEW DELHI - Honda small car is designed to meet the demands of the population dense city traffic. Kei car uses front-wheel drive system, with the power of 48 kW of power. Car design is based on the Honda N600, which was introduced in 1969.
At the Tokyo Motor Show 2011, November. Honda launched a similar concept, but with lots of features, N Concept 4. In the event that sparked the discourse Honda to launch small car in Japan next year, and in India in 2014.
Honda is also keen to follow-up to play in the small car segment. Later, Honda's small car will be prepared to compete with Tata Nano and the Suzuki Alto.
Honda small car brings the concept of retro box. Engine using the engine capacity of 660cc, four-cylinder engine with VTEC technology. The resulting power output was 64 horsepower.
Though small both in terms of size, engine and power output, small car Honda hopes this could be the new flagship in the Indian automobile industry. Yes, India became the first place this small car was launched, after Japan.