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Monday, December 24, 2012
Good Design Award's won by HONDA N BOX
Good Design Award is a special award for Japanese manufacturers to evaluate the level of cohesiveness design of a product, especially here in a comprehensive automobile manufacturing industry. In addition to evaluating the design, the Good Design Awards committee also evaluates the level of design quality, novelty, excellence of design, functionality, quality, and safety.
HONDA N BOX won the Good Design Gold Award from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion diberkan by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. This is the first award for Honda N BOX since it was launched at the Tokyo Motor Show 2011. Honda N BOX is a special mini vehicle Honda marketed in Japan.
The committee stated that the Honda N BOX eligible to win the title of Good Design Gold Award for having the new design, roomy cabin of the car class and also have various advantages in terms of design, functionality, quality, and safety.
Honda N BOX using 660 cc engine DOHC Turbo equipped with the CVT transmission (Continously Variable Transmission). Based on the test results of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Land, Transport and Tourism of Japan, Honda N BOX is able to produce fuel consumption 22.2 kilometers per liter.
This little car has a roomy cabin for adopting the concept of Man Maximum, Machine Minimum which is characteristic of Honda cars. Offered in two types: N BOX and N BOX Custom, where each type is equipped Turbo, CVT transmission, and also the choice of FWD or 4 WD.
Meanwhile, Honda N BOX is also equipped with high safety features
Typical Honda such as omni-directional collision safety performance, VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist), HSA (Hill Start Assist), dual airbags, side curtain airbags and impact-mitigating headrests (front seats).