05 May 2010 1 Comment
in Cars - Automobile, Lallmatie & Mauritius Tags: CVT, dsi, economy, efficiency, engine, fit, honda, idsi, march, micra, vitz, yaris
Honda L13A i-DSI engine
A friend was asking me the economy of the Honda Fit/Jazz. I remembered that I read about Fit being more economical than the March/Micra and Vitz despite having a bigger 1.3 engine. I decided to confirm it from their respective websites. More
04 Feb 2009 No Comments
in Cars - Automobile Tags: american, cylinder, efficiency, japanese, power, sale
Wander about almost any forum where people from US post their comments on Japanese cars, most of them will say that 4-cylinder cars are just too underpowered, or how a 2.0 litre engine in a car is kind of ‘lacking in power.’
Now, European and Japanese car makers all promote fuel efficient cars and make engines enough to power their vehicles according to their segment. You find 50-100hp power in the budget range, right up to 500hp+ super cars (Nissan GTR). That doesn’t mean that they look down upon smaller engines? What do Americans buy? I’m not saying that everyone in US likes big 6-cylinder and V8 engines. It’s the sale figures that are speaking. More
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