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Honda: Green Car, Yes! Brio Not Sure

Slowly but surely, PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) program continues to await the emergence of cheap and environmentally friendly cars at the end of this year. Secretly, car manufacturer Honda is targeting incentives for green car.

Jonfis Fandy, Director of Marketing and Sales Service HPM said that, until now the Honda is still waiting for assurance from government regulation. Honda hopes to participate in the program but offers eco-friendly concept car, aka the green car.

"The concept there are two, low cost and green car. We wants get into the green car. If a car with a price of USD 80 million, could not get enough safety standards. So it's not our target," said Jonfis at Mal Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, yesterday.

As is known, the Government of Indonesia plans to spawn regulatory program inexpensive and environmentally friendly cars at the end of this year. The policy package, the government offers incentives for car manufacturers who want to invest all at once appointed Indonesia as its production base.

About Brio - cheap car Honda - Jonfis claim is still study.score be used as a reference, perhaps the product is marketed in Indonesia.

"In Thailand, Honda certainly join the Eco Car program. In Indonesia, it is still too early," said Jonfis.

Prepare Honda Electric Car and New Hybrid

Having kicked off Japan by launching the cheapest hybrid car, Vit or Jazz, now or HMC Honda Motor Co. is preparing a prototype electric cars and new hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month.

Honda is one of the Japanese manufacturer of a late entry into the electric car technology. The reason, some company directors had previously expressed concern about the selling price is too high and the short distance to a single battery charge.

Apparently, last July, boss HMC, Takanobu Ito, already declared its readiness to launch the first electric car in 2012. Well, this car will mejeng in Los Angeles later.

Reportedly, Honda will also show a new hybrid system that can be applied on large vehicles because they have more power. "This car will not perform with the original intention," said the source who did not want to be named, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, today.

This development will expand the range of products based Honda hybrid. Because, until now, which is owned Honda hybrid technology can only be used in compact vehicles.

Indeed, Honda has been marketing the car driven by an electric motor, the FCX, in the United States. However, cars with fuel cells is less successful in the land of Uncle Sam. Honda also had to sell some of the Civic hybrid, but can not match the Toyota Prius....

Luxgen7 CEO, Ottoman-style luxury Taiwan

Luxgen, exclusive car manufacturers from Taiwan introduced a fourth model, Luxgen7 CEO. As the name suggests, this car is designed for the "decision maker" of the company.

For that, the interior of this MPV is displayed with the image of elegance through the chrome accents. Even the rim bars are used to make Luxgen7 seven CEOs appear more elegant and exclusive. The more firmly again with the emblem "ROYALOUNGE" at the stern. All are created in accordance with Luxgen philosophy, "Think Ahead". Therefore also the radiator grille berbentu like wings.

The major luxury in the interior. Luxgen states, MPV cabin is comparable to a private jet. Because it also can dijuluk as "Private Jet on Wheels". For the rear passengers - would the owner - presented a pair of seats Ottoman high-quality Nappa leather.

Very Personal
In between the front and rear seat-mounted bulkhead which can be closed fully so that the rear cabin is really isolated and very personal. Two-way communication - talking with the driver - through intercom. Film that coats glass windows, also serves as a curtain and electrically operated. It is the completeness of privacy standards to support the passengers that is great.

Cabin with LED lights give the feel more alive. A pair of Ottoman chair has a massage function, the pores are soothing to the heater to provide comfort. Entertainment system, the equivalent of a mini cinema with JBL speakers. Angle measuring 10.2-inch LCD screen on the ceiling can be adjusted via remote.

No further information about pricing and the machine used. Special to the same machine with Luxgen7 MPV: 2.2 liter turbocharged, 175 PS and 274 Nm of torque plus 5-speed automatic transmission.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS sold out

Porsche 911 GT2 RS is not only faster speed up, also sell quickly sold alias. Intervening two months since the launch in Moscow, Russia last August, 500 units are made in limited editions already booked out.

"Luxury segment has been recovered. Terebut People want a premium car," commented Daniel Schwarz, an analyst with Commerzbank AG, reported by Bloomberg, in Frankfurt yesterday.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS is a sports car powered 620 PS and g can be sped 0-100 km per hour in just 3.5 seconds. A car is priced U.S. $ 329,000 or Rp2, 9 billion.

Porsche 911 GT2 RS positioned as the fastest car among other variants 911, Boxster / Cayman and Panamera with a total of 30 fashion choices. In addition to RS 911 GT2, Porsche also is marketing the other models are priced Speedster 911 280 000 U.S. dollars or Rp2, 5 billion per unit.

Wolfgang Duerheimer, floating head Prosche said the company also aims to sell off all the other woods model later this month. Both these 911 model is the first step for Porsche to create new products in the segment of sport and sport utility vehicle (SUV) in the next few years. In 2014, Porsche set a global sales touched 150,000 units.