Honda P-NUT - Personal-Neo Urban Transport

At the International Motor Show in Los Angeles, the Japanese company Honda introduced the concept of personal urban transport - Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT).

Futuristic and very compact device resembles reduced in size unicycle, which act circus performers. Above Honda P-NUT has a comfortable seat, the bottom something like pedals or just chicanery. Front and rear there is a small LED optics.

Japan launched environmentally friendly car race

In Japan, three environmentally friendly car running on hydrogen-powered, went to run the country for a length of 1100 kilometers. They will go from the capital city of Tokyo to Fukuoka on the southern island of Kyushu.

According to ITAR-TASS, with hydrogen-powered Japanese associate the future of the national automotive industry. A path is to demonstrate that they are able to hydrogen vehicles is almost equaled those that run on gasoline.

The action involved three cars leading Japanese companies - Toyota, Honda and Nissan. These experimental machines have an electric motor that operates at the expense of energy derived by combining hydrogen from the tank to atmospheric oxygen. A byproduct of this reaction is only non-polluting water vapor.

However, some scientists are skeptical about hydrogen engines, claiming that a massive switch to them may adversely affect the environment, and the greenhouse effect will only intensify.

Honda Native - the first car-chameleon

Nature is for man an inexhaustible storehouse of ideas that we have time that it could seek to borrow it, without creating anything "original", which once again proved in practice, Romanian auto designer Tudoran Liviu, the concept of equipping its electric properties inherent Until recently, only a living creature.

The artist has developed a design of a new car, which could change color depending on the environment. His brainchild of Romanians called Honda Native.

The concept is proposed to produce a light material. The car will be covered with a photochromic material, through which cars will be able to change the "color" depending on the temperature, lighting and other environmental factors, said Internet resource Ecofriend. It is assumed that the movement will lead Honda Native electric engine working on lithium-ion batteries.

Honda Accord CrossTour prices

Honda Accord CrossTour one of the most waiting models this year, in any case the company on this model are assigned a very high hopes. This week became the first known model of price ranges - 26 670 ... 36 220 dollars, start of sales - 20 November this year.

Honda Accord CrossTour available in two trim EX and EX-L, both of which are activated 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 power of 271 hp at 6 200 rpm and 344 Nm of torque at 5 000 r / min, reaching the average fuel consumption in liters 8.9/13.3. 100 km in the suburban / urban cycle, respectively. Drive the model - the front. V-6 is associated with the standard five-speed automatic gearbox before.

In standard also includes dual-zone climate control, audio at 360 watts, 17-inch aluminum wheels with all-season tires 225/65 R17, cruise control, fog lamps, chrome door handles, body-colored side mirrors, etc.

Accord Crosstour EX-L gets leather upholstery, heated front seats, leather steering wheel and shield the gear lever, with hand brake, avtozatemnyayuscheesya rear-view mirror, 18-inch aluminum wheels with all-season tires 225/60 R18, an integrated USB-port, and much more.