The first deliveries of business jets Honda Jet expected in 2012. Recently, the U.S. passed the first test flight, the aircraft received certification of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane flew on December 20 and spent the flight 51 minutes. Perfected various modes of flight, analyze the work of all systems, data were collected for Honda.
"This is a very important step for our program Honda Jet ", - said Mitimasa Fujino (Michimasa Fujino), president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company. "The plane is fully tested and we are very pleased that this test flight went so well. Our team has worked very hard, we hope that work will justify itself and we will support high profile brands Honda and in the sky. "
Maximum altitude Honda Jet - 13,000 meters. Maximum speed - 777 km / h. Price - 4.5 million dollars.
Honda Jet start sales in 2012
2011 Li Nian S1
Honda has introduced the first model under the new "budget" brand Li Nian, created specifically for the Chinese market. This innovation became the S1 sedan, worked on the chassis model Honda City previous generation.
Debut of new items was held at China International Auto Show, but Honda plans to release it in a joint venture with a local company Guangzhou Automotive Group. Detailed characteristics of the car is not specified yet - we only know that he will be equipped with 1,3 - and 1,5-liter gasoline engine and manual transmission, automatic transmission or CVT. And in the sale will be available by spring 2011.
In China, Li Nian S1 will compete with products from local companies BYD and Chery. Whether this will be a model in other markets - not yet known.
Previously, the company Honda introduced another budget model - city hatchback Brio, designed for Asian markets. Originally, this car will be sold in Thailand.
At the motor show in China has presented its budget sedan and the brand Nissan - Sunny its model is built on the chassis of the fourth-generation Nissan Micra, and will be available with the 1.5 engine with 100 horsepower.
2011 Acura Electric car
Acura will develop a "strange" car.
The luxury brand of Honda - Acura - is preparing to recharge model line "unusual for a car," which, according to preliminary information, will be on sale next year.
Detailed information about the new model has not been disclosed. Some experts suggest that the company is preparing to debut Acura electric vehicle that will help luxury brand to join the struggle for buyers for environmentally friendly cars and increase sales. Other experts do not exclude the possibility of the appearance of a sports car, perhaps even ideological successor Supercar Honda NSX. Note that previously, this model is traditionally sold in the U.S. under the brand Acura.
The new front-supercar, Honda, test prototype of which two years ago was captured in the Nürburgring in Germany, it was decided not to market. Initially it was assumed that this is the car will be the successor model of NSX, but the Japanese manufacturer has decided that to begin selling this car, whose value amounted to around 150-175 thousand dollars, during the global economic crisis will not be profitable.
Earlier it was reported that the company Acura in the next year and a half, also intends to release a new flagship sedan, which will replace the current RL. It is expected that the development of this car engineers focus on safety and quality of materials used, and to improve sound insulation. Machine design, as precise Car and Driver, in comparison with the RL of the current generation does not fundamentally change.