Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Honda Sa Launched Its First Ever Diesel-powered Honda Cr-v

Author: Ally Wahlberg

Source: articledashboard.com



It was alone afresh that Honda SA has alien its aboriginal diesel-powered model, the CR-V 2.2i-CTDi, which is powered by a 2.2 liter 16-valve engine that revs, gas regulator, up 340 Nm of torque at 2,000r/min. This new accession to the CR-V ambit is claimed to absorb alone 6.5 liters, gas regulator, of agent on the accumulated cycle.

Likewise, the CR-V's i-CTDi engine was aswell claimed to affection optimized agitation accommodation affiliated to a continuously capricious agitate ascendancy valve, a accepted rail, direct-injection agent supply system, capricious bill turbocharger and water-cooled bankrupt gas, gas regulator, adjustment (EGR) valve. This turbodiesel assemblage is said to accommodate a "remarkable accuracy and refinement" attributed to the vibration-reducing technologies absolute of off-set cylinders, second-order aerialist shaft, pendulum-type engine mountings and acoustic engine awning that are congenital in the engine.

The engine is akin to a six-speed chiral transmission, and, gas regulator, according to Honda the automaker that brought the apple top-of-the-line Honda attic liner, the 2.2i-CTDi is able of sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h in beneath 10.3 abnormal and ability top acceleration of 187 km/h. In burghal alive conditions, the diesel-powered CR-V has a ammunition burning amount of 8.11/100 km at a connected 100km/h and 5.71/100 km for out of boondocks driving.

The new powerplant is aswell able with Real, gas regulator, Time 4WD system, which engages if bare by appointment torque to the rear auto as anon as the ascendancy assemblage senses the charge for added traction.

According to Honda SA Marketing Divisional Manager John Laurence, ", gas regulator, This acquired makes the absolute car for humans who are searching for the allowances of a agent SUV, but are not accommodating to put up with the, gas regulator, unrefined attributes these types of car accept apparent in the past, gas, gas regulator, regulator, ."

The autogenous blueprint of the new Honda CR-V includes foreground and rear parking sensors agnate to those able on the RVSi model; Car Stability Assist (VSA), Bivouac Stability Assist (TSA) which is an add-on to the VSA that Corrects bivouac beat by adjusting ability and braking force to the auto separately; ABS with EBD; dual-stage front-,side- and abounding breadth blind airbags and alive foreground arch restraints accomplish up the iCTDi's assurance, gas regulator, package.

But the a lot of different affection of the agent adaptation Honda CR-V is the "Double Deck" baggage configuration, which utilizes a shelf to bisect the burden bay into an high and lower baggage area. It helps to adumbrate items from concern eyes abnormally if the retractable tonneau awning is not in use and at the aforementioned time it allows for accurate axle and sub-division of luggage. With the "Double Deck" it makes retrieval of items at the actual basal of the baggage easier.

To accomplish admission to items on the lower akin abundant easier the shelf was hinged beyond the, gas regulator, width. In the bifold accouter mode, the shelf rests, gas regulator, on a bulging bend formed by the baggage breadth ancillary panels. It can aswell be changed, gas regulator, to a accepted adjustment by artlessly appropriation the shelf out of the CR-V altogether.

Graham Eagle, Honda SA's General Manager of sales and Marketing said, "We ahead the turbodiesel-powered CR-V to allure acquisition barter currently alive D-segment saloons, as able-bodied as those from the C/D SUV segment. In particular, it will accommodated the needs of those barter gluttonous premium-class cross-over vehicles."

The Honda, gas regulator, CR-V 2.2 iCTDi is priced at R326 900. The amount will aswell cover a five-year/90,000 km account plan, a three year/100,000 km warranty, and one-year roadside abetment program.