Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Driving tips for getting better fuel economy

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  • Avoid frequent Gear Changing, acceleration & Braking.
  • Try to change the gears as per Honda recommendation.
  • Do not use the clutch pedal as foot rest. It will result in faster clutch wear.
  • Always ensure Parking Brakes are released before driving.
  • Avoid idle running of car engine more than 1 minutes at Traffic signal.
  • Tires should be inflated to the correct pressure.
  • For getting the exact quantity of fuel fill the fuel in morning, because gasoline density is varying proportionally with ambient temperature.
  • Always ensure the fuel tank filled with 3/4th of space.
  • Avoid aggressive driving, over speeding, e.g; sudden acceleration.
  • Don't drive at higher speeds with windows wide open. It increases the aerodynamic drag.
  • Do periodic maintenance as per service schedule recommended.
  • Use only Honda Genuine Oil for Engine, Transmission, Brakes & Radiator Coolant, It will increase performance.
  • Do not do any unauthorized modification in vehicle.

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Wednesday, 9 March 2016

5 car accessories which you should avoid

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Going overboard with accessories can make your car look better but can destroy other aspects

1.Massive rims

While big rims can definitely look good, a lot of times people go overboard with their choice of wheel sizes. Making a shift from stock 15-inch wheels to slightly larger and sportier 16-inch ones wouldn't be much of a problem, but when you start going more than 2 or 3-inches over the manufacturer's tyre size, you can soon run into trouble. If your overall wheel diameter (rim + tyre) exceeds what the manufacturer has made room for in the wheel well, the tyres can start rubbing against the wheel well liner each time you go through a bump. Plus, you have to note that large diameter rims are also wider, and these can grind against the wheel well walls. And larger wheels also make way for another problem - low profile tyres.

2.Ultra low profile tyres
 
Low profile tyres are perfectly at home on race cars where cornering grip is paramount over everything else. But going really low profile on road cars can cause serious problems. Low profile tyres have very rigid side walls and hence offer very little pliancy. While this might be desirable on the race track, where you want your car's tyres to flex as little as possible under immense cornering forces, it does make for a very hard ride. And it's not just a question of comfort level. A less pliant tyre will transmit more forces to the car's suspension, adding significantly more wear and tear to the various suspension components.

3.Spoilers & other aero bits

 
Once again, these are things one finds on race cars and they're designed for very specific reasons. Spoilers are mounted on the back of racing cars to create downforce at high speeds, which pushes the back down and provides cornering grip. Most aftermarket spoilers one gets at car accessory shops are merely show bits, and don't really create any downforce. In fact, road cars are perfectly capable of cornering at the limits they've been designed with without the need for spoilers. All an aftermarket spoiler will do is add drag as the car cuts through the air, which will result in lower fuel economy. The same goes for any other "aerodynamics enhancing" accessories that one gets off the rack at most accessory shops.


 4.Body kits
 
The list of automotive enhancements or accessories which have been derived from racing are endless. The job of wide-body kits and air dams is to channel air over and under the car to achieve the optimal drag coefficient, as well as channelling extra air to the radiator, brakes and intake system. All this is fine when your car is a high performance fire-breather. But to slap on a body kit on your humble sedan or hatchback is overkill, and more often than not is going to interfere with movement of the wheels, either in the suspension travel department or steering angle department.

5.Coloured/masked headlights

 
Masking a part of your headlights to get that eyelid effect might be very "Need for Speed", but remember that not only is it illegal to modify you primary lamps in this fashion, it is also dangerous as it affects the illumination and pattern of your lights on the road. The same goes for coloured lights, most common of which are the blue-coloured bulbs which emit a bright white light. While these might be brighter than your stock lights, they have far less penetration and are more prone to scattering in the dusty Indian conditions. The standard transparent bulb with the yellowish light is the best option.


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Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Honda Cars India registers monthly domestic sales of 13,020 units in February 2016

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Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, registered monthly domestic sales of 13,020 units in February 2016 against 16,902 units in the corresponding month last year.

The company registered a cumulative domestic sales of 1,74,629 units in the period April 2015 – February 2016 against 1,66,366 units for the corresponding period last year marking a growth of 5%.

HCIL also exported a total of 690 units during February 2016.



Model wise sales break-up for February 2016:
Brio 399
Jazz 3,365
Amaze 4,069
Mobilio 226
City 4,880
CR-V 81
Domestic Total 13,020
Exports 690
Grand Total 13,710


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Monday, 29 February 2016

HCIL expands its campaign to replace Driver-Side Air Bag inflators in India

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Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) today announced that it will voluntarily replace Driver Side Airbag inflators of 57,676 vehicles of previous generation of City, Jazz and Civic s part of Honda's preventive global recall campaign concerning Air Bag inflators.

The replacement would be carried out free of cost at HCIL dealerships across India in a phased manner, starting from 20th February 2016, and the company will communicate with customers directly.

The customers can also check whether their car will be covered under this campaign by submitting their 17 character alpha-numeric Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the special microsite which has been created on the company's website (www.hondacarindia.com).

Model Manufacturing Period No of Affected Vehicles
City January 2012 - June 2013 49,572
Jazz February 2012 - February 2013 7,504
Civic January 2012 - August 2012 600
TOTAL 57,676


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Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Things to consider while buying a Car!

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Buying a new Car? Is your dream car really worthy to fulfill all your needs? It may look like a lame question to you but it's the truth that you can be easily deviated by impractical cars when you're looking for that one car. So before buying a Car you should put down the points i.e give priority to the features you needed the most in your new car.


Why consider mileage as top priority if you travel less than 10km a day? So Petrol or diesel, it doesn’t really matter unless your daily travel is more than 10 kms.

Its really a great news seeing you looking for a new car in the market. But the bad news comes when you don’t know anything about it. So list down your needs which you look for the most -
  • Is it comfort or speed?
  • Is it falling for looks or thinking practically?
  • Petrol or Diesel?
  • Off - roader or simply a city Car?
  • New Car or Used Car?
Questions mentioned above are very important to consider as these determine which Car is perfect for you to buy.

It doesn’t makes sense of buying a sports car if you want to transport a family of four. Similarly, there is no reason to buy a big awkward off-roader if you stay in a city.

Nothing can beat the joy of buying a new car, the pleasure you get to drive away in a car that is yours as you’re the first owner. Whereas, used cars comes with a price, namely or depreciation. You can virtually write off 20 per cent of the purchase price the moment you drive away from the dealer because it is then a used car. It is the fact that cars depreciate faster in the first two or three years of their life and the new car buyer has to bear that for the pleasure of being the first owner. By buying used it is possible to avoid the heaviest depreciation. Cars will still depreciate in the years that follow, but at a slower rate. New car buyers can choose the engine, transmission, the colour of the paint and the interior trim, and accessories, but used car buyers have to take what's available as there is lack of choice and you won’t get your dream car easily.

Easing backup of a new car is there with New car buyers as a warranty. Anyone buying from a used car dealer will also have a warranty, but it won't be for the same duration as a new car warranty. Private buyers don't have a warranty at all. If you looking for a hatchback car than you can have an eye on the new Honda Jazz. Whereas for an MUV Car than do consider Honda Mobilio because of its variant features. We cannot ignore the fact that there is always a risk in buying a secondhand Car.

Pros and Cons are there in both Petrol and Diesel Car. While Buying New Car in Mumbai you Should look into this. However, the difference between them is very less so it doesn’t really matter.

    Petrol engines are comparatively more fast and smooth than diesel ones but the latest diesel engines are as pure as petrol ones. Diesel engines emit less carbon dioxide, so they are better in terms of pollution. Nowadays diesel engines are fitted in a number of high-performance models also.

    Looking on the other side, Petrol engines are proved to be more cleaner and  economical, too. The technology now features Direct-injection in a number of models. Performance-minded drivers still tend to opt for petrol cars, though many diesels can accelerate faster than petrol equivalents at speeds from 50-80kph  which is a more beneficial in everyday driving than a quick 0-60 standing-start time. The prices of new diesel cars are usually slightly higher than for similarly-specified petrol models, but they have better resale value.

The fact is diesel is only three quarters the price of petrol and is therefore easy on the pocket. Diesels also travel further on a litre of fuel compared to their petrol counterparts. However, bear in mind that a diesel car makes financial sense only if your annual mileage is more than 13,000-15,000km. If your annual mileage will be less than that, opt blindly for a petrol. If your usage is less than 12,000km annually never think diesel.

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Friday, 19 February 2016

Car CC: A deciding factor before you buy one!


What does it exactly mean when we say that Honda Jazz has a 1200cc engine? How does it matter? Why do people keep referring to cc (cubic centimetres) while looking for good vehicles? Does more CC means more consumption? Does it have more impact in engine power? Let’s unfold all the questions one by one..........
Since ‘cc’ stands for cubic centimetres, everyone regards it to be the volume of cylinder. But the fact is it is the Displacement volume of a cylinder. In other words it measures how much the engine displays power. It does not include the clearance volume or the volume of the combustion chamber. The cylinder volume for a single cylinder engine is higher than the 'cc' of the engine.
It's a basic rule that a car with a bigger engine displacement will consume more fuel for every mile travelled. There are very many factors that affect fuel efficiency, so don't count on minimizing engine displacement in your criteria when you go shopping for a fuel-efficient car.
So how much CC is best for your car? Well, it depends on the purpose for buying your car. Following points will hopefully clear all your doubts. 

Buying a Honda Car in Mumbai for City use

If you’re looking for a city car, where the roads are leveled properly with minimum slopes, then your car cc doesn’t matter much. You can undoubtedly go for a car with less cc. Having a car with low cc has its own pros and cons.
  • Lesser Power: Firstly, because of low cc, the power of the car is less known from its volume displacement.
  • Secondly because of low power, your car doesn’t consume much fuel, that’s where you also have an added advantage of having a fuel efficient car which is a must for city purpose.
  • One disadvantage of having a low cc car is that one cannot you cannot take your car to hilly areas as they cannot climb the mountain easily because of having low power.
So if you’re looking for a city purpose Honda car, consider Honda Amaze Car and Honda City Car. Honda Amaze Car CC for petrol version starts from 1198 CC to 1498CC and Honda City 1497CC respectively.
Just to clear the confusion from your minds, the 'CC' specification for any engine is rounded off to nearest value. It is never exact. For example, Honda City has 1497cc engine but it is regarded as a 1500cc engine car.
Buying a Honda Car for Long Drives
An important factor before choosing the Right Car for your Long Trips - It is advised for you to buy car with CC around 1200, preferably above.
As the problem what drivers usually face during long drives is speeding on highways. A car with low CC starts shaking after crossing a certain speed limit while speeding. This is because less volume displacement or can say as low power.
So if you’re looking for car with purpose of going for long distances, consider cars with Car CC above 1200 preferably to endure the experience.
Buying a Honda Car for driving on Hills or Slope areas
If you’re that one person which requires car for exploring areas around mountains, want to climb hills on their cars with all their luggages which requires extra space then you definitely require extra power i.e a good car CC for your car. You guys might be thinking where to find such car with such extra space and good CC? Don’t worry; check out Honda CR-V models which fulfills both your needs. These cars would be perfect for you and your family if you’re the person which likes adventure sports.
So according to Solitaire Honda, car CC does matter while buying a car as it’s a deciding factor to choose. It’s true that car CC has an impact on car engine due to which fuel consumption is also affected.
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Monday, 15 February 2016

Honda Foundation announces 9th Honda Young Engineer and Scientists Award in India


  • Provides scholarships to 14 aspiring Engineers and Scientists
  • Opportunity for higher professional education in Japan
Honda Motor India Pvt. Limited (HMI) today announced the 9th Young Engineers and Scientists' (Y-E-S) awards for 2015 in India. The Young Engineers and Scientists' Award were presented to fourteen students from India's premier institutes for science & technology - Indian Institute of Technology. The Y-E-S awards were instituted by Honda Foundation in India in 2008 to encourage and support young Indian engineers and scientists.

The Chief Guest His Excellency Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan, presented the awards to the students in recognition of their outstanding all round performance in academics. Also present at the occasion were Mr. Akira Kojima, Director, Honda Foundation and Mr. Keita Muramatsu, Director, Honda Motor India Pvt Ltd.

The Y-E-S Award initiative of Honda Foundation in India has been facilitated by Honda Motor India Pvt. Ltd., to foster young students who have excelled in the area of science and technology and continue to aspire for higher academic achievement in the area of Eco-Technology. The Y-E-S Award program is designed to provide financial assistance to young Indian engineers and researchers. This platform also provides an opportunity to acquire higher professional education in Japan and further help in strengthening Japanese relations with India.

A scholarship of cash equivalent of US $3000 each, was presented to fourteen students selected from eight IITs - Delhi, Bombay, Roorkee, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Guwahati and BHU on the basis of their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), technical papers, essays and finally in the one-on-one interviews with Mr. Shirish Garud, Director, The Energy and Resources Institute, who was the chief assessor of the selection committee.

Talking about Y-E-S Awards, Mr. Keita Muramatsu, Director, Honda Motor India Pvt Ltd said, "It has been our endeavor to promote and encourage young students to involve in higher research in the field of technology. We want to provide them the opportunity with Y-E-S awards so that they can fullfill their dreams." He added, "All the editions of Y-E-S awards have received tremendous response and enthusiasm from the IIT students who put in their best efforts to showcase their work. So far we have awarded 112 such students in 9 years".

The awardees for Y-E-S awards 2015 in India are:

Archit Agarwal- IIT BHU, Soumyadeep Paul - IIT BHU, Palak Jain - IIT Bombay, Rushikesh A Handal - IIT Delhi, Saanwra Khod - IIT Guwahati, Varnika Menghnani - IIT Guwahati , Hardik Parwana - IIT Kanpur, Saksham Agarwal - IIT Kanpur, Arna Ghosh - IIT Kharagpur, R. Sai. Akshaya - IIT Madras, B. Ramasubramanian - IIT Madras, Raghul Manosh Kumar - IIT Madras, Sidak Pal Singh - IIT Roorkee, Sopan Khosla - IIT Roorkee. 

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