As if Honda has foreseen the disastrous pandemic throughout the world, they will launch a new version of MPV which has a very effective feature in this era. Honda will implement touchless power slide doors into the new model of Odyssey. Based on the information which has been updated in Honda teaser site, the new Odyssey will have some changes on its exterior which appeal more elegancy of the body. Furthermore, the changes also bring up some new functions that might bring a new trend in this era. The most profound feature of this model is the “Gesture Control” power slide doors.
The gesture control power slide doors will be active when move your hand toward rear side from the rear window frame of the body. Not only “Gesture control” which enables you to open the slide doors without touching them, but the “Hands free” power tail is also a very attractive touchless function. Without knowing that the pandemic has brought a new lifestyle which discourage the number of touches with hands, Honda might be just lucky to have this touchless control technology which might make them a pioneer and winner in the covid-19 market. By implementing and manipulating the new function in the new era, Honda might be able to turn the game over not only in MPV market, but also entire market. Who knows? Honda Odyssey might lead the game with Toyota Alphard in near future.
A week ago, the brand new 2021 Mercedes S class was revealed. S class has always been the leading player in this segment. Even newer techs, smarter computers, advanced safety features and multifunction command and infotainment system. It brings you to another even higher level of luxury and relaxation.
Digital head lights provide you more clear vision and being able to guide your way. So does the enhanced head-up display. It shows moving arrows in real time. 4 individual zones control it’s own seat infotainment system including amazing 4D sound system. New MBUX system can even control your home facilities while you are away.
4 wheel steering helps the car turn in small area, rear wheels can turn about 10 degrees to help you corner better and faster. Active air suspension is not only for giving you more comfortable driving feelings and experience but also giving you even safer protections. It lifts the car up 8cm to reduce side damages for protecting passengers when the car senses upcoming collision.
There are just some of the cool features of the new S class, take a look at their official site for more information. The new S class will live up with that leading player’s fame, again, I believe.
In the late 80’s, Toyota made this luxury car named as Celsior (LS in US) to compete with other makers such as Lincoln, Cadillac, Mercedes Benz or BMW. It is also known as the largest sedan of Toyota (excluding Toyota Century for chauffeur-driven) and the rival of Nissan Cima, and many popular celebrities like JAY Z also owned this especially during the 90s.
When this model was presented by Toyota, there was a story that many other makers purchased one unit of Celsior to do research about it. Why? The answer is, the TOTAL QUALITY was mostly perfect at that time. Some advantages are shown below, and let’s see how good it was (refer to UC30 model)
The first point is, the luxury interior. Wide space, with sunshade switch, automatic moving air con panels, and has rear seat massage for F package.
The second point is, the exterior. It has a wide trunk, and has air suspension which is more reliable compared to others.
Last but not least, is the “ SILENT V8 ENGINE”. This is the most popular thing about this car. When driving Celsior, you can feel really smooth and comfortable. However, when you step more on the accelerator, you can feel the “real V8”.
Toyota Celsior is still popular around the world. You can also find it in auction houses. If you want a reliable luxury car, why not to try this? Just contact us for any orders.
CVT A CVT, is a type of automatic transmission that provides more useable power & better fuel.
Advantages of the CVT CVT can vary the engine speed as needed to access maximum power as well as maximum fuel efficiency. This allows the CVT to provide quicker acceleration than a conventional automatic or manual transmission while delivering superior fuel economy.
Disadvantages of the CVT The CVT's biggest problem has been user acceptance. Because the CVT allows the engine to rev at any speed, the noises coming from under the hood sound odd to ears accustomed to conventional manual and automatic transmissions. The gradual changes in engine note sound like a sliding transmission or a slipping clutch -- signs of trouble with a conventional transmission, but perfectly normal for a CVT. Flooring an automatic car brings a lurch and a sudden burst of power, whereas CVTs provide a smooth, rapid increase to maximum power. To some drivers this makes the car feel slower; in fact a CVT will generally out-accelerate an automatic.
VARIABLE VALVE TIMING The concept of a static or single-mode combustion engine is a little out of date in today. Because of the nature of fuel injection, carburators, the 4-stroke cycle and valves, the internal combustion engine only really works really well at one particular range of speeds. Any higher or lower and you start to cock up fuel efficiency, reliability and power. To overcome this issue, and to try to make engines more usable throughout their rev ranges, manufacturers invented various different types of variable valve timing. The idea is simple - alter the timing and/or size of the intake and exhaust ports at different engine RPM’s to ensure that the engine is as efficient as possible throughout it's range of operating speeds.
VTEC VTEC allows the valves to remain open for two different durations. A short opening time for low-speed operation to give good torque and acceleration, and a larger opening time for higher speeds to give more power. To do this, the camshaft has two sets of cam lobes for each valve and a sliding locking pin on the cam follower that determines which lobe is operating the valve. The locking pin is moved by a hydraulic control valve based on the engine speed and power delivery requirements. The two lobe shapes are referred to as fuel economy cams and high power cams, meaning that Honda engines with this technology are really two engines in one - a performance engine and an economical engine. The two animations below show a pair of cam lobes and followers to demonstrate the fundamental operation of VTEC. The left animation is fuel economy mode - the blue locking pin is not engaged so the two followers run on their respective cam lobes independently. The yellow one is the main cam follower which pushes on the valve. On the right, in power mode, the blue locking pin is engaged so now the red cam follower is locked to the yellow one which, now being driven by the red one, no longer contacts the lower profile cam lobe. Because the red follower is running on a higher profile cam lobe, it now forces the valve to stay open longer.
The new Toyota Harrier which was released in June 2020 is unstoppable. The number of orders has reached over 40,000 within a month from the date of debut in the market with the 4th ranking in the entire car industry in July. The initial monthly target was 3,000 units sale when the model was launched though it has turned out to be such a surprising number of orders has been made within a month. Since there has been unexpected number of orders, the delivery of the new orders is unpredictable. The popularity is very stable for SUV models of Toyota in Japan regardless of great economic impact due to Covid-19. Toyota has been doing a good job during the pandemic with its models occupying 1 st to 4 th raking in the market in July. By looking at the line up of 4 models in higher orders, 3 models are targeting at low-end market. Harrier is the only model that is targeting at high-end market though ranked in the higher order. This fact shows a continuous success and bright future of this model. Not only Harrier, but RAV4 has also been making a great popularity since its launching in the market last year.
What makes Toyota SUV so popular?
Toyota does have a lot of line up for each type of models to attract the fans of it. Yet, that is not the only reason which makes its success. Toyota also does have a strategic plan to improve all the aspects of models. With its constant improvement of models by minor changes in an appropriate span, Toyota comes to gain sufficient information and knowledge to come up with a best performing model when they launch a new model. This could apply for new Harrier as well. By having several rounds of minor changes with the last model that was launched in 2013, the New model achieved the best performance which could gain such a surprising success.