Mitsuoka created a new version of Himiko

The original roadster will be presented in the internal Japanese car market in a variant with convertible top. Former versions Himiko were equipped only with a rigid collapsible roof.

Mitsuoka Himiko thanks by Mazda MX-5

Mitsuoka is going to begin sales in Japan of Himiko roadsters. technical base for a roadster — the model of Mazda MX-5. The present generation of Mazda MX-5 is offered both with usual roof and with convertible top, however, Himiko has been presented in Japan only with rigid roof.

The car is equipped with the 2,0-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine which is present and at MX-5. In a combination with a 5-step mechanical gear box, engine power makes 170HP, at a choice of a 6-step automatic transmission — 162HP.

In interior of differences at a novelty practically is not present not only from former Himiko, but also from actually Mazda MX-5. Only materials: armchairs is made from red genuine leather, on a front panel of an insert from a natural tree etc.

Novelty cost is high enough, as, however, and the majority of models Mitsuoka. In Japan the car will be offered at the price from 4,880,000 yens ($56,500US or 43,400 euros). In total will be created only twenty similar cars. All of them are intended for sale only in Japan.

Mitsuoka Himiko Classic Edition

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Nissan create on Leaf base a sports car

The Japanese motor-car manufacturer of Nissan plans to exhaust in the near future on the car market a sports car constructed from units of Leaf electrocar.

Sport Leaf Hybrid

The detailed information on a novelty is not known yet, however according to preliminary data, the electric version of a coupe 370Z can become this sport car. Earlier, Nissan company confirmed the information about development project of electrocar under Infiniti mark.

Hybrid Competitions

Infiniti electromobile, predictably, can appear on sale in two years. Electrocars makes a competition of Audi A3 and BMW 1-Series, it will be offered however exclusively with the electric motor.

Nissan Leaf is equipped by the electromotor capacity of 109HP and li-ionic batteries allowing the car to pass without additional charge about 160 kilometres. The charge of accumulator from the home electric system occupies about eight hours.

Nissan changed Murano style

Nissan company extended the first official photos of new version of crossover Murano equipped with the diesel engine.

Updated Nissan Murano

To provide the motor with additional cooling, engineers of the Japanese manufacturer had to change design of a front part of a body. In this connection the crossover had a new front bumper with the increased air intakes and new fog lights, and also more aggressive radiator enclosure.

The new crossover will be equipped with the 2,5-litre four-cylinder diesel engine with capacity of 190HP (the maximum twisting moment of 450Nm) which can work together with an adaptive 6-step automatic transmission. In the commixed fuel consumption Nissan Murano makes 8 litres of fuel on 100 kilometres of run. CO2 level: 210 grammes/km.

In Europe the first owners receive a novelty in September of current year. The prices for the car in this market begin from 42,600 euro.

SUV Nissan Murano SL

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Nissan showed updated X-Trail

Nissan company extended the official information about updated crossover X-Trail, whose sales in the Japanese car market begin next week.

Nissan X-Trail 2010

Besides slightly changed registration of a lobby and the rear end, the car receives new version in which together with the 2-litre diesel engine there will be a 6-step automatic transmission.

Outwardly differences of the updated crossover: new headlights, slightly changed radiator enclosure, light-emitting diode tail lights and 17-inch wheel disks of new design with tyre covers of dimension 225/60.

In Nissan X-Trail interior will be modernised the metre panel (there will be oversize scales), and also the advanced on-board computer which can show the data about the instant expense fuel and an interval of total fuel volume. Besides, the car receives new system of the help for downslope.

In the Japanese car market the updated Nissan X-Trail will cost: 2,239,650 yens ($25,300US)-3,139,500 yens ($35,500US). When updated Nissan X-Trail appears in other countries — is not specified.

Nissan X-Trail VS Toyota Camry

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2011 Mazda CX-5 (crossover)

Sales of a new compact crossover of Mazda CX-5 begin in the end of 2011.

Harmless Sky for Mazda CX-5

The novelty will be constructed on the basis of the conceptual working out Kazamai, presented in 2008. Mazda CX-5 becomes the first car from a modelling ruler of a motor-car manufacturer with new generation of harmless Sky engines with direct injection of fuel.

Besides, it's supposed that as well as new Land Rover Evoque, Mazda CX-5 receives 3- and 5-door versions. For profitability improvement the new crossover receives system Start/Stop and intellectual system of effective braking.

Promo Video: Mazda Kazamai Concept

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2010 Mazda RX-9 coupe

Mazda company plans to exhaust in three years on the car market of the ideological successor of coupe RX-7 which as it's supposed, receives name RX-9 and begins to be equipped with the engine with an electric turbocharger.

RX8 is stoped...

The Japanese motor-car manufacturer intends to keep a turbo-engine for the future sports car in spite of the fact that the similar unit used on car RX-8, differs bad fuel efficiency and a small twisting moment. Besides, because of too expensive modernisation of motor RX-8 which was necessary that the engine corresponded to ecological requirements "Euro-5", Mazda company had to refuse deliveries of this model to Europe. It's expected that manufacture RX-8 will be stopped next month.

Mazda RX-9 with new type of Turbo Engine

As informed earlier, the new turbo-engine can satisfy not only to the standard "Euro-5", but also more hard requirements "Euro-6" which are coming into force only in 2014.

One of last modern versions of Mazda engine has been presented on the conceptual car Taiki debuting three years ago on autoshow in Tokyo. This 1,6-l motor developed 350HP.

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Chains of Antisliding For Wheels

Our roads frequently leave much to be desired, because quality of a covering is not the ideal, and bad maintenance in winter (therefore ice and snow). Judging by an economy condition in Japan, the situation with roads not soon change to the best, therefore drivers should count only on themselves.

As is possible to increase passableness of the car and safety of driving, avoid car drifts on ice, to drive on snow-covered roads? In the decision of all these problems, motorists will be helped by tire chains, because for installation on wheels is not required special physical strength or special knowledge.

Antidrift chains are often applied to cars in the conditions of impassability, ice or in remote mountain areas where usual tyre covers are powerless.

Chains for wheels can be grouped in 4 basic directions:

1. Chains for cars.
2. Chains for lorries.
3. Chains for the winter technics.
4. Chains for agricultural machinery.

Chains are capable to transform any car into an off-road car. For your car any more there will be no insuperable barriers in the form of snow drifts, dim roads and ice-covered liftings. Anyhow snow chains decide the primary goal — to increase considerably coupling of wheels with a road surface.

Depending on: a season, road conditions, marks of the car and your targets, differ kinds and practical application of snow chains.
For today, are issued:

* Rubber chains (plastic grids);
* Metal chains of various weaving;
* High-strength titan chains;
* Economic chains of short-term using (which dress on the got stuck wheels).

Remember! Rubber or steel chains provide safety on ice-covered road. Car chains are irreplaceable at movement on the iced over steep slopes which are difficult for overcoming even to off-road cars.

The Pewag Sportmatic SMX of chain with 3.5 mm links