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Agree, the letter h the branded emblem of Honda on a red background looks unusual. But this is not the craft of our market masters. What is hidden behind a red label, Vladimir Soloviev examined.
Honda Sivik of the last, eighth generation for a futuristic design is more than aircraft of aircraft than self-playing strollers. But although the dynamic indicators of a car with a 1.8 liter car are quite worthy to a hundred, it accelerates in 10.9 C and reaches 200 km/h, some discrepancy between the cosmic appearance and the mundane characteristics took place.

The appearance of a car with a red mark restored harmony. In the name of the model, the clarification of Type R appeared; Two rear doors disappeared in the guise, but the body lines were preserved. But the rear spoiler, embossed sides of the wings that cover the widely arranged 18-inch wheels, and a more aggressive large air intake in front of the front appeared.

A harmonious picture is crowned by a new DohC I-VTEC engine with a volume of 2.0 liters with variable phases. According to Honda experts, the motor is more alive to the opening of the throttle, which received the electric drive, and works more smoothly thanks to the balancer shaft. And, as always, Honda is impressive, the opportunity to get a solid return of 201 hp from the atmospheric engine.

The car accelerates to 100 km/h in 6.6 seconds, its maximum speed is 235 km/h.

Amended by Latin R
The salon of the new Typ R simply breathes speed. Red inserts on the seats. Red stitching on a leather steering wheel and a lever of the box, red backlight. Even the rugs under the feet of burning red color. The pedal and the site under the left leg are gleamed with aluminum. Sports buckets of the front seats with the red embroidery Type R. In everything, the accent on charge and speed, on the Litera R rating, on the races.

On the other hand, the hot model salon is equipped in the same way as in a five -door modification. He is spacious and comfortable for the driver and passengers. The fuel tank is located in the middle of the body in the area of \u200b\u200bthe front seats due to this floor in the rear of the car is lower and flat. Like a calmer counterpart, Typ P has retained a voluminous trunk who, with folded rear seats, contains considerable 1352 liters.

Under his floor, a detachment of 70 liters. In fact, this place for the spare, which I did not find, is possible, cars sent to Russia will receive it.
The driver’s landing is convenient. The chair and steering column are adjustable in two planes, finding the optimal position is not difficult. If you have to reach where, then in a 14-liter glove box with a department for road maps. The latter is rather a tribute to the spirit of adventure, because almost all modern cars have navigation. By the way, Sivik Typ P is not an exception: on the second floor of its dashboard, a color display is perfectly located.

Powerful sidewalls of the front seats reliably fix the body. No matter how much the driver is, there will be enough space from behind for a comfortable passenger placement. I like this approach: it correctly reflects the essence of a five -seater car with improved dynamics.

On the racing highway
Europe puts forward strict speed restrictions on public roads. Therefore, the high -speed possibilities of a hot hatchback were proposed on the Estugal Ring Ring in Portugal. The route was opened in 1972, but Formula 1 races, which were held here from 1984 to 1996, were brought fame. The peculiarity of the setor in the fact that at the coolest turn, the speed drops below 60 km/h, and in the line can exceed 300.

But this is how the formula 1 comes out with professional racers; My achievements are much more modest. Nevertheless, Typ R completed a kilometer straight kilometer quite worthy of 200 km/h, and the coolest turns were held at 50 km/h. The chief engineer of the project, Sivik Toshiy Sakai, who was sitting nearby, nodded his head with satisfaction. He was also pleased with the way the car was on the parabola, how effectively tearing it off at high speed. In a word, the car was a success. Well, the new Sivik Typ R will rightfully wear his red mark. This is the fastest car in the family.

The fastest and most beautiful Sivik promises to be the most expensive. Estimated cost in Russia $ 40,000.

Toshia Sakai (Toshiya Sakai)
chief Engineer of the Sivik project
Working on the sports version, we paid close attention to active and passive safety. The body was made hard, it is additionally reinforced in the floor in the front, in the area of \u200b\u200bthe upper suspension supports. Such a body in combination with original elastic elements of the suspension provides more accurate control. ABS and course stability systems help maintain control over the car during acceleration and sharp maneuvers, if necessary, slowing down the right or left wheels. Passive safety is provided by the front and side airbags, air curtains, double preferences of the front seat belts, as well as a system notifying the need to fasten the belts to passengers of the rear seat.
 
 

 

 

Vladimir Solovyov
 

Source: The magazine "Driving"