it depends on how much you are intending to mod either one. if youre going to get the car and not mod it at all, then the subaru sti would kick ass every single time, but you'd be better off getting an evo. however if youre going to mod the shit out of the car and want to run 9's with it, you would want the civic, but youre going to get beat by any evo with more than 3,000 in the engine.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Comparison between which is better in appearance the Subaru Impreza 2006 or Honda Euro R 2.0?
it depends on how much you are intending to mod either one. if youre going to get the car and not mod it at all, then the subaru sti would kick ass every single time, but you'd be better off getting an evo. however if youre going to mod the shit out of the car and want to run 9's with it, you would want the civic, but youre going to get beat by any evo with more than 3,000 in the engine.
Comparison between which is better in appearance the Subaru Impreza 2006 or Honda Euro R 2.0?
it depends on how much you are intending to mod either one. if youre going to get the car and not mod it at all, then the subaru sti would kick ass every single time, but you'd be better off getting an evo. however if youre going to mod the shit out of the car and want to run 9's with it, you would want the civic, but youre going to get beat by any evo with more than 3,000 in the engine.
Comparison between which is better in appearance the Subaru Impreza 2006 or Honda Euro R 2.0?
it depends on how much you are intending to mod either one. if youre going to get the car and not mod it at all, then the subaru sti would kick ass every single time, but you'd be better off getting an evo. however if youre going to mod the shit out of the car and want to run 9's with it, you would want the civic, but youre going to get beat by any evo with more than 3,000 in the engine.
Batmobile Has Sold For A Whopping $297,000
The Batmobile from Batman Forever movie has sold for a whopping $297,000.
Batmobile Has Sold For A Whopping $297,000
The Batmobile from Batman Forever movie has sold for a whopping $297,000.
Batmobile Has Sold For A Whopping $297,000
The Batmobile from Batman Forever movie has sold for a whopping $297,000.
Honda Fit - 2009 U.S. Version
New 2009 Honda Fit is built on a long wheel base-2500 mm, which did not affect the maneuverability of the vehicle, the minimum required for turning radius of only 4.7 meters. Launched in advance to the front rack and increased by 20 mm width model increased the space for passengers and luggage. Yet most practical vehicle emphasizes 4 model seat "Ultra Seat" 3 model luggage compartment and the "Ultra Luggage" volume of 64 liters, growing up to 427 liters with the rear seat folded. The newly developed 1.3 liter petrol engine i-VTEC, capacity 100 horse-power and combined with besstupenchatym ER (CVT), helped to bring the new Honda Fit class leaders in fuel economy-4.2 liters per 100 kilometers. Version Road Sailing (RS), with more sporting character equipped with the latest 1.5 liter engine i-VTEC, capacity 120 horsepower, with an average fuel 5.1 liters per 100 km.
Pricing for the 2009 Honda Fit begins at $9,800 (1.14 million Yen) and tops out at about $14,600 (1.7 million Yen)
Honda Fit - 2009 U.S. Version
New 2009 Honda Fit is built on a long wheel base-2500 mm, which did not affect the maneuverability of the vehicle, the minimum required for turning radius of only 4.7 meters. Launched in advance to the front rack and increased by 20 mm width model increased the space for passengers and luggage. Yet most practical vehicle emphasizes 4 model seat "Ultra Seat" 3 model luggage compartment and the "Ultra Luggage" volume of 64 liters, growing up to 427 liters with the rear seat folded. The newly developed 1.3 liter petrol engine i-VTEC, capacity 100 horse-power and combined with besstupenchatym ER (CVT), helped to bring the new Honda Fit class leaders in fuel economy-4.2 liters per 100 kilometers. Version Road Sailing (RS), with more sporting character equipped with the latest 1.5 liter engine i-VTEC, capacity 120 horsepower, with an average fuel 5.1 liters per 100 km.
Pricing for the 2009 Honda Fit begins at $9,800 (1.14 million Yen) and tops out at about $14,600 (1.7 million Yen)
Honda Fit - 2009 U.S. Version
New 2009 Honda Fit is built on a long wheel base-2500 mm, which did not affect the maneuverability of the vehicle, the minimum required for turning radius of only 4.7 meters. Launched in advance to the front rack and increased by 20 mm width model increased the space for passengers and luggage. Yet most practical vehicle emphasizes 4 model seat "Ultra Seat" 3 model luggage compartment and the "Ultra Luggage" volume of 64 liters, growing up to 427 liters with the rear seat folded. The newly developed 1.3 liter petrol engine i-VTEC, capacity 100 horse-power and combined with besstupenchatym ER (CVT), helped to bring the new Honda Fit class leaders in fuel economy-4.2 liters per 100 kilometers. Version Road Sailing (RS), with more sporting character equipped with the latest 1.5 liter engine i-VTEC, capacity 120 horsepower, with an average fuel 5.1 liters per 100 km.
Pricing for the 2009 Honda Fit begins at $9,800 (1.14 million Yen) and tops out at about $14,600 (1.7 million Yen)
New Honda S2000
Honda S2000 (2004) (200mm) $22.50
Now available from HPI Racing is a 200mm version of the Honda S2000! the real S2000, known as "AP2" to Honda enthusiasts, features an increase in displacement for more torque, along with new front and rear bumpers, new headlight and tail lights, larger wheels, and suspension refinements. This true-to-life replica captures all of the aggressive lines and styling of the real car! The 200mm size is perfect for most nitro touring cars, and can be used on most 190mm touring car chassis by using 6mm offset wheels or wheel spacers. One of our new molded racing wings with mounting hardware and rear spoiler are included, as well as protective overspray film and convenient vinyl window mask.
New Honda S2000
Honda S2000 (2004) (200mm) $22.50
Now available from HPI Racing is a 200mm version of the Honda S2000! the real S2000, known as "AP2" to Honda enthusiasts, features an increase in displacement for more torque, along with new front and rear bumpers, new headlight and tail lights, larger wheels, and suspension refinements. This true-to-life replica captures all of the aggressive lines and styling of the real car! The 200mm size is perfect for most nitro touring cars, and can be used on most 190mm touring car chassis by using 6mm offset wheels or wheel spacers. One of our new molded racing wings with mounting hardware and rear spoiler are included, as well as protective overspray film and convenient vinyl window mask.
New Honda S2000
Honda S2000 (2004) (200mm) $22.50
Now available from HPI Racing is a 200mm version of the Honda S2000! the real S2000, known as "AP2" to Honda enthusiasts, features an increase in displacement for more torque, along with new front and rear bumpers, new headlight and tail lights, larger wheels, and suspension refinements. This true-to-life replica captures all of the aggressive lines and styling of the real car! The 200mm size is perfect for most nitro touring cars, and can be used on most 190mm touring car chassis by using 6mm offset wheels or wheel spacers. One of our new molded racing wings with mounting hardware and rear spoiler are included, as well as protective overspray film and convenient vinyl window mask.
New Honda Civic With IMA Hybrid System
Honda’s new hybrid system, the IMA (Integrated Motor Assist), allows the car to cruise on its electric motor during low-load driving conditions of under 40km/hour. The new Civic Hybrid car is powered by a 3 Stage i-VTEC engine combined with IMA system and offers fuel efficiency of 23.2km/liter. The new hybrid car retails for approx. $37,000 (after conversion).
New Honda Civic With IMA Hybrid System
Honda’s new hybrid system, the IMA (Integrated Motor Assist), allows the car to cruise on its electric motor during low-load driving conditions of under 40km/hour. The new Civic Hybrid car is powered by a 3 Stage i-VTEC engine combined with IMA system and offers fuel efficiency of 23.2km/liter. The new hybrid car retails for approx. $37,000 (after conversion).
New Honda Civic With IMA Hybrid System
Honda’s new hybrid system, the IMA (Integrated Motor Assist), allows the car to cruise on its electric motor during low-load driving conditions of under 40km/hour. The new Civic Hybrid car is powered by a 3 Stage i-VTEC engine combined with IMA system and offers fuel efficiency of 23.2km/liter. The new hybrid car retails for approx. $37,000 (after conversion).
Toyota Prius : funding from the Japanese government
A Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, in this Oct. 19, 2005, file photo. Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday April 2, 2008, denied it had received any funding from the Japanese government to develop its hit Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Japan's top automaker rejected a March 24 Business Week report that quoted Jim Press, vice chairman and president of Chrysler LLC and a former board member at Toyota, as saying, "The Japanese government paid for 100 percent of the development of the battery and hybrid system that went into the Toyota Prius." (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, FILE)
read the press rilis : here
Toyota Prius : funding from the Japanese government
A Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, in this Oct. 19, 2005, file photo. Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday April 2, 2008, denied it had received any funding from the Japanese government to develop its hit Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Japan's top automaker rejected a March 24 Business Week report that quoted Jim Press, vice chairman and president of Chrysler LLC and a former board member at Toyota, as saying, "The Japanese government paid for 100 percent of the development of the battery and hybrid system that went into the Toyota Prius." (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, FILE)
read the press rilis : here
Toyota Prius : funding from the Japanese government
A Toyota Prius hybrid compact car is exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, in this Oct. 19, 2005, file photo. Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday April 2, 2008, denied it had received any funding from the Japanese government to develop its hit Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Japan's top automaker rejected a March 24 Business Week report that quoted Jim Press, vice chairman and president of Chrysler LLC and a former board member at Toyota, as saying, "The Japanese government paid for 100 percent of the development of the battery and hybrid system that went into the Toyota Prius." (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, FILE)
read the press rilis : here
Scion of the Future
These two spots feature the customization available for the Scion tC and the Scion xB. The spot for the tC shows it racing around an indoor course that seems both toy-like and futuristic. For the xB, the car is revealed without tires underneath a subway. Both cars dynamically metamorphise as they show the options available. The voiceover says that both cars are ready for personalization at Scion.com with over 30 accessories.
What Works:
This spot is as interesting for the vision it shows us of the future as for the brand it promotes. It is effective on both levels. The look and feel of the commercial will be unfriendly to people not in the brand community - if you do not love the idea of taking an old Civic that’s worth $8,000 and putting $30,000 of accessories into it, then this commercial may not make sense to you. On the other hand, for the car customizer it looks as if Scion has suddenly made things much easier and more interesting.
Her is what works in this spot:
1. Positioning - Toyota is really borrowing the original Saturn brand positioning “A different kind of car. A different kind of company,” and radically altering its DNA. Scion is positioned not just to the world of car tuners but the to future of car manufacturing that they can see and understand - where every car coming off an assembly line will be unique and customized to its owner.
2. Brand Recognition - This is a ‘product as hero’ spot so the Scions take center stage for the entire duration of each advertisment. The advantage is that because of their distinct styling, the brand imprint is strong. It would be hard to think about these commercials and not remember that they’re for Scion if you remember anything at all.
3. Environment - Toyota does a good job of using the environment of the spot to reinforce the brand positioning. Each Scion appears in a fantasy location. In the tC spot we find ourselves on a track so fantastic that it might just be a toy racecar track turned into a real life circuit. The xB is a discarded treasure waiting to be discovered under a subway line. The morphing video effects also support this environment by making the car seem like the dream toy of every 15 year old boy. The music, lighting and shot selection all work very hard to reinforce the environment created by these commercials.
This vision is compelling because it offers the ultimate brand promise - a product made just for you, for what you need and what will make you happy.
What Doesn’t:
Customization can be a one-trick pony if Scion doesn’t keep ahead of rivals. This means more options easier to design and quicker to deliver at a fair price. Because no manufacturer selling to this crowd of extremely high-spending car buyers can fail to see the opportunity presented for add-on sales here. After you receive your customized car, Scion can keep selling you options and take back even more revenue from aftermarket shops.
By making the Scion as much a product of the purchaser’s imagination as the designer’s, Scion has given control to its users in a good way. But if that basic promise (my car, my way) stops being met, or if the reality of designing a car on the Internet and buying it is more difficult than it appears, Scion will have dug its own customized grave.
Scion of the Future
These two spots feature the customization available for the Scion tC and the Scion xB. The spot for the tC shows it racing around an indoor course that seems both toy-like and futuristic. For the xB, the car is revealed without tires underneath a subway. Both cars dynamically metamorphise as they show the options available. The voiceover says that both cars are ready for personalization at Scion.com with over 30 accessories.
What Works:
This spot is as interesting for the vision it shows us of the future as for the brand it promotes. It is effective on both levels. The look and feel of the commercial will be unfriendly to people not in the brand community - if you do not love the idea of taking an old Civic that’s worth $8,000 and putting $30,000 of accessories into it, then this commercial may not make sense to you. On the other hand, for the car customizer it looks as if Scion has suddenly made things much easier and more interesting.
Her is what works in this spot:
1. Positioning - Toyota is really borrowing the original Saturn brand positioning “A different kind of car. A different kind of company,” and radically altering its DNA. Scion is positioned not just to the world of car tuners but the to future of car manufacturing that they can see and understand - where every car coming off an assembly line will be unique and customized to its owner.
2. Brand Recognition - This is a ‘product as hero’ spot so the Scions take center stage for the entire duration of each advertisment. The advantage is that because of their distinct styling, the brand imprint is strong. It would be hard to think about these commercials and not remember that they’re for Scion if you remember anything at all.
3. Environment - Toyota does a good job of using the environment of the spot to reinforce the brand positioning. Each Scion appears in a fantasy location. In the tC spot we find ourselves on a track so fantastic that it might just be a toy racecar track turned into a real life circuit. The xB is a discarded treasure waiting to be discovered under a subway line. The morphing video effects also support this environment by making the car seem like the dream toy of every 15 year old boy. The music, lighting and shot selection all work very hard to reinforce the environment created by these commercials.
This vision is compelling because it offers the ultimate brand promise - a product made just for you, for what you need and what will make you happy.
What Doesn’t:
Customization can be a one-trick pony if Scion doesn’t keep ahead of rivals. This means more options easier to design and quicker to deliver at a fair price. Because no manufacturer selling to this crowd of extremely high-spending car buyers can fail to see the opportunity presented for add-on sales here. After you receive your customized car, Scion can keep selling you options and take back even more revenue from aftermarket shops.
By making the Scion as much a product of the purchaser’s imagination as the designer’s, Scion has given control to its users in a good way. But if that basic promise (my car, my way) stops being met, or if the reality of designing a car on the Internet and buying it is more difficult than it appears, Scion will have dug its own customized grave.
Scion of the Future
These two spots feature the customization available for the Scion tC and the Scion xB. The spot for the tC shows it racing around an indoor course that seems both toy-like and futuristic. For the xB, the car is revealed without tires underneath a subway. Both cars dynamically metamorphise as they show the options available. The voiceover says that both cars are ready for personalization at Scion.com with over 30 accessories.
What Works:
This spot is as interesting for the vision it shows us of the future as for the brand it promotes. It is effective on both levels. The look and feel of the commercial will be unfriendly to people not in the brand community - if you do not love the idea of taking an old Civic that’s worth $8,000 and putting $30,000 of accessories into it, then this commercial may not make sense to you. On the other hand, for the car customizer it looks as if Scion has suddenly made things much easier and more interesting.
Her is what works in this spot:
1. Positioning - Toyota is really borrowing the original Saturn brand positioning “A different kind of car. A different kind of company,” and radically altering its DNA. Scion is positioned not just to the world of car tuners but the to future of car manufacturing that they can see and understand - where every car coming off an assembly line will be unique and customized to its owner.
2. Brand Recognition - This is a ‘product as hero’ spot so the Scions take center stage for the entire duration of each advertisment. The advantage is that because of their distinct styling, the brand imprint is strong. It would be hard to think about these commercials and not remember that they’re for Scion if you remember anything at all.
3. Environment - Toyota does a good job of using the environment of the spot to reinforce the brand positioning. Each Scion appears in a fantasy location. In the tC spot we find ourselves on a track so fantastic that it might just be a toy racecar track turned into a real life circuit. The xB is a discarded treasure waiting to be discovered under a subway line. The morphing video effects also support this environment by making the car seem like the dream toy of every 15 year old boy. The music, lighting and shot selection all work very hard to reinforce the environment created by these commercials.
This vision is compelling because it offers the ultimate brand promise - a product made just for you, for what you need and what will make you happy.
What Doesn’t:
Customization can be a one-trick pony if Scion doesn’t keep ahead of rivals. This means more options easier to design and quicker to deliver at a fair price. Because no manufacturer selling to this crowd of extremely high-spending car buyers can fail to see the opportunity presented for add-on sales here. After you receive your customized car, Scion can keep selling you options and take back even more revenue from aftermarket shops.
By making the Scion as much a product of the purchaser’s imagination as the designer’s, Scion has given control to its users in a good way. But if that basic promise (my car, my way) stops being met, or if the reality of designing a car on the Internet and buying it is more difficult than it appears, Scion will have dug its own customized grave.
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