BRIEFS - Odyssey continues
Published:Sunday | June 27, 2010 | 12:00 AM
- Odyssey continues
The 2011 Odyssey will come packed with a 3.5-litre i-VTEC V6 engine. It is estimated to give a fuel economy of 19 mpg city and 28mpg hwy.
Its stance is lower and wider than the outgoing model. Other new features include available HID headlamps, new 18-inch alloy wheels, larger 12.6-inch ventilated front-disc brakes, revised side mirrors and a power tailgate. A chilled cool box in the front centre console, HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) input, 16.2-inch widescreen entertainment system and a trash-bag holder. The Odyssey is expected to have two rows of seat configuration that can hold three in a row.
- On the range
Next year's Range Rover diesel engine will have an updated sequential turbo-charging 4.4-litre LT-TDV8 with a 308 horse power, pushing 516 pound-feet of torque.
Power to the ground will go through a new ZF eight-speed automatic. Zero to 100km/h will take 7.5 seconds and a set of ventilated lightweight aluminium six-piston Brembo brakes will bring the vehicle to a halt.
The combined cycle-fuel consumption of the new LR-TDV8 4.4-litre is 30.1mpg, making this the first Range Rover ever to better 30mpg.
- Swift make-over
The 2011 Suzuki Swift will be powered by a new Dual VVT (Variable intake and exhaust valve timing).
The 1.2-litre gasoline engine produces 92 horse power at 6,000rpm and 87 lb-ft of torque at 4,800rpm. The fuel consumption of the new Swift is 56mpg for the manual transmission. The CO2 emissions will be 109g/km and the fuel economy will be 67mpg.