|
|
|
|
 |
 |
No 'me-too' for Honda on V-8, rwd
|
Date: June 24, 2002 09:54
Submitted by:
JeffX
Source:
http://www.autonews.com
Credibility Rating:
N/A
Company cites philosophy; analysts say cost is factor
By Mark Rechtin
Automotive News / June 24, 2002
Los Angeles-- Despite the auto industry's revived interest in V-8 engines and rear-wheel-drive cars, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. will stand by its contrarian reputation and resist both trends, a top engineer says.
Honda says smaller engines and front-wheel-drive vehicles fit the company's environmental conscience. But some industry watchers say that V-8s and rwd cars would be too costly for Honda.
Tomoyuki Sugiyama, executive chief engineer of Honda R&D Co. Ltd., said Honda can make its V-6 engines powerful enough to take on V-8s and make its fwd platforms as performance-oriented as other automakers' rwd vehicles.
Read the rest of the article at http://www.autonews.com/article.cms?articleId=39783 (Registration may be required)
Last edited by JeffX on
June 24, 2002 09:56
|
 |
|
[fancy]
[flat]
[simple]
|
|
Your Feedback
|
| Date |
Subject |
User |
| 06-24-2002 15:07 |
What Crap....We should start writing letters!!! (Score: 1, Normal) |
Mugen1 |
| 06-24-2002 15:22 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
notyper |
| 06-24-2002 19:31 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
AZCivic |
| 06-29-2002 19:24 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
SSM2k2Si |
| 06-24-2002 20:46 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
LEMONed |
| 06-24-2002 21:14 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
Ender |
| 06-25-2002 12:47 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
LEMONed |
| 06-25-2002 16:02 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
TonyEX |
| 06-25-2002 02:15 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 06-25-2002 12:55 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
LEMONed |
| 06-25-2002 14:17 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 07-03-2002 18:55 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
own4 |
| 06-25-2002 17:27 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
Type R-Positive |
| 06-24-2002 16:01 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
HondaRS2000 |
| 06-25-2002 00:18 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
LALABOY |
| 06-25-2002 09:00 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
LeadFoot |
| 07-01-2002 10:51 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
davhar01 |
| 06-25-2002 11:06 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
evanskhan |
| 06-26-2002 07:33 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
LeadFoot |
| 06-29-2002 18:49 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
SSM2k2Si |
| 07-03-2002 01:38 |
Honda CEO Yoshino has to be FIRED!!! (Score: 1, Normal) |
Power Of Dreams |
| 06-25-2002 16:17 |
no (non CART) V8s in Laguna Seca please (Score: 1, Normal) |
TonyEX |
| 06-25-2002 17:23 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
notyper |
| 06-27-2002 15:05 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
Mugen1 |
| 06-28-2002 14:01 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
TonyEX |
| 06-28-2002 18:03 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
notyper |
| 06-29-2002 18:39 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
SSM2k2Si |
| 06-29-2002 22:38 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
notyper |
| 07-02-2002 14:43 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
TonyEX |
| 06-25-2002 19:42 |
the new accord does look good!!!!!! (Score: 1, Normal) |
Golgitob18ca |
| 07-01-2002 10:36 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
davhar01 |
| 06-26-2002 07:36 |
I'd settle for a nice inline-6 myself... (Score: 1, Normal) |
LeadFoot |
| 06-26-2002 17:43 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
Brillo |
| 06-27-2002 15:10 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
Mugen1 |
| 06-29-2002 14:02 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
shadowboy |
| 06-29-2002 18:15 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 06-29-2002 22:42 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
notyper |
| 06-27-2002 14:30 |
Why All the V-8 Fuss? (Score: 1, Normal) |
lee |
| 06-25-2002 01:36 |
Honda is only trying to stick with everything they stand for (Score: 1, Normal) |
S-TEE |
| 06-25-2002 02:20 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 06-25-2002 23:51 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
S-TEE |
| 06-26-2002 17:31 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 06-24-2002 10:56 |
FR Sedan (Score: 1, Normal) |
RyanDL |
| 06-24-2002 14:45 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
flash27 |
| 06-25-2002 14:31 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 06-25-2002 17:30 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
notyper |
| 06-25-2002 18:39 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 06-25-2002 19:33 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
notyper |
| 06-25-2002 21:35 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
| 06-25-2002 08:20 |
It's important to remember.... (Score: 1, Normal) |
CanadaCraig |
| 06-24-2002 14:33 |
Too bad on the FR Drive (Score: 1, Normal) |
Brillo |
| 06-25-2002 02:12 |
(Score: 1, Normal) |
9000RPM |
|
|
|
|
![[home]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/home.gif){kind=small}
![[rumors and news]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/rumors.gif){kind=small}
![[model release matrix]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/newmodelreleasematrix.gif){kind=small}
![[tov motorsports]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/tov-m.gif){kind=small}
![[desktop calendar]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/calendar.gif){kind=small}
![[exhaust notes]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/exhaust.gif){kind=small}
![[tov forums]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/forums.gif){kind=small}
![[links]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/links.gif){kind=small}
![[search]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/search.gif){kind=small}
![[sponsors]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/sponsors.gif){kind=small}
![[garage]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/garage.gif){kind=small}
![[login]](https://sohc.vtec.net/elem04/login.gif){kind=small}
