japanese style interior design characteristics
has the k-car exceeded real cars? to check the k-cars' phenomenal development, best motoring editorial members drives those hot models 800km round trip to suzuka from tokyo. the models are alto, mira and rex. reporters are, oi, tanabe and honda. alto works, mira turbo and rex superchargerhave same body size. 3.2m lengths and 1.4m widths,due to japanese k-car regulations. despite that, they have strong individual characters. ok, let's check equipment.
alto works has the most luxury equipment. automatic air conditioner fitted as an option. a tray on instrumental panel isdeep enough to grab your belongings. those equipments are just like luxury cars. mira turbo has very sporty cockpit with the quietest looking exterior design of these 3 cars. seat design is also sporty. rex supercharger has more ordinary interior to mira. it has also useful glove box as well. those cars have tremendous power.
turbo charged mira and alto gives 116ps per liter, rex with mechanical supercharger has 100ps per liter. these k-car have never been roomy. front seats are comfortable enough butrear seats are recognized to be a 1-mile only seat. look at the cargo room. mr.honda 176cm high, 95kg weightcan lie down in this space. here comes 10 points figure by members. there are no major differences we can point out. honda : room space of those carsseems equivalent for me.
and all three have enormous progress in their seats. especially, mira has extraordinary for long distance drive. bringing them in shiraito sports land, racing kart track at fujinomiya to check their sport driving capability. let's start with 4wd alto works. test driver is takayuki oi. yes, it's fast. 4wd on k-cars sounds like utility purpose, but this powerful engine does require 4wd for traction.
mira turbo cannot show its performance, maybe because too much engine oil. this engine is more liketurbo-tuned character than others. driver's seat is better for long touring. hey, be careful man. now, this is rex supercharger. this babe has only 2 cylinders, others have three. this unbelievable small engine vibrates driver not much. supercharger pushes out the car at any rpm.
yes, this must be quick car at urban traffic. alto clocks the fastest in lap time on this 800m track. this must be a stage for alto works. oi : think about sport, alto is the one to choose. we can't tell others are just k-car, they're like ordinary cars. getting off the track, we check mira turboat winding road on the way to suzuka. tanabe take part in.
here is steep winding road now. throttle response seems good enough. the ride is little hard i say, but i prefer slightly harder suspension. "noise" at highway cruising is consideredto be a k-cars annoying point. we will see the latest k-car "alto works" vehicle interior noise level. now, i am driving at night, higashi-meihan expressway at 80km/h or little more, 4000rpm. engine noise does not bother me much.
however, if you give acceleration, revving engine sounds from forward just a little. alto is the second quietest k-car following mira for those three we brought. how about urban road where k-car is mostly used ? now rex is on stage. in this kind of urban traffic, supercharger does good job and brings easy driving. it has best driver's visibility of those three. cabin looks spaciousmaybe because of this window layout.
k-car is destined for economical efficiency. we compare highway fuel consumptionat suzuka by full tank method. mira hits the best data, 17km/l in this long-range test. our data shows that: rex is good for urban traffic, touring is mira, alto is best for sport. tanabe : throughout driving those 3 cars for 800km, latest k-cars give sophisticated ride and comfort. i do point out those k-cars arenot the ones we recognized. conclusion of best motoring members are....
three k-cars we tested do not give us feelings that "tight in space" "noisy room" "so slow"where k-car is considered to be. now the time has come, we can choose k-cars for characteristics,just as ordinary cars.