日本自動車デザインコーナー「Japanese Car Design Corner」

2011年1月6日

Next Honda Fit to use more imported components in order to be more competitively priced

The new Honda Fit (aka Jazz) will be presented in 2013 (earlier post) and according to a report by Nikkan, the percentage of imported parts used in the domestic models will be increased from 17% to around 40%. This will enable a reduction of 15% in the price of the new Fit, and will enable Honda to save in total around 70 - 80 billion yen.

This is an example of manufacturer's attempt to lower their prices. In China and India, the use of components from local suppliers is nearly 100%.

2011年1月5日

Some more shots of orange LFA going to Detroit Auto Show

OK, so those are some more shots of the orange-ish LFA (earlier post), which will be presented at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.

[Source: Lexus USA via KaizenFactor]

Prius vs... Sheep!

Hmm, that's the Prius ad by Toyota's Israeli arm! Apparently, the Prius is less harmful than a sheep when comparing the "emissions" of both...

[Source: Copyranter via Autoblog]

2011年1月4日

Nissan Serena's A-pillar design

Not really rocket science, but in any case I think it's a neat feature. The A-pillar design of the Nissan Serena not only features triangular windows for better visibility, but also the trim on the rear side is different between the left and right side. As you can easily understand, this is in order to provide maximum visibility from the driver's side.

[Source: Response]