New Honda Freed tested

New Honda Freed tested

imgHonda just make over the exterior and interior Freed MPV. Although minor changes alias is not much, but it's quite a way to respond to market demands.

The most obvious change in a redesigned front bumper to bumper's rather like the New Honda Jazz.

In addition to the front bumper, Honda offers a variety of other changes such as head lamp, grill, stop lamp, rim and a new color on the dashboard.

To answer the curiosity, PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) invites the media to test the performance of Type S Fredd facelift Rp 230.5 million to Bandung on 14-15 May 2012. During the trip, accompanied by two fellow journalists detikOto another.

Start beginning of Honda's headquarters in Sunter toward Cikampek-Cipularang-Bandung. Freed convoy escorted by two Patwal quite exciting.

When starting the journey, detikOto found time to become the front passenger. Compared with older versions, the silence of the passenger cabin has not changed much. Freed facelift passenger cabin still feels quite comfortable. Outside the sound was not much into the passenger cabin. Is it because there was no change in the sector. Looks like yes.

Unfortunately this type of automatic sliding door is not available. And could make one confused fellow journalists. "Golly manual sliding door of his anyway, automatically also. That right also ni still manual," he said again.

However, the fun once inside, the front passenger seat is available Honda Freed arm rest for the right arm (left and right arm rest for the second-row seats). So can lean right hand. As a front passenger, the position of the foot was quite spacious, and to 168 cm body posture fairly comfortable.

The car was moving slowly. On the way, swing the suspension feels comfortable as it passes broken and bumpy asphalt. The same thing is felt two other fellow journalists.

"Nothing ever changes, it is still comfortable as the old model of Freed," said fellow journalists while enjoying a rebound Honda Freed audio music.

Just additional information, Honda Freed has embedded CD player with DVD, USB, iPod and iPhone, and bluetooth.

Vehicles were directed to the first resting place in the KM 57 Cikampek. Time to change positions, and detikOto control.

As a driver that has a height 168 cm do not have to worry about visibility to the front. Because Honda Freed is available that can seat up and down manually. And also integrated tilt steering can adjust the height of the steering wheel. So you can get the position of the cabin as comfortable as possible. That way more relaxed driving.

1,500 cc engine with 5 percepetan transmission started. Honda apparently does not change the innards shred machine.

Brackish character of the same machine with older version and no changes at all. The engine is still capable of driving up to 118 PS with maximum torque of 14.9 kgm at 4800 RPM. To accelerate in the urban and out of town, this machine is capable of.

Do not feel the car was speeding dikecepatan 140 km / h. Indeed buzzing sound still engine into the passenger cabin. But the sound is still considered normal.

Well, another advantage of the available Honda Freed D3 gear. Simply press the second button on the gear lever, the machine will automatically play until third gear. This feature is for the slope, derivative even very powerful race. If you are an urgent need to move it to 2 or 1 by lowering the gear lever. One example of engine braking.

Do not feel Honda Freed convoy arrived at Bandung. Entourage were stopped at a famous restaurant in the City of London for lunch, before the journalists docked at the newest hotel in London that is owned by Trans Corp The Trans.

Sssttt ... moments test drive the Honda Freed is not over. Media activity test drive the Honda Freed is still continuing. In the afternoon, HPM seminar held photography and as a speaker is Jerry Aurum. It was no association with Freed. Well, he was friendly with the patient started to spawn photography techniques one by one.

The most interesting theme is not peeling SLR camera with the price of millions of dollars, but peeling pocket camera or camera blackberry (BB). Given theory is simple enough to recognize the features from the white balance, setting light to the best angle.

On that occasion, Jerry tried to believe when behind the camera or camera pocket BB there is an advantage that is not realized their owners. According to out-put of pocket cameras or SLR cameras be as good as BB.

"In a camera there any advantages of each. If the owner knows, the results jepretannya equally well with the SLR," said Jerry.

About 30 minutes to explain, Jerry was invited journalists photographing silver Honda Freed is already sitting in the corner The hotel ballroom Trans.

Ceklek! one by one the journalists tried to capture Freed facelift with the latest techniques.

AYO BERAMAL GABUNG FOLLOWER

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