Su baru XV Siap Lawan Honda CR-V

Surabaya - Produsen mobil Subaru siap meluncurkan Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) terbaru pada awal tahun depan. Mobil yang akan bernama Subaru XV itu diproyeksi akan menempati kelas yang sama dengan Honda CR-V.

Presiden Direktur Motor Image yang merupakan pemasok mobil Subaru di kawasan Asia Tenggara, Glenn Tan menjelaskan kalau pihaknya sangat yakin mobil ini akan diterima masyarakat Indonesia.

"Kami sangat yakin, dengan program CKD mobil ini, kami yakin bisa menempatkan Subaru XV ke tingkat harga yang kompetitif," ungkapnya di sela-sela pembukaan showroom Subaru di Surabaya, Minggu (10/7/2011).

"Harganya akan sangat kompetitif bila dibanding mobil Subaru yang sekarang kita bawa dari Jepang. Mobil ini akan masuk C-segmen seperti Honda CR-V, untuk harga kita lihat pas peluncuran, karena akan sangat tergantung pada nilai tukar yen," urainya.

Seperti diketahui, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) yang merupakan prinsipal Subaru di Jepang beberapa hari lalu mengumumkan telah menandatangani nota kesepahaman (MOU) untuk mulai memproduksi mobil di Malaysia dengan Grup Tan Chong.

Dalam kontrak tersebut, FHI dan TC Subaru Sdn. Bhd yang merupakan distributor kendaraan Subaru di Malaysia sepakat untuk memulai produksi mobil Subaru pada Oktober 2012 di fasilitas produksi yang ada di Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn. Bhd (TCMA) dengan kapasitas produksi 5.000 unit per tahun.

Dan mobil yang akan diproduksi adalah Subaru XV. Dengan dirakit di Malaysia dan dibawa masuk dalam bentuk CKD ke Indonesia, diperkirakan harga Subaru XV tidak akan semahal bila diboyong dari Jepang sebab ada perjanjian perdagangan bebas diantara negara0negara di Asean.

Untuk mesinnya, Subaru XV menurut Glenn akan mengusung mesin 2.0 bertransmisi otomatis. Selain itu, seperti halnya mobil Subaru lain, mobil ini juga akan mengusung sistem penggerak semua roda alias All Wheel Drive.

Buka Diler di Surabaya

Sebagai pemain baru di Surabaya, Motor Image sebagai distributor Subaru tidak muluk-muluk untuk pasang target penjualan. Subaru hanya menargetkan penjualan 10 unit untuk tiap bulannya.

"Diharapkan penjualan dapat terus meningkat karena kami berani membuka dealer di Surabaya dengan alasan Surabaya merupakan kota terbesar kedua di Indonesia," ujar Glenn Tan.

Selain kota besar kedua, Glenn yakin dengan pertumbuhan ekonomi Surabaya yang terus meningkat. Apalagi harga Subaru ke depan akan lebih murah karena tidak langsung didatangkan secara built up dari Jepang.

"Kalau untuk nasional targetnya 120 mobil untuk semester I tahun 2011," tambah Glenn.

Untuk khalayak Surabaya, Subaru sendiri akan memperkenalkan sedikitnya 4 mobil andalannya yakni Impreza, Exiga, Forester, Legacy dan Outback. Untuk sedan Impreza akan dibanderol dengan harga Rp 348 - Rp 853 juta, untuk Exiga yang masuk ranah mobil MPV dibanderol dengan harga Rp 412 - Rp 540 juta.

Untuk SUV Forester dibanderol dengan harga Rp 440 - Rp 532 juta, sedan Legacy dibanderol Rp 821 juta dan untuk high MPV seperti Outback dibanderol dengan harga Rp 731 - Rp 813 juta.

"Showroom di Surabaya merupakan yang keempat setelah Batam, Pondok Indah dan Kelapa Gading," lanjut Glenn.

Dalam bulan ini, IMI juga akan membuka showroom nya di Bali. Showroom-showroom tersebut merupakan rangkaian dari 20 showroom yang bakal dibuka IMI hingga akhir tahun 2012.

Syubhan Akib,Imam Wahyudiyanta - detikOto

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5 Facts Lamborghini Super fast car

Most agree that Lamborghini is a very interesting superfast cars. Many rich people who do not hesitate to buy this car for collection. Here are five facts you need to know about the Italian car was, as quoted from planetoddity.com:

Facts first: Lamborghini is one of the fastest cars in the world. Cars Le Mans version of the Murcielago R-GT can run at speeds of 370 kilometers per hour. In addition, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 also has a man to run 340 km per hour. Both models use a V12 engine with a capacity over 6,000 cc.

The second fact: Did you know that Lamborghini was built by an independent company, but went bankrupt in 1978 and sold to Chrysler. In 1998, the German company, Audi AG, took over and became the owner of Lamborghini.

Third Fact: Most Lamborghini models are produced with 12 cylinder engine in V configuration (V12), although the newest model, Gallardo, using a V10 engine. What is clear, Lamborghini never produce cars with engines less than a V8.

Fact four: Lamborghini's first produced in 1963 and named 350GTV. With a top speed of 280 km per hour, 350GTV very fast in that year. Lamborghini's first car that can run faster than 300 miles per hour produced in 1974, the Countach model.

Fact five: Countach, Diablo, and Murcielago all have scissor doors - which rotate and hinge forward at the front door, but not for the Gallardo. Countach and Diablo is no longer manufactured, so the Lamborghini car with scissor doors is currently only Murcielago.

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June 1, European Toyota Production Recovers

Production of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles to Europe will return to normal on June 1 after completing the spare parts supply problems.

This Japanese manufacturer will resume full production in five factories in Europe. Japanese car production fell drastically after the March 11 quake and tsunami hit the country's northeast.

A number of manufacturers of spare parts were destroyed. As a result, break the chains of production vehicles.

In May, Toyota Motor Europe reduce production at five factories in the UK, Turkey, Poland, and France. Factories built Avensis, Auris, Verso and Yaris.

"Although these disasters have a significant impact on the Japanese economy and the operations of Toyota, we are strongly committed cope", says Didier Leroy, CEO of Toyota Europe, said in a statement, as quoted by Automotive News, Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

"I want to thank our suppliers who are working hard to resolve the problem of shortage of spare parts".

After Toyota's European production is normal, expected in the near term, delivery vehicles in Europe also recovered.

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Nissan and Mitsubishi in cooperation built minicar

Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has agreed to set up a joint venture that will focus on planning and product development of miniature cars. This step is a continuation of their agreement in December 2010.

"This is a collaboration to expand the scope of cooperation between the two companies", Nissan said, as quoted Autoevolution, Monday, May 23, 2011.

However, this joint venture will face a challenge from Toyota Motor Corp. has also announced the entry in the mini car market at the beginning of this year.

Unfortunately, Nissan does not mention details about this project. However, the news developed, Nissan and Mitsubishi will begin producing this mini car in 2013.

Nissan predicts in the near future minicar segment will increase and reach half of the market share. In the past year, 20 percent backed by Nissan's minicar sales.

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