The New Cars Zone: May 2009

2010 Honda Insight

Honda is introducing the advanced Insight to meet the needs of customers in a new era of widespread demand for hybrid vehicles. The 2010 Honda Insight is a 4-door, 5-passenger family sedan, available in 3 trims, ranging from the LX to the EX... read more w/ Navigation. Upon introduction, both trims are equipped with a standard 1.3-liter, I4, 98-horsepower, hybrid engine that achieves 40-mpg in the city and 43-mpg on the highway. A variable speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard.

Suzuki Equator Truck

The 2009 Suzuki Equator has a 4.0-liter, V6 DOHC engine with an output of 261 hp with 281 lb.-ft. of torque, or a 2.5-liter DOHC inline four engine developing 152 hp and 171 lb.-ft. of torque. The Equator is matched to either a five-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission (I4 and V6) or five-speed manual transmission (I4), and offers an available shift-on-the-fly four-wheel-drive system with an electronically controlled part-time two-speed transfer case. For enhanced off-road capability, the rugged Equator offers a comprehensive off-road traction system, including four-wheel limited slip, electronic locking rear differential, Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), hill descent control and hill start assist. The Equator comes standard with four-wheel-disc antilock brakes. You can get either 16- or 17-inch tires.

Toyota Supras

The Toyota Supra is the hottest cars on the road today. The Toyota Supra is a street legal twin turbo or single turbo sports car that get guarantees an adrenalin rush. The toyota supra equipped with a 5.0-litter V-8 producing 450 bhp, this engine will not be available for open air model. The last will get 3.5-litter V-6 producing 350 bhp, the same power train used in the Lexus IS350 and GS350.