The Edge of a Honda
Aside from the funny dance moves, the rock stars and the crazy fashion with which we remember the eighties, this era can be remembered as a time of great advances in the automotive industry. One of the hallmarks of this era is the birth of consciousness on how we as consumers kill the environment from the noxious gases produced by our hair sprays as well as our vehicles. I can still remember being taught in grade school about how humans and technology are the primary source of pollution and how technology cannot on its own get by without its by product. Presently, we can only look back and cringe at the time we cared more about how big our hairs are than if what we are doing is hurting the environment or not.
Car manufacturers have now taken heed to the call for more environmental friendly systems for our vehicles. As more and more people exhibit interest in preserving the earth, a demand for companies supporting Sustainable Development also increases. Among the car manufacturing giants, Japanese car maker Honda blazes the trail with new innovations that does not compromise being nature friendly. Honda cars, both for its hybrid and pure gas models, have proven to be dependable not only in terms of producing less pollution but for not compromising performance.
Two of the more popular green engines launched by Honda are the i-DSI engine and the i-VTEC engine.
The i-DSI Engine
The name i-DSI stands for Intelligent- Dual and Sequential Ignition. This engine from Honda is certified by the Ministry of Transportation in Japan as having an excellently low emission of exhaust. This engine is characterized as having a 2 spark plug per cylinder feature which enables rapid combustion of the air-fuel mixture resulting to high output with minimal fuel. This type of engine is commonly found in City and Jazz models.
The i-VTEC Engine
Trusted by many since its launch, the Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) system of Honda draws considerable praise as the worlds first valve mechanism that can simultaneously change the valve timing and lift on the intake and exhaust sides. This is dubbed as the more intelligent incarnation of the VTEC engine which supports a more global thrust toward environmental conservation. This performace engine from Honda can be found in the following models: the CRV, the 1.8 SOHC Civic, the 2.0 DOHC Civic, and the 2.4 and 3.0 V6 Accord.
I, for one, see this growing interest on environmental care among car manufacturers as a promise that in the future there will be more advanced vehicles designed to perform better without hurting the environment. Indeed, technology must be harnessed as a means of improving function without compromising the ecosystem. The technology that blends seamlessly to ones lifestyle without posing any threat to the environment is definitely a vision worth toiling for.
Adam Wolfe
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