Honda is known throughout the world for producing quality vehicles that are built to last. Our top seller is the iconic Accord, Honda's flagship sedan or coupe that boasts a comfortable, roomy interior and plenty of high-end standard and available features. One of the engine options is a powerful V-6, delivering impressive performance without drastically sacrificing the fuel efficiency. The safety suite, which comes standard on the Touring trim and is available as an option on all others, tacks on forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane departure warning with mitigation. At Open Road Honda, we don't just specialize in new Honda sales. We take the time to train and educate our team members on vehicle maintenance and service, auto repairs, preowned cars, and financing options. Our commitment to a hassle-free environment helps us stand out among dealers in the area and encourages our customers to remain loyal to our business.
Skoda India, one of the biggest auto giants from Europe is all set go big with the launch of a new entry level sedan, the Skoda Rapid. Diwali fervor. The car will be a pioneer of sorts for the company in the Indian auto market. The entry level sedan will be high on features with high tech comfort and safety features. Overall the entire car is also expected to be priced reasonably compared to its competitors. The Skoda Rapid is already in the production stage and was inaugurated at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Skoda Mission L inspired car was well received by the auto enthusiasts. The car is expected to be huge a dhamaka during the diwali season with its low price and high comforts. The car can be expected to come in the price range of Rs. 7.50 lakh to Rs. 9 lakh at ex-showroom data. Such affordable price and high comforts is sure not going to augur well for the likes of its other competitors like the Volkswagen Vento, Tata Manza, Maruti SX4, Ford Figo, Hyundai Accent and Tata Indigo.
From the Skoda Rapid feature and Specifications it is clear that the car is looking to come out all guns blazing and will be available in both the petrol and diesel variants right from the launch. After the advent of the much famed Skoda Laura RS in India, the company had speculated about the launch of the Skoda Rapid. The Skoda Rapid production has already began at the Chennai plant and the car looks pretty attractive for an entry level sedan. The Skoda Rapid is hugely influenced from the Skoda Laura while on the features and specifications side the car seems heavily drawn from the likes of Volkswagen Vento. The bookings though will be opened any time soon for the Skoda Rapid. The car will also come in three variants namely Active, Ambition and Elegance. Apart from the variants the car also comes in a wide variety of colours like Candy White, Deep Black, Brilliant Silver, Flash Red and Cappuccino Beige. Recently the Indian car segment has seen a spate of entry level sedans like the Nissan Sunny, new Tata Indica Vista, Force One, New Maruti Swift, and New Volkswagen Jetta. Only time will tell the fate of the Skoda Rapid.
Ok, I bought a 2010 TDI with air suspension. With the trailer fully loaded with car,pit bike,tools, fuel, etc. the trailer was scaled @ 6,455lbs. Tongue weight, which I weighed myself with racing scale, was between 600lbs - 775lbs depending on ride height. With the trailer & car relatively level, t/w is near the lower end of that range. The OEM hitch specs from VW (manufact by Westfalia) has a max t/w distributing & carrying capacity of 770lbs which makes sense given the 7700lb max trailer weight for the Touareg. The sticker on this hitch shows 616lbs max t/w which the dealer(s) could not explain. 7L0 092 105 UA . I will defer to the factory specs. The Touareg has exceeded my expectations & is considerably better than the Landcruiser/Lexus 4.7litre V8 with regard to towing. Torque & towing is more similar to the Dodge 5.7 hemi but easier due to the load leveling which I didn't have with the Dodge. I'm not sure how performance would be w/o the air suspension & load leveling. For wiring, I bought a combo 7 pin & 4 pin from U-haul. 165 @dealer) the 7 pin for my Prodigy brake controller. Regardless what I've heard on the Prodigy controller on other forums, I've had no issue.
