Or perhaps a marketing gimmick.

Cause the City is not a performance racing car.

funny, then why would u want to increase performance of a non racing performance car ? doesnt that contradict yourself ?

Original Bodykits does contribute to wind drag co-efficient and also aerodynamic which doesnt need a race car to figure that out.

Personally i was involved in such testings in previous job, actual figures really show their effectiveness. That is why ppl dont cruise 140km/h while opening their windows.

You have your own ways of defining/getting performance, I have mine.

nope, you have your own ways of defining bodykits.

Thanks for xin for a clear and extensive explanation of BK material & its usage.

Thats is suppose the proper way to reply ppl post with manner

That's right! Body kits are like fashion accessories while performance items like air filters, engine oil, etc are like vitamins and health supplements.

Btw, may i know which type of rear spoiler (boot lid) is better in terms of reducing drag. How much does each spoiler increase the drag coefficient on the 5G Honda city?

Great to know we have a person familiar bodykits here. If only more drivers knew the benefits of fitting a body kit. I wonder why there aren't much (or perhaps any) articles in auto/motor magazines as well as other printer media locally and globally on encouraging the installation of body kits.

May I suggest you to read this as well.





This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Jun 22 2011, 06:36 PM

i guest the answer will be the CF gt wing-like spoiler.. modulo or mugen wont help much to reduce drag..

any 1 received a recall letter? I heard 1of my Fren got recall and after changed the "lost motion spring".. the car more quiet and performe nicer.. dunno is true o not..

what is this lost motion spring? what does it do..?

Well that is because most 3rd party bodykits were made mainly for styling and marketed as fashion accessories which made majority drivers recognize or define bodykits as fashion accessories. The mindset wont change as long they still market it in that direction, only those that had enough knowledge on this or involved in aerodynamic testings would know better.

To be on the safe side, just get the factory fitted bodykits. Those should be efficient enough as they undergo drag testings before actually marketing them. Some spoilers have either little aerodynamic benefit or even make the aerodynamics worse.

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Added on June 23, 2011, 1:35 pmThat is not true. Wing-like spoilers and normal rear spoilers both had different usage and effects. Spoilers are often confused with wings. Spoilers increase grip by reducing the lift created by a car's shape, and also reduce drag by eliminating the induced drag.

While wings increase grip by producing downward force but drag increased the same time.

But many would ask, since it increases drag then why wings ?! Depends on the usage, wings can make any car oversteer or rather 'drift' including front wheel drives.

But looking at the current market, mainly most wing-like spoilers are for cosmetic purposes. Not sure will it improve or worsen the aerodynamics.

This post has been edited by xin: Jun 23 2011, 01:35 PM

how much u guys install the modulo front grill?
and where?

Around RM300 +/-

rm300 include paint?

huh? where ? can intro

so sad.. nobody wanna help me out..

http://paultan.org/2011/02/17/honda-malays...-jazz-vehicles/
read this please

Simply put, if you dont receive any recall letters from Honda SC for your H.City you can pretty much ignore it because your batch of H.City is not affected.

Anybody care to share their fuel consumption (FC) ?
Mine is around 13.1 km/liter using RON95.

Low or high efficiency ?

normal for city drive, low for highway drive

mine city drive 10.5km/l (heavy foot+short trips), but highway is 14.5~15km/l (average speed 130kmh)

This post has been edited by shunryu: Jun 24 2011, 03:17 PM

thanks alot.

No probs.
Anything to share with your h.city? Wanna spice up this thread it has been too quiet