The Japanese companies apply the "law" of seniority. Who became the leader usually is the most senior employees. Now, the "law" is no longer valid. At least not in the company car maker Honda.

Design a small car with two doors and two seats, a retractable roof closed (roadster convertible), Honda S660, three years ago, entrusted to employees aged 22 years old. Ryo Mukumoto then recorded as the youngest employee at the Honda Motor Company who was appointed to lead a design team, consisting of engineers. Image design beat 400 other designs in the competitions held in the company. Modified cars Honda Jazz and Brio Ready to Fight

He is a graduate of a vocational high school majors who joined Honda engine at the age of 19 years, and he was heavily influenced by comic about Soichiro Honda founded Honda automobile manufacturer.

The Honda Motor Company, age and education are not too considered important. Most important is the talent and willing to work hard. Such a view may be influenced by the way of life Soichiro, who has no formal education, but managed to make Honda as the company's third-largest car maker in Japan.

Ryo Mukumoto the appointment as head of the design team is very precise S660. He every day riding a Honda S2000 sports car whose roof can be opened and closed, from home to the office, which passes through a mountainous region with winding roads. He enjoyed driving the sports car in the mountains of Tochigi. Thus, he became very aware as to what it should be made S660. And, he did it.

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After three years he struggled with mock-up (model) S660, last month the car entered the market. "I want to show my generation, the car was not just a means of transportation. I want them to say, this car is different, "he said, adding," We have made a car that will make people turn heads. "

S660 is a marker that the car was carrying engine capacity of 660 cc, which is the highest engine capacity limit for a small car (Japanese: K car, read: kei kar). Honda S660 is a small sports car, the size of the Daihatsu Copen. The position of the engine is located in the middle (mid-engine), in the back seat.

For the Japanese market, Honda S660 engine bearing capacity of 658 cc, 3-cylinder, and reinforced intercooler turbocharger equipped. Engine generates maximum power of 63 PK at 6,000 rpm and maximum torque of 104 Nm at 2,600 rpm. Power and torque is channeled to the rear wheels through a manual gearbox with six speeds. The use of 16-inch wheels on the S660 makes the car look sporty.

Turbochargers start working at 2,500 rpm, thus when the tachometer needle exceeded 2,500 rpm, the engine power directly increase by about 20 percent. And, the S660 is at its maximum strength when the engine rev stands at 5000-7700 rpm. Speed ​​of 100 kilometers per hour from a stop position reached in 13.4 seconds, and maximum speed of 140 kilometers per hour. Create a car that bears the engine with a capacity of 658 cc, 13.4 seconds to accelerate from 0-100 kilometers per hour, it's pretty fast. Read : Harga Mobil Jazz

S660 marketed on April 2 and is expected that the car will be sold 800 units per month. Unfortunately, until now, the S660 will be sold only in Japan. There is no rationale for selling it outside Japan. However, touted Honda has set up an engine capacity of 1,000 cc, which produces maximum power of 125 PK, to be marketed outside of Japan.