This is a new leak of the Honda ADV 160

 Rumors that are always hot are the news about the appearance of the Honda ADV 160. Naturally, because its brothers, the PCX and Vario, have now bigger hearts. To satisfy curiosity, digital artist Julak Sendie Design created a digital rendering of the ADV160. As an illustration of what if the adventure scooter was officially launched.

Quoting Greatbiker, this rendering is purely the creativity of the designer, not Honda's bovor. However, the rendering design is quite interesting because it makes the motor more robust. The rendering uses an upside down front suspension like that used by the ADV350.

By design, it is attractive, but if it does enter production, it may be difficult to realize it. The rear suspension uses a sub tank like the current model. ABS braking and added HSTC brow traction control features just like the PCX 160.

In terms of design, it basically still uses the same scheme as the ADV150. It's just that Julak Sendie Design made some additions that make it more curved.

The engine is expected to be used the same as the PCX160 and Vario160, namely the 157cc ESP + engine, 4 valves, with details of the bore x stroke of 60.0 x 55.5 mm and a compression ratio of 12:1. The engine is capable of producing 15.8 hp at 8,500 rpm and at 15 Nm at 6,500 rpm.

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HSR Forged Myth Wasile glimpsed United States modifier for Nissan Skyline R32

 The rim brand from Indonesia, HSR Wheel, is again being eyed by foreign modifiers to decorate their vehicles. It was recently reported that the HSR Forged model used to be the legs of the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 in the United States.

Actually this Forged HSR model has proven to be tough and reliable for use in various activities. This rim model has been used in drifting sports, car racing to modifiers or car enthusiasts with stance style.

It is Jon Leu who is the Design Manager of Faraday Future, who is also the founder of Protokraft who chose HSR Forged as the legs in this latest modification project. Leu's name was already known because he was a senior designer for world automotive brands such as Audi, Volkswagen and Hyundai.

Leu then teamed up with Shane Sumampou, a rim design consultant for HSR Forged. Both produced the Forged Myth Wasile HSR model which took three months to design and was produced in the following two months. This project is also a means of proving that HSR Wheel products can compete with American, European and Japanese rim brands.

"The HSR Forged Myth Wasile rim has been tested through various road terrain. Starting from Los Angeles with lots of holes to the Willow Spring circuit. Even the winding, steep and gravel California trails have been tried. The results of repeated trials are very good and prove the rim is perfect," said Leu.

Leu said he was very happy to be working with HSR Wheel from Indonesia. Including a matter of quality, this sporty rim is strong and also light. Regarding forged rims, the forging technique is the process of making rims using CNC technology to assist in the molding process. Solid, high-quality aluminum chunks will be carved accurately to the desired design.

"Opportunities don't come twice, we feel it's good to take advantage of them. This challenge is also to prove that HSR Forged products are able to meet the needs of the automotive market well from design accuracy, performance to the durability of an Indonesian brand rim," said Hendra Wijaya, Marketing Director of HSR Wheel in his statement, Saturday (14/5/2022).

HSR Forged Myth Wasile rims come with a size of 18 inches and a width of 10 inches flat front and rear. The model is like a star with 10 bars forming the base pentagram. Regarding the price, this rim is priced at Rp. 24 million, not including shipping costs to the United States.

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Hyundai's Best Selling Car Creta, Ordered More Than 7,000 Units

 Creta is currently the flagship product of PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia (HMID). The SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle), which was made at the Hyundai factory in Cikarang and launched at the end of 2021, continues to have a place in the hearts of the people of the country.

One of them is seen from the achievement of sales. Makmur, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of PT HMID said that so far, Creta's orders have exceeded 7,000 queues.

"This car is ordered by many Indonesian consumers. So far, the Hyundai Creta has exceeded 7,000 queues," said Makmur when met last Friday (13/5/2022).

This result is quite significant. The reason is that the introduction of the Creta was only done at the end of 2021. Then the start of the production of this SUV was carried out in early 2022 to accommodate the latest production according to the wishes of consumers.

Makmur said that potential customers would only have to wait about 1 month for Creta's pivot time. It continues to try to speed up production to reduce waiting times to be faster.

Erwin Djajadiputra, Sales Director of PT HMID said, Creta still dominates Hyundai's sales until April 2022. This SUV accounts for around 70 to 80 percent of sales until the first quarter of 2022.

“Still Crete's biggest. This is our local production and is our biggest penetration in the market. In April, Hyundai's retail sales of around 2,200 units were dominated by Creta. In the first quarter, Hyundai sold more than 6,000 units," said Erwin.

Unfortunately Erwin did not divulge what the best-selling variant of Creta was. Currently Creta is offered in four variants, namely Active MT at a price of IDR 281.5 million, Trend MT at a price of IDR 301.5 million, Trend iVT at a price of IDR 322 million, Style iVT at a price of IDR 362 million and Prime iVT at a price of IDR 401 million.

The Creta offers a variety of advantages that previous similar models did not have. Creta uses the Smartstream G1.5 MPi inline 4 cylinder 1,497 cc engine that produces 115 ps power at 6,300 rpm and 143.8 Nm of torque at 4,500 rpm.

Hyundai also includes the Hyundai SmartSense feature that resembles Honda Sensing. There are features of high beam assist, forward collision avoidance assist, manual speed limit assist, lane keeping assist, lane following assist, driver attention warning, driver rear view monitor, blind spot collision avoidance assist, safe exit warning and rear cross traffic collision avoidance assist.

Don't forget the internet of vehicle feature on the Creta which has a variety of features under the name Hyundai Bluelink. Through an application on a mobile phone, Creta users can turn on and off the engine remotely, turn on the air conditioner, lock and open doors, turn on the horn and lights and be able to find the location of the vehicle. There are also SOS features, road side assistance, stolen vehicle immobilization, stolen vehicle tracking and stolen vehicle notification.

Sales Positive Trend

Makmur added that until now Hyundai has felt a positive sales trend. This can be seen from the achievements in the list of best-selling car brands in Indonesia.

"Two years ago we were in the 18th position, then the following year we rose to 10. As of last April we were in the sixth position," said Makmur.

According to Makmur, this achievement can be achieved in a short time because Hyundai is a global automotive brand. This makes many people know and then trust products made by Hyundai as their choice.

“Hyundai is a global product, it is known all over the world. The inclusion of Hyundai's principals here, they built factories, rebuilt the network, this made the trust in Hyundai grow immediately," he continued.

Hyundai itself continues to build a sales and aftersales network throughout Indonesia. To date, there are around 100 Hyundai dealers who are ready to serve sales, spare parts and service services for consumers. 

Hyundai itself has stepped foot in Indonesia by providing an investment of IDR 21.8 trillion for the construction of a 77.6 hectare factory. Not only that, about 500 million US dollars was also disbursed to improve distribution and marketing networks in Indonesia.

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There is a Hybrid Variant for the Latest Honda CR-V

 The sixth generation Honda CR-V is coming soon. After the design patent images leaked a few months ago, now the original appearance has been revealed. Everything is open with nothing to hide. This looks like the Chinese version of the CR-V. Can be recognized from the emblem on the trunk.

But there has been no news from Honda directly. If according to previous reports, the possibility of the latest generation sliding between the end of this year or early next year. It could be debuting before the marketing moment. The timing is right, considering that the CR-V RW1 is now old. Entering the age of five years even though it doesn't look boring. In Indonesia, it is still relatively fresh. The facelifted version is only a year old.

The new design is now revealed through two photos. Shows the original form of the patent that was widely circulated last February. No camouflage cover at all like a spy camera catch. There are only pictures from the front and rear frontal angles. But that's enough to judge the changes that have taken place.

The character is more mature than the current model. The sporty impression is slightly lost, replaced by a simple elegant style. The long fixed profile shows a 7-seater SUV (Sport utility Vehicle). In fact, there are still similarities in character with the Honda BR-V. But it does not leave the old design at all.

Highlighting the facade, as if something is odd. A chrome-plated hood adorns the top of the grille, made to extend the wing-style to target the headlamp. Instantly reminds the face of the non-facelifted Hyundai Santa Fe. Then the large grille is made as if it blends with the lights. With a large hollow pattern without chromium accents. At first glance, it looks like the face of the latest Hyundai SUV too. But the grille pattern is more traditional.

Moving to the side, decorated with a straight line design pull from the headlights to the taillights. Looks less original because there is also a resemblance to the Hyundai Santa Fe. The slim and long profile is reminiscent of the BMW X1. Then attention is drawn to the rim. This doesn't seem like the top variant because it's too small and simple in only one color.

Posture is getting stronger and more macho. Broadly speaking, the body groove is also stiff, no longer a lot of body curves. The hood is elongated and squared, as well as the side body lines that are flat without any other strokes. In order to maintain the character of the SUV, the black plastic cladding all around is maintained.

The second photo shows the back. Honda still maintains the shape of the L lights that spread to the pillars. Again, many similarities with other cars. This design is also applied by Suzuki to the Ertiga and XL7. A similar pattern is also used by the Volvo SUV. Even the luminescence pattern of the letter L characterizes the headlights of the New Mazda CX-5. The rest is nothing short of surprising. Closed by two parallelogram-shaped exhaust holes.

The underside of the CR-V badge indicates this is a turbo-engined variant. The 1.5-liter turbocharged petrol engine seems to be the main hero like the current model. But there are rumors about two hybrid drive options. One of them combines a 2.0-liter gasoline engine with an electric motor. It may have the same specs as the Accord 2.0L i-MMD Sport Hybrid. It is also possible that there will be a plug-in hybrid variant.

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Specifications of the Ducati Desmosedici GP21 Racing Motorcycle

 Enea Bastianini won the 2022 French MotoGP series on Sunday (15/4). The racer from the Gresini Racing team was successful on the podium with Jack Miller and Aleix Espargaro.

Bastianini's performance in the 2022 season was quite brilliant, in the opening series at the Qatar GP and then he came out victorious after smoking Brand Binder and Pol Espargaro.

Until now, the 24-year-old Italian-born rider is entrenched in 3rd position with 94 points. While the first position is Fabio Quartararo with a collection of 102 points and 2nd position Aleix Espargaro with temporary points at 98.

Returning to yesterday's French GP race series, Bastianini showed a positive performance despite having to compete quickly with Ducati's first team racers, Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller. To note, Bastianini uses a motorbike with different specifications from the two Lenovo Ducati riders.

Bastianini was supported on a Ducati Desmosedici GP21, while Miller and Bagnaia rode a Ducati Desmosedici GP22 which in theory would have been superior due to getting more upgrades this season.

So, what are the specifications carried by Bastianini's Ducati Desmosedici GP21 which can smoke the GP22 in the French series yesterday? Check out the full details below.

Specifications of Ducati Desmosedici GP21

In terms of specifications on paper, the Ducati Desmosedici GP21 carries a liquid-cooled 90-degree Desmodromic V4 engine with a DOHC configuration of 4 valves per cylinder. The engine has a cylinder capacity of up to 1,000 cc. 

The pacemaker is equipped with an Indirect Electronic Injection atomizer system with 4 throttle bodies at once. The components are operated with a state-of-the-art dual Ride by Wire system.

The Desmosedici GP21 engine is mated to a Ducati Seamless Transmission Chain Final Drive transmission which is capable of producing a maximum power of up to 250 horsepower and more with a top speed of more than 350 km per hour.

To reduce the ferocity of the engine output, the braking system that is carried is also advanced. Where on the front use Brembo dual discs measuring 340 mm made of carbon, each of which has 4 piston calipers. While at the rear use a single braking made of stainless steel with 2 pistons.

As for the legs, in the front bow, Ohlins uses an upside down suspension. While at the rear also uses Ohlins-vendor suspension. Then for the chassis using a twin-spar model with aluminum alloy material. Both wheels of course pack a size of 17 inches wrapped in Michelin tires.

With all the components used in Enea Bastianini's racing motorbike, the total weight of the vehicle is only 157 kilograms. Deliberately comparing, the Desmosedici GP21 turns out to be much lighter than the Honda CBR250RR which has a dry weight (without oil and gasoline) at 168 kilograms.

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Federal Oil Praises Enea Bastianini Wins at French GP

 For the third time, Enea Bastianini, the Federal Oil Gresini Racing driver, has made Indonesia proud again. This time he managed to carve a stunning achievement in the French MotoGP, Sunday (15/5). Starting from fifth position, this Italian rider appeared tactical and raced to lead the race to the finish. But the struggle to reach the first podium is not easy. He received a fairly tight resistance from the Lenovo Ducati team racer.

This is the third win for Enea Bastianini. Previously he had climbed the top podium in MotoGP Qatar and America. At the de la Sarthe circuit, aka the Le Mans circuit, he devoured 27 laps with a time of 41 minutes 34.613 seconds.

"I'm happy with the results of this race, because the start of the race week was very confusing and I even crashed a few times. But in the race everything went smoothly, seeing that all the riders were so close and had to be patient behind," said Bastianini.

"Once there was an opportunity, I used it to overtake. Finally being able to win this race, an award for the team that has worked hard because it has prepared the best bike," added the rider who uses number 23 on the Ducati Desmosedici GP21 motorbike.

While his teammate, Fabio Di Giannantonio, who finished in 13th position was his best result in the inaugural season in the 2022 MotoGP class. The racer who is familiarly called Diggia pocketed his first 3 points.

"Finally, I got a real race. We fought from start to finish and now we start fighting in MotoGP. It's a shame for a small problem in my right arm, which prevented me from having full strength in the joint for the whole race. But we did well. : overtaking a lot of riders, so I come back to Italy in a happy mood,” Diggia believes.

The victory won by Enea Bastianini received positive attention from Sri Adinegara, Market Development Director of PT ExxonMobil Lubricants Indonesia (PT EMLI). "An extraordinary race result for Enea Bastianini who was able to win for the third time and Fabio Di Giannantonio won the first points in the inaugural MotoGP 2022 season. This achievement certainly makes Indonesia proud, where Federal Oil also supports the Gresini Racing MotoGP team," he said.

Ri Adinegara emphasized that this victory also reduced Enea's points in the race for the 2022 MotoGP World Champion. "Hopefully, in the next series at the Mugello circuit, the two drivers can show their potential to make Indonesia proud again," he added.

In the provisional standings of the 2022 MotoGP World Champion, Enea Bastianini is in third position with 94 points, 8 points adrift of the top title holder, Fabio Quartararo who has 102 points. While Diggia is in position 22 has 3 points.

“Hopefully this achievement can have a positive impact on Federal Oil, not only nationally, but of course participate in making Indonesia proud in the eyes of the world. This is also in line with the introduction of the new Generation Federal Oil product last March. We attach the message #pastibikinbanggaIndonesia because it presents product packaging with batik ornaments, and is an Indonesian brand that has been active for a decade in the international MotoGP race with the Gresini Racing team," concluded Sri Adinegara.

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Honda Develops New NX Series, There are 200 cc and 500 cc versions

 Honda recently filed for the NX and NX500 trademarks in the European Union. A day later the nomenclature was registered on another trademark application in New Zealand. This suggests that the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer is developing a new metal horse. It is likely that the units offered will be identical to the NX Dominator series. Units that have been sold from the 80s to the beginning of the new millennium.

Manufacturers with the 'flap wing' logo have long been known to take a different approach when it comes to mid-range motorcycles. Unlike its counterparts, Big Red has always gone its own way in the 400 to 800 cc segment. It always has products that are technically unmatched in their respective categories. For example, the range of beginner-friendly models based on the CB500 platform, as well as for the 650 cc to 700cc class, it offers the CB650R naked bike and CBR650R sportbike.

The Honda NX was a popular dual-sport model produced from 1988 to 2002. It was offered in several engine capacities. And ends with the NX650 Dominator whose production stopped at the start of the new millennium. This iron horse adopts a lighter engine and is more versatile.

Because the enthusiasm of the tualang bike in all capacity classes continues to increase, his party wants to revive a product that was once famous. With a particular focus on machines inspired by the popularity of the Dakar Rally in the late 80's. It made sense for Honda to dig into that legacy. Moreover, Honda exhibited the trend of revival of old model names such as Hawk and Transalp. Both are built on existing platforms. With that, we can hope that NX also gets the same treatment.

While the previous NX models were widely known for the Dominator branding they wore. But it may not be the right choice for Honda. Because Norton already holds the trademark rights to the Dominator badge in most of the world. While the Dominator trademark was last registered with Honda, it was removed in 2019 because it was no longer used. As a result, the two-wheeled Japanese manufacturer will use the name 'NX'.

The iron horse from Honda that bears the NX name, including the old NX500 uses a single cylinder engine. However, it looks like the new NX500 will carry a parallel twin engine. The Japanese manufacturer is likely to use a liquid-cooled 471cc twin mechanical heart from the CB500 range as the base for the bike. It can produce a peak power of 47 hp at 8,500 rpm and a peak torque of 43.2 Nm at 6,500 rpm.

Indeed, the simplest way to create a retro-style dual sport in that capacity class is to reassemble the CB500X. It's just a matter of adapting the '80s-inspired plastic body, and aligning it more closely with the Africa Twin.

Honda's chances of taking that route were apparently backed by the fact that the company filed to trademark the name "NX400" in Singapore. It is a CB500X unit which is offered in 399cc form. Also sold in some Asian markets. Last year, it also filed for rights to the names "NX200" in India and "NX150" in Indonesia, indicating that smaller motorcycles with a similar appearance are being prepared for these markets. Again, that mirrors what Honda did in the past, as the old Dominator was offered in capacities ranging from 125cc to 650cc during its heyday.

The latest news, renders of the smaller NX has emerged. Information circulating will be the NX 200. This unit is expected to use hardware from the CB200X which has been marketed in India. The model is oriented off-road, such as the use of hand guards, exhaust under the tail, and bash plates. While the tires are only temporary.

Since they both use a similar architecture and style, the possibilities for extrapolating to NX are enormous. Therefore, it can be concluded that from the design renders the NX 200 will be given to the NX 500. But so far everything about the future of the NX is still pure speculation. We just have to patiently wait and see what Honda does in the future.

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