Já estive para postar isto faz tempo mas não me tenho lembrado.
Faz uns 10 anos que na zona onde moro, existe um Honda Ballade AMG. Isso mesmo AMG. Ao inicio pensei que fosse algum artista que tivesse colocado a sigla AMG mas não parecia..... parecia ser mesmo assim.
O Ballade em questão é um Civic 4 como este:
Neste caso concreto é branco, tem jantes especiais, para-choques desportivos, interior desoportivo. Tudo muito direitinho e a parecer de série. Mas a dúvida sempre ficou.
Procurei na Net e descobri isto:
in: http://www.automotiveforums.com/t97926.html
Curioso e bate certo. Já que o carro até volante à direita tem.
Mais uns dados que confirmam isso:
Faz uns 10 anos que na zona onde moro, existe um Honda Ballade AMG. Isso mesmo AMG. Ao inicio pensei que fosse algum artista que tivesse colocado a sigla AMG mas não parecia..... parecia ser mesmo assim.
O Ballade em questão é um Civic 4 como este:
Neste caso concreto é branco, tem jantes especiais, para-choques desportivos, interior desoportivo. Tudo muito direitinho e a parecer de série. Mas a dúvida sempre ficou.
Procurei na Net e descobri isto:
citação:Because of sanctions placed on South Africa during apartheid, many car manufacturers pulled out of South Africa. German car manufacturers, however, decided to finger the rest of the world, and capitalise on the situation. Thus, companies like Mercedes Benz refused to pull out of S.A., and make more money at the same time, by "importing" cars from other manufacturers, and selling it under the banner of Mercedes Benz South Africa.
The Honda Civic was one such car, and was imported into S.A. from it's second generation line up, the boxy shape civic...and following line-ups, until the 1996-2000 (7th gen) series.. These were all sold as "Honda Ballade", and not as civics, because Merc-Benz S.A. wanted to establish it as a luxury marquee. Honda South Africa only came into being in 2001 when it was decided that Honda would now go it alone in South Africa, and no longer be under the Merc-Benz banner. Only when Honda South Africa was established was the name "civic" given to these cars. Previous to this, all "civics" in South Africa were referred to as "ballades". During the control by Merc-Benz in S.A. every line-up of "ballades" had a perfromance model, tweaked, modded and kitted my AMG...hence the AMG badge...
We also did not get every model you guys got. We never got hatches until 1997. Only sedans and CRX's. We never got VTEC until 1996, 'coz we did not have unleaded back then. But...
...and this will bake your noodle...
we got the Integra 1800 (B18) motors AS STANDARD in the "ballades" as the top marquee for every series...
I could not understand what U guys were on about "swapping" B18's into your civics, until realised that it was only in South Africa that "civics/ballades" were fitted with B18's as standard.
Tha's cooool...
The Honda Civic was one such car, and was imported into S.A. from it's second generation line up, the boxy shape civic...and following line-ups, until the 1996-2000 (7th gen) series.. These were all sold as "Honda Ballade", and not as civics, because Merc-Benz S.A. wanted to establish it as a luxury marquee. Honda South Africa only came into being in 2001 when it was decided that Honda would now go it alone in South Africa, and no longer be under the Merc-Benz banner. Only when Honda South Africa was established was the name "civic" given to these cars. Previous to this, all "civics" in South Africa were referred to as "ballades". During the control by Merc-Benz in S.A. every line-up of "ballades" had a perfromance model, tweaked, modded and kitted my AMG...hence the AMG badge...
We also did not get every model you guys got. We never got hatches until 1997. Only sedans and CRX's. We never got VTEC until 1996, 'coz we did not have unleaded back then. But...
...and this will bake your noodle...
we got the Integra 1800 (B18) motors AS STANDARD in the "ballades" as the top marquee for every series...
I could not understand what U guys were on about "swapping" B18's into your civics, until realised that it was only in South Africa that "civics/ballades" were fitted with B18's as standard.
Tha's cooool...
Curioso e bate certo. Já que o carro até volante à direita tem.
Mais uns dados que confirmam isso:
citação:The Honda Ballade was a compact automobile built by Honda of Japan. It began as a four-door version on the Civic in 1980 and was rebadged in the UK as the Triumph Acclaim.
Of the original 1980 models, 1.3 L and 1.5 L engines were offered in Japan.
After 1984, the Ballade shared most of its body panels with the Civic, except for a sportier front end, and formed the basis of the CR-X sports car and the original Rover 200.
The Ballade ceased to be offered in Japan after September 1987, replaced by the Honda Concerto.
However, the Ballade name continued to be used for a Civic-based model in South Africa, where it was used instead of Civic on locally produced versions, until 1999 and for imported versions until 2002. South African Ballades were assembled by the local subsidiary of Daimler-Benz, which wanted to market a smaller and cheaper car in addition to its Mercedes-Benz models. The Ballade name was adopted because it was perceived to have more luxury and upmarket connotations than the Civic name. This was important because the Ballade was sold through the Mercedes-Benz dealership channel.
Source(s):
wikipedia.com
Of the original 1980 models, 1.3 L and 1.5 L engines were offered in Japan.
After 1984, the Ballade shared most of its body panels with the Civic, except for a sportier front end, and formed the basis of the CR-X sports car and the original Rover 200.
The Ballade ceased to be offered in Japan after September 1987, replaced by the Honda Concerto.
However, the Ballade name continued to be used for a Civic-based model in South Africa, where it was used instead of Civic on locally produced versions, until 1999 and for imported versions until 2002. South African Ballades were assembled by the local subsidiary of Daimler-Benz, which wanted to market a smaller and cheaper car in addition to its Mercedes-Benz models. The Ballade name was adopted because it was perceived to have more luxury and upmarket connotations than the Civic name. This was important because the Ballade was sold through the Mercedes-Benz dealership channel.
Source(s):
wikipedia.com
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