Cars: New Or Used

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is performance. Japanese cars were the first to offer multi-valve engines, which have only recently come available in American models. Multi-valve engines allow for greater power while maintaining a higher fuel economy. There are other technologies concerning performance indigenous to specific Japanese automakers. Honda offers a V-Tech engine that incorporates a computer to open and close engine valves dramatically increasing horsepower, range of power across the tachometer, while maintaining fuel economy. Mazda introduced a rotary engine in 1979 that, although was an internal combustion engine, differed markedly from traditional combustion engines. By decreasing the amount of moving parts and slightly lowering internal engine volume, a longer lasting engine producing ample power was created. These are but two of the countless new technologies introduced by Japanese car makers.
In closing, these characteristics allow used Japanese cars to compete with new American cars. For ...

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