OPO 10 - Dinky Toys Atlas - HONDA S800 1408 1:43 (MB316)

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I heard of a British manufacturer of luxury SUVs who bought a new Lamborghini Urus to secretly test the drivetrain, and an apprentice borrowed it and crashed it in less time than it took me to type this sentence. The apprentice learned a valuable lesson, but nobody learned much about design secrets. Gearboxes When in neutral, the engine is shut off, just like most contemporary cars of 2018, restarting when first gear is selected. The ride is a strange mix of both firm and soft, the two-seater feeling soft when cornering and more hard-riding when the road surface turns a little less smooth. Throughout the day we spent together there were so many small moments as people reacted to the diddy Honda that made me smile.

Underneath, chassis resin panels ensured a clean passage of air, with additional fairings around the fuel tank and exhaust system. Everything was honed for utmost efficiency: even the aluminium alloy wheels had a flat, disc-like design. Areas with the highest ratio of vehicles stolen last year - find out the risk level for your motor outside your home The car features drivers say their next motor MUST have - do you agree with the 10 most popular choices? The frame and engine are from Honda's MSX125 minibike as introduced in 2014, which also donates its wheels, brakes and front suspension, but the styling is very much inspired by the original, with the result being mouth-wateringly cute but with thoroughly modern mechanicals and manners. Inside, the garish digital instruments are as space-age as the exterior looks, and the low‑slung driving position as sporty as any other two-seat coupé, which is in effect what the original Honda Insight is.

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The Honda S800 Coupé produced by Atlas is in the original bright yellow shade and is a faithful replica of the original model. This model has only one opening feature, it’s bonnet. Once opened this reveals a simplified but generally correct depiction of the canted over 4 cylinder engine fed by four carburetors.

With fewer seats and therefore less usable space, the price was quite a big ask at the turn of the millennium. But again, just like the Prius, the hybrid technology that both were pioneering was in its infancy, and the prices reflected this. The 30 house price hotspots of 2023: The coastal county in the North West and Scottish seaside haven that top this year’s list The 2022 Honda Monkey Bike is here, with a new five-speed gearbox and an engine that conforms to Euro5 emissions regulations. We've yet to ride that version, though, so in this review we're dealing with the 2018-2021 version instead. Founded in 1935 Dinky Toys die-cast zamac miniature vehicles, produced by Meccano Ltd, are recognized around the world as collector’s items, and are popular within the world of vintage toys. The only comparable monkey bikes recently available have been WK Bikes Colt 50, which has nothing like the credibility or performance of the Hondas, and Benelli’s TNT 125, which is now deleted, and was more of a budget Grom-rival than an alternative to the Monkey.

Our only slight hesitation comes from any damage or reliability issues that may arise from owner Tomfoolery or neglect – it is a fun 125 after all. Although, on reflection, that’s more likely a doubt to be aimed at the Grom rather than the Monkey, which we suspect will probably be bought by more mature riders. If looked after, we’ve no reason to expect any problems. The Monkey is a Honda, with all the reassurance and quality that brings. It’s an understressed 125, so is unlikely to suffer wear or strain, and it’s dimuitive and a doddle to ride, so unlikely to suffer crash damage. As with the first‑generation Prius we tested last year, the only thing which really dates the little Honda is the quality of the interior trim plastics – while they may be not up to 2018 standards in feel and look, the layout of the controls means everything falls readily to hand. Setting out from Hanoi on an ageing Honda Cub, Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent spent the two months riding 2,000 miles along the Ho Chi Minh Trail through the mountains and jungles of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Out on the road, Honda’s weight‑saving and efficient way of thinking means the 838kg Insight doesn’t feel underpowered, despite its meagre power output. It’s not fast (0 to 62mph takes around 12.0 seconds), thanks to its long, eco‑minded gearing.

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As you may have read in previous features, bodywork and interiors can be pretty shonky when a car maker gets things wrong but, thankfully, most manufacturers nowadays know how to get it right. What surprises me is how some mainstream manufacturers still make drivetrains that leave much room for improvement.

You see, although it takes a while getting up to speed, with the suspension sorted you can safely carry decent speed into corners and make progress far more rapidly than you’d expect from such a bijou powerplant.It was enough to make you come over all Rob Roy, don a kilt and go looking for Jessica Lange to rustle up a haggis, and at one stage I found myself humming Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go inside my helmet. Size-wise we’re talking small – the new Monkey has 12in wheels and a seat height of only 776mm. But the biggest compliment we can give the Monkey is that it works just like any other modern 125: it’s hugely enjoyable to ride, able to keep with – and cut up – traffic with ease, with the result that for riding around town, it’s quite simply brilliant. Just 3% of new cars sold in the UK have a spare wheel as standard, leaving more drivers stranded after a puncture, analysis finds A further boost will almost certainly be residual values. While cheaper, less desireable monkey bikes will see their value plummet the second you wheel it out of the dealer’s door, both the Monkey and MSX125/Grom are already almost cult bikes and hugelt in demand, meaning residual values are strong – something again assisting cost of ownership. Suspension: front independent by struts, coil springs rear beam axle, leaf springs; telescopic dampers f/r