Honda TRX 680FA
That's why it has strong load-securing tubes front and back, that's why it has a trailer hitch on the back, and that's why all the plastics are strong enough to withstand a close encounter with bushes, even rocks. It just happens. The TRX is a big four-wheeled vehicle and the driver feels good on the one hand because of the good view of what is happening around, and the bad thing is the behavior of this mini tractor on the road.
Thanks to its height, soft springs and rigid power transmission to the rear wheelset, it behaves cumbersome on the asphalt like an elephant in a ballet school. It goes, it is checked, up to one hundred kilometers per hour, but God forbid, quickly turn the steering wheel or hook all the way to the brake levers, because such a maneuver can end sadly.
His home is a cottage or farm in the countryside and the rubble and timber trains that surround it. When the rear wheels are no longer enough and we turn on all-wheel drive, the Russian Lada Niva will still blush from off-road capabilities. The test quad had worn road tires, but it kept going up like a bet until it was stopped by soft dirt on a really impassable downhill.
There's plenty of power to do so, so you don't miss the gearbox, and power is sent to the wheels fully automatically (they love to squeak when starting), or we control three gears with steering wheel buttons. These two are too far away from the lever, and therefore, in addition to our laziness, it is best to leave the shift to the engine itself. A four-wheeled car has a rich digital instrument panel (speed, amount of fuel, selected gear, hours, running time, mileage) and a thick cable with which we fix the steering wheel of a parked car - a little inconvenient, but it works.
My firm belief that the TRX is purely a work machine was broken by an elderly gentleman who visited me: “I have a Honda at home too, you know how much I love it! “Briefly and concisely - if you can imagine pleasure as a moderately fast trip, then this MP Pasqually can also be a recipe for spending free time, otherwise he is a worker.
Honda TRX 680FA
Test car price: € 13.490 € 11.990 (special price € XNUMX XNUMX)
engine: single-cylinder, four-stroke, 675 cm? , electronic fuel injection.
Maximum power: 24 kW (6 km) at 33 rpm
Maximum torque: 50 Nm @ 1 rpm
Energy transfer: 3-speed automatic transmission with hydraulic torque transmission, cardan shaft, four-wheel drive.
Frame: steel pipe.
brakes: two coils ahead? 180mm, now single coil.
Suspension: front double A-arms, 175mm travel, rear double A-arms, 203mm travel.
Tires: 25 x 8-12, 25 x 10-12.
Seat height from ground: 876 mm.
Fuel tank: 17 l.
Wheelbase: 1.290 mm.
Weight (dry): 272 kg.
Representative: Motocenter AS Domžale, Blatnica 3a, Trzin, 01/562 33 33, www.honda-as.com.
We praise and reproach
+ field facilities
+ space for luggage
+ robust construction
+ powerful engine
- driving performance on the road
- abrupt start
- clumsiness when driving fast off-road
Matevj Hribar
photo: Ervin Akhacic
Basic data
Test model cost: € 13.490 (special price € 11.990) €
Technical information
engine: single-cylinder, four-stroke, 675 cm³, electronic fuel injection.
Torque: 50,1 Nm @ 5.000 rpm
Energy transfer: 3-speed automatic transmission with hydraulic torque transmission, cardan shaft, four-wheel drive.
Frame: steel pipe.
brakes: front two spools Ø 180 mm, now one spool.
Suspension: front double A-arms, 175mm travel, rear double A-arms, 203mm travel.
Fuel tank: 17 l.
Wheelbase: 1.290 mm.
Weight: 272 kg.
