Honda Amaze E Diesel car review

The Honda Amaze has finally arrived, launched on 11th April 2013. The car is a sedan version of the Honda Brio, the interesting point to note is the Amaze is the first diesel engine introduced by Honda. The car is rolled out in petrol and diesel engine. The diesel model is inserted with a powerful 1.5 liter I DTEC Earth Dreams engine that churns impressive engine outputs of 98.6 Bhp.

The exterior of the E diesel is identical to the Brio barring a few features which is a rather simple design in the front, along with insertion of 2 chrome plates and revamped air dams. The front has retained most of features as observed in Brio; the rear has a different boot. The boot space is abundant with 400 liters sufficient to accommodate tons of luggages. The design of the rear is adopted from the popular Honda City with tail lamps and chrome slates in between. The dimension in the E diesel variant is length of 3990mm, height of 1500mm and width of 1680mm. The boot space is known to be the best in its class. To enhance the style quotient of the car, there are 14 inch steel wheels and classy black door handles and ORVM’S in base models.

The interiors are equally sophisticated and driven by style with a pinch of sportiness. The comfort levels are amazing; the E diesel is decked with a professional single tone beige color theme to represent an ideal corporate image. The interior fitments match the quality of international standards. There is abundant knee room in front. The car can accommodate five passengers. The base variant of E diesel can match up to the quality of loaded models with exciting and noteworthy features of electric power steering, front and rear cup and bottle holders and many more splendid features.

The i-DTEC Earth Dreams engine in the E diesel car is shockingly impressive; the 1.5 liter engine is attached to 5 speed manual transmission gearbox that can churn amazing energy outputs of 98.6 Bhp and 109 Nm of peak torque. This engine is developed for Indian road conditions. The acceleration capacity is amazing and can traverse 0 to 100 kilometers in only 12.50 seconds at a top speed of 175 kilometers per hour. The mileage is the best ever in the auto segment at 25.8 kilometers per liter which is sufficient to gather herds of consumers.

The comfort features are splendid with a cruise like atmosphere, the fitments are premium, the other luxury fitments are power steering with heater, tilt steering, front and rear power windows, front and rear cup holder, tachometer, bottle holders and many others. The safety features are super efficient with engine immobilizer, SRS airbags, anti lock braking system with electronic force distribution, high mount stop lamp, driver seat belt reminder and many others. The features to watch out for are the royal exterior body, super comfy interiors and amazing boot space.