The brand new Honda BR-V compact crossover model was unveiled in India at the 2016 Auto Expo. The new Honda vehicle will soon be hitting the Indian car market in the coming months and is ready to offer a tough fight to the several successful models in the Indian compact SUV market that is increasingly getting popular. As per Honda Cars India’s president and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Katsushi Inoue the Honda BR-V has received “fabulous response” from the visitors on the first 2 public days of the Indian Auto Expo.
Post its formal launch in the Indian car market, the Honda BR-V compact crossover model will be pitched against the likes of the highly successful and increasingly popular Hyundai Creta, the Renault Duster and Nissan Terrano. However, the BR-V will have an edge over its competent market rivals with its additional seating capacity which could be its primary weapon to get good market success in India. The all-new Honda BR-V crossover comes with a seating configuration of 2+3+2, and while it offers the seating capacity of total 7 adults, its rivals in the Indian compact SUV segment offers only the seating capacity of 5 adults.
The new Honda BR-V literally stands for the ‘Bold Runabout Vehicle’ and is essentially a crossover version of the Honda Mobilio MPV based on the same extended Brio platform. When it comes to visual appeal, then like all Honda cars the BR-V also comes with a stylish and attractive design language. Having a lot in common with its MPV sibling Mobilio, the Honda BR-V looks somewhat like a beefed up and more premium version of the Mobilio. The Honda BR-V gets many striking styling elements including a heavily chrome garnished front fascia, plastic body cladding in black color, ruggedly styled front and rear bumpers and stylish alloy wheels.
On the inside, the Honda BR-V gets a dashboard design that has been lifted from the City or the new Jazz. The top of the range model of the BR-V will come loaded with many premium features including projector headlamps, fog lights, a touchscreen display integrated infotainment system, automatic climate control, premium leather seat upholstery, dual airbags, ABS, and many more. The safety features of ABS and dual front airbags are likely to be offered as standard fitments across all the variants of the vehicle.
Under the hood, Honda BR-V gets the engine options that are same as the City’s. The BR-V’s petrol model gets a 1.5 liter i-VTEC petrol unit which offers 119 PS of power and is coupled to a choice of 5 speed manual or a CVT automatic transmission. The 1.5 liter i-DTEC diesel motor offers 100 PS and is likely to get paired to a 6 speed gearbox.
The new Honda BR-V compact crossover model will be manufactured at Honda India’s production facility at Tapukara in Rajasthan.
The Honda BR-V is likely to launch in India by mid-2016 with very high localization levels to offer competitive pricing.
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