There are fun times ahead for Honda car buffs; a big launch is going to happen called Mobilio MPV. The due arrival date is on the 23^rd or 24^th of July, and about some pictures of Indian spec RS Mobilio is pasted on the web. The car is positioned between Toyota Innova and Maruti Ertiga.

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Honda launched the RS car in Indonesia and the response has been tremendous, the car is doing pretty well there. The Indonesian spec car has sporty rear and front bumpers, arty fifteen inch alloy wheels, neat strip of chrome at the back, creatively styled twin slat chrome grille, headlights with powerful LED illumination, roof spoiler, and full body kit. The insides too are packed with excitement with 6.1 inch touchsceen audio system and royal faux wood finish on dashboard on driver’s compartment.

Mobilio is manufactured at Honda’s established unit in Greater Noida, the build structure is based on Brio platform. As mentioned earlier Mobilio is a big seller in Indonesian markets, it can contributed second highest sales with the movement of 35,550 vehicles, an impressive 22% market share. It’s most sought after arch rival is Maruti Ertiga.

Mobilio is a grand MPV from the outside, with artistically styled swept back headlights and neat grille arrangement. There is a large windscreen on the rear and the most loaded versions have rear wiper with washer and defogger. On the tail light cluster is robust courtesy lights and high intensity lamps. There is a lot of chrome treatment on tail lights. An interesting feature to watch out for it’s the sculpture of company’s logo using chrome.

The insides of Mobilio are grand beyond words layered with royal black and beige colour theme. The dashboard takes on a professional black shade filled with glossy metallic inserts. There is a colourful and high-end touch screen unit, there are metallic strip on three spoke steering. The third row has foldable seats to increase room area. There are lots of storage spots in from of bottle holders, cup holders, sun visors, ticket holder and large glove box.

Mobilio MPV is stuffed with adequate safety with central locking, anti lock brake system, three point ELR seat belts, electronic brake force distribution, SRS airbags, engine immobiliser, wave key function, dual lock and child safety lock. Consumers can bank on optimum fuel efficiency the mileage offered by the diesel vehicle is a remarkable 25.8kmpl.

So much is written about Mobilio, layers of excitement are building up with the launch date nearing. It sounds like a superb buy, the fuel enthusiasm levels take a look at the 61 images uploaded on the web. Every part of the car is highlighted, even the minute details like a closer view of the headlights, gearbox and tail lights. The launch of Mobilio will fuel the competition in MPV segment; it is a menace to Ertiga and Innova. It is a much bigger surprise than Amaze and all new City put together. Let’s wait for the launch and observe the exploding public response. The average price of the vehicle is Rs 7.75 lakhs.

Honda Cars India is all set to unveil its grand surprise Mobilio MPV, the launch date is round the corner on the 24^th of July. Apart from counting the days Honda has an exciting offer, RS Kit that will be on display soon. The RS trim variant will not launch anytime soon, it will happen sometime during the September to October period. In does seem a long way from the actual arrival date, but sounds like a strategic plan close to the festive season.

Honda Mobilio RS rear spied picture

India is not the first nation to receive the RS trim model, the vehicle is on sale in Indonesia. It is superior to the regular car with regard to equipment volume and style quotient. The car has potent LED daytime running lights, and refurnished head lights with bi-focal projectors. Now the hot topic of discussion is how you would differentiate from the Indonesian spec Mobilio to the RS kit car, the chrome arrangement in RS vehicle is a two layer decoration contrary to one line chrome fitment in regular vehicle.

The RS vehicle seems to be more enriched with bigger front and back bumpers both just covered in layers of chrome. The fog lights are larger as well; the entire package is exceptionally grand with premium leather upholstery, 6.2 inch world class infotainment system, glossy door sills, and posh faux wood garnish. The other interesting features are outer rear view mirrors with turn blinkers, new alloy wheels and side skirts.

Since the RS variant comes in a superior package expect a greater pricing, the RS manual transmission car is sold at 203.5 Rupiah which is Rs 10.19 lakh INR. The price of the automatic car is 214 million Rupiah Rs 10.72 lakhs. Mobilio is probably the biggest Honda launch in recent times; it is a MPV variant of Honda Brio. A new Honda launch is thrilling beyond imagination; imagine the chill waves surrounding Mobilio. It looks great from the outside, to the level of any posh vehicle on the streets. There are neat lines and ridges on the sides. The artistically styled swept back headlight blends well with the grille. The entire arrangement is picturesque and so is the wheel arches and tail lights.

The insides of Mobilio are splendid garnished with a royal two tone black and beige colour theme. The black dashboard looks classy layered with metallic inserts. There is a robust air con unit, instrument panel and touchscreen infotainment system. There is a sense of luxury stuffed into every nook and corner, the three spoke steering looks classically grand with metallic strips and artily sculpted company logo. There are ample storage amenities in the form of sun visors, bottle holders, interior rear view mirror and glove box. There are head restraints, power windows, electrically adjustable outside mirrors, vanity mirror and ticket holder.

Those who are keen to buy the Mobilio, it is a worthy purchase because of the levels of luxury and comfort it offers all for an average price of Rs 7.70 lakhs.

The launch of the new Honda Mobilio RS variant in Indonesia has been much speculated and spied lately. Now, the Japanese car major has finally launched the new range topping sporty RS variant of the MPV in the car market of Indonesia. The new Honda Mobilio RS will be offered for sale in Indonesia in both the manual as well as the automatic gearbox options. While the Mobilio RS manual model has been priced at 203.5 million Rupiah (approximately Rs. 10.19 lakhs), the RS automatic model has been tagged at 214 million Rupiah (approximately Rs. 10.72 lakhs).

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Honda has launched the new sportier RS variant for the Mobilio MPV following the great response that the MPV has got in the Indonesian market since its official launch in this year’s January. The new Mobilio RS variant gets a lot of cosmetic upgrades both on the outside as well as on the inside, thus offering a more premium appeal altogether. The variant will also be loaded with some exclusive features as well to make the deal more attractive.

As far as the exterior upgrades are concerned, the new RS Mobilio flaunts more stylishly designed front and rear bumpers, a new roof mounted rear spoiler, aerodynamic body kit, chrome finished muffler, redesigned 15-inch alloy wheels and the RS logo at the rear. The new variant also gets the segment first feature of LED projector headlights along with light guides.

As for the car’s interiors, the RS variant gets the royal all-black theme, in keeping with the earlier speculations. The dashboard of the car also keeps to the thorough black treatment which is further enhanced by the stylish silver accents on the AC vents as well as on the inner door handles. Making the overall premium look more attractive, the Mobilio RS gets its gear knob with a premium chrome finish. Thus the Mobilio RS flaunts a rich look and feel all over.

The new Honda Mobilio RS also gets packed with some exclusive features such as the 6.1 inch color touchscreen for the infotainment system, a reverse camera with parking assist, steering wheel mounted controls and speed sensing automatic central locking system.

The Honda Mobilio RS is based on the previous top-end model trim Prestige, and thus will be known as the Prestige RS variant. It will be offered for sale in 7 body color options, namely Crystal Black Pearl, White Orchid Pearl, Modern Steel Metallic, Alabaster Silver Metallic, Brilliant Gold Metallic, Carnelian Red Pearl and Bronze Metallic Ionized.

In the Indian car market, the Honda Mobilio is preparing for its launch next month. Witnessing the huge response that the MPV has received in Indonesia, the success expected to be replicated in India. In Indonesia, the Honda Mobilio has received more than 35,000 booking since its market launch in the month of January, which made it the second top selling model in the segment. The Mobilio is expected to bring Honda a hat-trick post its Indian launch following the success of the Amaze and the new City.

The Honda Mobilio RS along with a superb sporty visual appeal is all braced up to hit the Indonesian market. An automotive portal reports that the charming RS version of the Mobilio will be coming with some interesting features. As per the reports, the very popular new compact MPV in Indonesia will be coming with more premium interior features to make its all glorified variant even more attractive.

Honda Mobilio RS rear spied picture

The Indonesia spec Honda Mobilio RS is based on the Mobilio MPV’s top of the range variant. The Mobilio RS has been spied earlier, and as per the spy pictures, the very premium and alluring variant will be all decked up with a more aggressively styled front as well as rear bumpers, new headlight detailing along with new LED styling elements, a new twin slat chrome finished front grille, body skirting, chrome finished exhaust tip, a new alloy wheels and the exclusive RS logo at the rear. The Mobilio RS variant, along with all these additional and updated exterior features looks very sporty and much more expensive as well.

When the interior of the Mobilio RS is concerned, the reports suggests that the vehicle variant would be borrowing the very elegant all black theme which is seen on the cabins of the higher trim levels of both the Brio hatchback as well as the Amaze compact sedans in the car market of Thailand. The centre console of the Mobilio RS would be getting a new advanced entertainment system with reverse parking camera support. The multimedia infotainment system along with expected to Bluetooth capability.

As the Honda Mobilio RS is only a more premium and sporty variant of the same MPV, it will only come with comprehensive cosmetic updates and changes only. Thus, the RS variant will retain all the under the hood specifications of the regular Mobilio and will not get any changes or tweaks. The Mobilio RS will be powered by the same 1.5 liter i-VTEC petrol motor which is capable of churning out the max power of 118 PS and the peak torque of 145 Nm. The refined petrol engine is mated to the transmission options of a 5 speed manual and a CVT automatic gearbox.

The Mobilio RS will be costing much dearer than the top end model trim Prestige that is offered at 201 million Rupiah (approximately Rs. 10.08 lakhs).

Honda had launched the Mobilio MPV in Indonesia in the month of January this year, after which the vehicle has been an instant hit drawing massive sales volume for the company.

The Japanese car maker is now all prepared to launch the Mobilio MPV in India in July this month. Though the Mobilio has not yet launched in India, the company has not ruled out the possibility of introducing the RS variant in the Indian car market. Thus, the Mobilio RS might land up in India as well at a later date depending on the popularity of the Mobilio.

Honda has a big launch for India few months from now called Mobilio MPV; it is a seven seat model. A new MPV launch is exciting beyond words especially if it is a product of Honda. Mobilio is Honda’s first venture in entry level MPV segment. It is a global launch, the car has hit Indonesian markets, and a new RS car is in the pipeline. Its most talked of fiercest rival is Maruti Ertiga Sporty.

Honda Mobilio RS MPV 2014

The RS variant of Mobilio has a 2+3+2 seating configuration, with admirable 185mm ground clearance. The car is designed to suit the needs and aspirations of Indonesian demographic. RS Mobilio will move on robust 1.5 litre four cylinder iVTEC engine that produces 146Nm and 116.3bhp. The engine is admirably fuel efficient and offers 15 to 17kmpl.

The diesel car is also equally robust and moves on an efficient iDTEC 1.5 liter engine. The engine is only for Indian markets, and oozes out impressive efficiencies of 200Nm and 98.6bhp. Customers can rely on the car to effectively cover massive distances contributed by 20kmpl mileage.

The RS model has creatively styled twin slat chrome grille, inventively styled headlights packed with powerful LED lights, RS badge and roof spoiler. The other interesting arty cues to look forward to are imaginatively designed alloy wheels, macho front bumper, side skirts and sporty back bumper.

The manual Mobilio costs Rs 214 million Rupiah which is Rs 11.44 lakhs INR, the automatic car is priced at 225 million, which is Rs 12 lakhs INR. The most loaded car costs 27 million Rupiah, Rs 1.44 lakhs INR.

Honda has not revealed about the launch of RS Mobilio variant in India, according to sources, the Indian division of Honda, Honda Cars India stated that they are analyzing the feasibility effects of launching the car in the country, inclusive of the practicality of introducing Modulo kits. Sources are of the view that the market conditions are not too feasible for Indian launch.

The Indonesian demographic is obsessed with Mobilio, a perfect family package. The car will hit Indian markets in July, it is a mega launch, and to churn pre-launch excitements, Honda has started promotional campaigns, to customers and owners of Honda vehicles. The expected price range is between Rs 6.5 to 10 lakhs.

Those who are excited about the launch of Mobilio in India, the wait is just a month away. It is a grand surprise; the cabin room is enormously spacious with ample head and leg room. The fascinating element lies in big window panes which renders an amazing homely effect, which is a rare scene, not found in many large vehicles. Mobilio will surely be an amazing vehicle to drive around with family and friends. Customers will certainly feel the rhythm of luxury, and it is not often that one can enjoy cozy moments surrounded by large window panes. Its fiercest rival in Indian market is Maruti Suzuki Ertiga.

It will be interesting to observe if Mobilio over powers the grand popularity and profit stature of Ertiga.

Honda Motor’s Indonesian counterpart, Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) is reportedly bracing up to launch the Honda Mobilio RS very soon in the Indonesian car market. The Mobilio RS is a customized special model with a much sporty visual appeal. The Mobilio RS is primarily going to launch in Indonesia to lock its horns with and dampen the demands for the recently launched Suzuki Ertiga ‘Sporty’ variant. The Honda Mobilio has already outsold the very popular Suzuki Ertiga MOV in Indonesia and now, the RS variant is all set to fight it out with the Ertiga’s new Sporty model that Suzuki launched recently to boost its sales.

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The sportier and more aggressive looking Honda RS variant comes with a lot of added external styling elements including a roof spoiler,  new exhaust finisher, a more stylish rear bumper along with a flashy chrome strip and it flaunts the special ‘RS’ logo at the rear. Earlier spy pictures of the Mobilio RS have also revealed the vehicle to boast of a new stylized a twin-slat chrome front grille, redesigned headlights along with new LED elements, side skirting, newly designed alloy wheels and also a new stylized front bumper for the top-end variant.

The RS variant of the Mobilio is meant to endow the regular MPV with sportier looks with stylized cosmetic additions. Thus, under the hood the car remains essentially the very same with everything untouched. Apart from the exterior styling updates, the Mobilio RS will not offer any mechanical upgrades or tweaks. It will be powered by the same 1.5 liter 4-cylinder i-VTEC petrol engine. The engine is mated to an efficient 5 speed manual gearbox or a CVT automatic transmission gearbox.

The sportier Honda Mobilio RS variant is expected to be tagged at around 27 million Rupiah (equivalent to Rs. 1.44 lakhs) more than the existing range topping model trim of the regular Mobilio. As per the reports from some Indonesian journals, the manual version of the Mobilio RS could cost 214 million Rupiah (Rs. 11.44 lakhs), while the automatic version may be priced at 225 million Rupiah (Rs. 12.03 lakhs). The Indonesian car market received the Honda Mobilio MPV in January this year.

For the Indian car market, Honda Cars India is still preparing to launch the Mobilio MPV in July. Though in Indonesia the MPV is offered in only the petrol version, for the diesel loving Indian car market the Mobilio will be arriving with both its petrol and diesel versions. The diesel version of the Mobilio will be powered by the highly acclaimed Honda 1.5 liter i-DTEC engine that is capable of producing a max power of 100PS and a peak torque of 200Nm. The petrol avatar of the Mobilio will pack in the same petrol engine that does the duty under the City’s hood, namely the 1.5 liter i-VTEC petrol mill that churns out 119PS of power and 145Nm of torque. The Mobilio RS has no chance of arriving India, at least for now.

Though Honda Mobilio is yet to be available in showrooms in India it has already been launched in Indonesia and is being sold through Honda’s local subsidiary Honda Prospect Motor. Since the demand for Mobilio has been great with long list of bookings, Honda has announced launch of a sporty variant of Mobilio which has been christened “Mobilio RS”. The car’s sporty exterior is in direct competition with Suzuki’s Ertiga MPT’s “Sporty” variant which was released recently. This new Mobilio RS will be positioned above Honda Mobilio’s topmost variant therefore will have better features and will be priced higher too. Honda has created this model to ensure that no segment in MPV is left uncovered and customers with small budgets can also enjoy prestige of owning a stylish vehicle with qualities of an SUV.

Honda Mobilio RS MPV 2014

The Mobilio RS will have a smart roof spoiler to give its rearside an edgy look while interiors will have “RS” badge on seats and steering wheel. From the photos released by Honda it is also evident that rear exhausts have been given a neat chrome finish while there is chrome finish on rear bumper between rear fog lights. Redesigned headlights in the new models have LED DRL’s to perk up its front façade while radiator grille has twin chrome slats. Honda has given this model a few more extra touches to make it appear different from regular Mobilio like side skirts, muscular bumper and 14 inch alloy wheels.

The Mobilio RS will continue with existing 1.5 liter iVTEC engine which is mated to four cylinder system and will be empowered by either 5 speed manual transmission or CVT technology. Honda will most probably bring in the sporty variant after a few months or weeks of launching Mobilio MPV in India with both petrol and diesel fuel options. Since this “RS” variant in Indonesia is being sold at a premium of one lakh above current top end Mobilio variant, a similar pricing structure is likely to be followed in India. The petrol variant of Mobilio in India will have 1.5 liter iVTEC engine with output capacity of 117 BHP followed by torque of 145 Nm and the diesel variant has 1.5 liter iDTEC engine with output of 98.6 BHP and maximum torque of 200 Nm.

Going by existing price range for the “RS” Mobilio’s versions in Indonesia we can safely gauge that its manual version would cost Rs. 11.44 lakhs while automatic variant would be in price range of 12-13 lakhs. Since the existing Mobilio’s interiors are attractively designed in dual tones with soft fabric covered seats this has been continued in new variant too. Spacious cabin with three rows with option of fold third row to make way for putting in extra luggage is   also provided with seat belts for all passengers along with airbags for driver and front passenger. Combination of disc and drum brakes give adequate balance when combined with brake assist, ABS and engine immobilizer. Its rear windshield has been provided with defogger which also has wash/wipe functions as standard equipment.