Honda Amaze alias Honda Brio Sedan is expected to be launched in 2013 – 2014. The most excited part about the launch of the Amaze is the 1.5 litre of i-DTEC diesel engine. Unlike the Fiat derived Multijet engines, the Honda i-DTEC mill has a linear power and torque delivery. We don’t see much difference in the interior layout of the Honda Amaze and the Brio. It is one flowingly elegant design which makes style standout in a most elegant manner.
It will be the same dark brown dashboard with a protruding 2DIN music system. The Amaze will first be launched in Thailand on Friday. The Amaze is basically the Brio hatchback with a boot, just as the Swift & Dzire, Vista & Manza and Polo & Vento.
The 1.5-litre diesel engine will deliver a deadly combo of great mileage and be high on power as well. From the teaser images, it is clear that Honda seems to have been inspired from the add-on boot formula ripped off from the Tata Indigo Manza eCS and the Maruti Swift Dzire.
This means Honda will look to remove the only chink in its armor, the lack of diesel engines. For a country where diesel cars are a rage and given the sky-high prices of petrol, this move from the Japanese car manufacturer will help boost its sales manifold. While the boot won’t be very large, expect it to be in the region of 300-350 litres.
The Honda Brio sedan specifications stands at 3,990mm overall length and 2,407mm wheelbase, which puts this car longer by 380mm and 62mm compared with the hatchback edition. The 1,680mm width and 1,485mm height are the same as the previous edition though. Expect the manual gearbox petrol version of the Brio sedan to be priced between Rs 5 and Rs 6.5 lakh.
Rest of the interiors will remain more or less the same as the Brio hatchback, although Honda might just play around a bit with the colors to distinguish both the cars. Naturally Honda has tweaked the suspension of the vehicle to take the additional weight and one can expect the Brio sedan to offer a good balance of ride and handling.
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