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    http://www.oncars.in/Honda-cars/Hond...Brio/324/1/254

    Design Review of Honda-Brio

    The Brio’s radical design polarizes customers – but it is still one of the most youthful looking cars around | Photography: Eshan Shetty.

    Honda has been around in India for quite a while now, but it is only recently that they came out with their first proper small car for India – the Brio. Now before you get back to me, pointing out at the Jazz – let me tell you, it isn’t a small car – it is a mini-MPV! Go and test drive one if you don’t believe me. Coming back to the Brio though – the small car was first shown to the Indian audience in a concept form at the 2010 Auto Expo. Within a year and a half, the Brio was on the road in production form. So how good is Honda’s first small car? Is it a premium product like most other Honda cars on sale in India – or does it feel cheap and low-rent like their compatriot Toyota’s first small car for India, the Etios Liva? With these questions in our minds, we got behind the wheel of the radical looking hatchback. Read on to know what we found out.





    The Brio has a face that incorporates the familiar design traits that you find in most Honda cars. The headlights for example are quite similar in design and detail to the headlights that you find on the Jazz. The chrome plated moustache grille looks like it came from the Honda City’s accessory-pack – however, this one is smaller. Since the Honda Brio was designed for the South East Asian countries – the air-dam is wide and broad. This design not only helps in efficient engine cooling in the hot Indian conditions, but also underscores the ‘wide body’ design of the Brio when seen upfront.







    Look at the Brio from its side-profile and you immediately notice the prominent creases on the doors. The upper crease starts from the top of the front air-dam / bumper and flows over the front wheel arches, all the way to the C-pillar to highlight the shoulder line of the Brio. The second crease gives the doors more flair and showcases Honda’s version of flame-surfacing. Since the Brio is a city car aimed at small families, the front doors have been given more real estate as compared to the rear ones. The rear door windows get a plastic appliqué near the C-pillar to add more flair to the form. However, I would have liked it to be functional as well by doubling up as a door handle - like the one on European Civic hatchback or the Indian Chevrolet Beat. Adding more character to the side profile are the pronounced wheel-arches which do not look empty even with the longer suspension travel for India and the puny 14-inch rims.







    At the back, the radically designed windshield acts as the boot-lid – and will remind you of the good old days of the original Maruti Suzuki 800 – but this one is larger, way larger. What it also means is that prying eyes have a clear view of everything that is stashed into the Brio’s boot and a possible theft is just a strong-punch away. However, the blokes at Honda are quick to point out that the glass has been pressure tested for rigidity and breaking into it won’t be an easy job. The trapezoidal taillights look good on the tailgate but they don’t gel too well with the rest of the design. So while the Brio looks docile from the front – things start getting aggressive as you progress through the side profile all the way to the back. And while the radical tailgate will polarize the prospective customers of Honda’s small car, I think it looks absolutely stunning.







    The overall design of the Honda Brio then is very fresh, innocent and youthful. It also has enough amounts of lines and creases to give Hyundai’s ‘fluidic sculpture’ design a run for its money. While the good paint quality and a choice of sporty colours give the Brio an up-market feel, the radical design – as always – would be something you will either hate or love with no in-betweens. Honda designs though are known to age well and hopefully the Brio will too.

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    http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...w/14350596.cms


    Honda to introduce sedan variant of its successful Brio hatchback

    NEW DELHI: Japanese car maker Honda plans to notch up some fast numbers in India by introducing a sedan variant of its successful Brio hatchback and segment it below Honda City, its popular sedan. Honda's strategy honed in the last two years will continue with the Brio sedan - after Jazz & Brio hatchback - is expected to hit the market in 2013.

    Honda plans to target first-time new car buyers, a strategy that is hugely successful with India with other car maker as with the new sedan that will be priced and positioned much lower than its highest selling City allowing options to garner a larger chunk of customers. Several players in India have succeeded by adding a trunk to its hatchbacks.

    Maruti Swift-DZire combination has been a blockbuster with both cars becoming segment leaders while Tata Motors' Indica-Indigo duo the first in the league has also been successful. Europe's largest car maker Volkswagen has tasted success with the Polo-Vento combine and its sister subsidiary Skoda Auto also joined the league with the Fabia-and Rapid car offerings that were built on the same platform. Mirroring the success of its peers, Toyota, the Japanese car maker, has created ripples in the Indian compact car market with its Etios sedan and Liva hatchback models helping the company to become India's fourth largest car maker. "Honda's downsizing strategy will continue with the Brio sedan expected to be in the market in 2013.

    Like its hatch counterpart, Brio Sedan will first be marketed in Thailand , with India to follow by the fourth quarter just before the start of the festival season," said Ammar Master, automotive analyst with JD Power Asia Pacific. The analyst added that the Brio sedan will give Honda added strength as it complements the City in India's highly competitive sub-compact sedan market. While an allnew mini multi passenger vehicle, also based on the Brio platform could also to be added to India.

    "Named Brio MPV in our forecast, we expect production to begin in India by early 2015," the same analyst added. Honda's communication department , however, did not confirm the development. "We do not comment on media speculations," the company spokesperson said. Honda, which operates as a joint venture Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), is facing challenges with sagging sales in the Indian market, which has rapidly shifted in favour of diesel cars.

    This has forced the company to develop some aggressive product plans to regain market share. Though it plans to bring a diesel for Brio hatchback sometime later this year, some new products starting from the Brio sedan would be added in a staggered manner to keep the momentum going.
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  • #2
    Asemeni lui City, o masina simpatica, pacat ca nu se gaseste si pe la noi.
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    • #3
      http://paultan.org/2012/06/25/white-...ng-to-perodua/

      White Honda Brio sighted in Malaysia, with trade plates belonging to Perodua!

      Reader Chris Song sighted this Honda Brio in Malaysia back in April this year. This Honda Brio is quite similiar as the Kia Picanto posted earlier in the sense that the car is completely undisguised, which is not what a car manufacturer would usually do if it were testing its own model for introduction. It’s even white in colour, just like the Picanto.

      At least this time we have a clue as to who the trade plate on this car belongs to – it has been previously sighted on a disguised 2nd generation Perodua Myvi, which means this trade plate most probably belongs to Perodua. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Picanto we previously posted belonged to Perodua as well.
      Perodua must be doing some kind of benchmarking exercise, and it so happens that the Brio and the Picanto are both A-segment cars, with wheelbase lengths between the 2,300mm to 2,400mm range. Guess what Perodua is within that segment? The Perodua Viva.

      It’s been about 5 years since the Perodua Viva was launched in May 2007, which means it’s at the end of its lifecycle (assuming a normal length lifecycle) and due for replacement. So I think what Perodua is doing is trying out different cars in the A-segment to see where the standard is right now, to get input for the next generation Viva.

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      • #4
        http://www.cartrade.com/car-bike-new...13-117568.html

        Honda to launch sedan version of bestselling hatchback Brio in 2013


        Honda Siel Cars India, the Indian subsidiary of the Japan based multinational automotive corporation, is gearing up to accelerate the sales growth with the introduction of Honda Brio sedan by 2013. Honda Brio has well captured the hatchback segment in the market with its chic, trendy and upbeat stance backed by greater on road performance.

        With the high number of sales clocked by the Brio hatchback since its inception, Honda aims to reiterate the same sales growth for the sedan segment with the launch of an entry level sedan in the Brio range. The company confirmed that the Brio sedan will be positioned under its bestselling sedan, Honda City.

        In recent times, the Indian auto market has witnessed the foray of various range extensions of the high selling variants, which have also received enormous response with the country’s buyers. Following this suit is Honda, which is planning to segment it under Honda City at a comparatively lower price.

        Automakers such as Tata Motors, the initiator of such range extension has attained success with the popular Indica-Indigo launch and Maruti Suzuki achieved leadership position in the respective segments with the introduction of Swift hatchback alongside Swift Dzire sedan. Even Skoda Auto and Volkswagen have reaped the benefit of this range bifurcation with the launch of Fabia-Rapid and Polo-Vento hatchback-sedan partnership.

        Honda Brio sedan will also be marketed first in Thailand and then in India during the festive season in the later phase of 2013. The company is also planning to launch an all new multi purpose vehicle built on the Brio platform, the production of which is said to commence from 2015.
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        • #5
          http://www.caradvice.com.au/178985/h...nce-australia/

          Honda Brio: $13,000 micro car a chance for Australia

          Honda Australia has its eye on the micro-sized Honda Brio and says the entry-level hatchback could be priced from as low as $13,000 if given the green light for our market.

          The Thai- and Indian-built Brio sits below the Honda Jazz in the global line-up and would compete with the likes of the Holden Barina Spark and Nissan Micra as well as the upcoming Volkswagen Up! and Skoda Citigo if it was introduced to Australia.

          Honda Australia director Stephen Collins confirmed the five-door Brio was on the radar for our market.

          “We’re looking at it; we look at everything and that’s one of them,” Collins said. “There’s still a lot of work to be done on that as to where we go, but yeah, we’re looking at it.”

          Collins says he see lots of potential in the ‘sub-light’ segment in Australia and expects it to grow as more models are introduced and motorists demand even smaller cars.

          “Clearly it’s hugely price sensitive and generally you’re up against the Koreans and potentially the Chinese and others, but our view is that that market will grow.

          “Whether we can deliver Brio competitively is what we’re working on as a business case. If it stacks up I think we could do it.”

          With the entry-level Jazz GLi priced from $14,990, Collins admitted balancing the Brio’s price and specifications would be a fine art.

          “$13,000 is probably close to the mark, but … we’re not going to compromise on some key things, we’re not going to just strip everything out of it and make it a poverty pack.

          “Delivering a car at $13,000 with some of those values is not easy [but] not impossible, so we’ll see what happens.”

          A local launch is still a fair way off, however, with Collins admitting discussions about its introduction are still in the early stages. Despite this, he says the Brio could arrive in showrooms relatively quickly if and when it gets the all clear.

          “I think we’ve shown that when we re-sourced a few cars from Japan when the Thailand factory went down we pretty much did that in record time so I don’t think it would take years.

          “If we make the decision – and in fact we don’t even have a timetable for a decision yet – if it was a goer then we’d want to get it here pretty quickly.”

          At 3610mm long, 1680mm wide, 1470mm tall and riding on a 2345mm wheelbase, the Brio is 65mm shorter (30mm shorter wheelbase), 83mm wider and 79mm lower than the Barina Spark.

          The Brio is powered by a 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 66kW of power and 110Nm of torque. It is available with either a five-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and returns fuel consumption of around 5.0 litres per 100km.

          The name Brio means cheerful and energetic in Italian.

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          • #6
            http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/car-...r-hit-of-2012/

            Honda Brio: The sleeper hit of 2012

            Not every car makes a splash like a XUV or Duster, but in these times of petrol phobia, Honda Brio has done well for itself.

            The disclaimer first. I do not own a Honda Brio. Neither do I own any of the Honda cars. Once the first name in affordable luxury in India, the Japanese company has had a tough ride over the last couple of years. The reason: spiraling prices of petrol and its lack of diesel engines.

            Rivals have swiftly exploited this weakness. Its flagship Accord lost the crown to the Germans that came in with diesel power. Ditto for the otherwise superlative Civic, which is infact on the verge of being phased out now. Its first small car Jazz suffered as a result of the company’s own miscalculation. It remains a hugely under-rated car and a case study on how not to market a product.

            The last bastion and one that has been a virtual fortress – the City – also fell away when Hyundai launched the new Verna last summer. Its next small car – Brio – then came in at a juncture when Honda was at an all time low in India.

            The start of Brio’s journey was nightmarish to say the least. Barely had the car started to make its presence felt in the second half of last year that the floods in Thailand crippled supplies of crucial parts and brought the factory in India to a standstill. It only exacerbated the situation already made worse by the surging petrol prices and the sudden shift in consumer preference for diesel cars. Like all Honda cars, Brio does not have a diesel engine and like in all other segments it remains the only car to not have it.

            In this context then, one has to say the car has done well for itself so far. It isnt quite in the league that it can challenge Swift yet but among petrol cars in the compact car space it has a 21% marketshare that is next only to Swift’s 30%. And in the meantime it has trumped cars like Toyota Liva, Nissan Micra and Skoda Fabia and is neck and neck with VW Polo. Only the Swift and i20 are ahead. And all of these are hugely aided by their diesel variants.

            So Brio finds itself in a space similar to that of the City. It has by far the best petrol engine in its category. The 1.2 litre iVTEC powertrain is borrowed from the Jazz and develops 90bhp, the maximum in this category. In effect while driving it you may be forgiven for believing that you are actually driving a bigger car. Rock solid at seriously high speeds of over 150kmph while being nimble and easy to maneouvre in the city. And unlike the Jazz it does not compromise on fuel economy as well.

            Who are the people who are buying this car? Women constitute a healthy percentage and not without reason. It can hold its own against speed demons on the highway but Brio is largely a city car. If anybody had any doubts about it then the small boot would put it to rest. And it has a very light steering. Add to it the rather unconventional looks, what with the all glass boot lid at the rear and it finds widespread appeal to the fairer sex.

            The other category that has taken a liking to the car is students. Limited use of the car makes an expensive diesel hatch untenable for this ‘perennially short on cash’ section. And a large boot is also not an incentive to them. So for a lot many Brio suits them just fine.

            The big problem ofcourse is the ever rising price of petrol. Which proves why despite a 21% marketshare, Honda is struggling to sell any more than 2500 units of this car every month. The share of petrol in this category is less than a third of all cars sold. This pushes the overall share of Brio to just 6%. Rumour mills say a diesel version is in the works and should be out next year. It has already received a decent opening with its petrol variant, the diesel version may just help turn the tide for Honda.
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            • #7
              http://www.rushlane.com/honda-brio-s...s-1245639.html

              Honda Brio small car completes cross country road trip: Drive to Discover 3 Jammu - Trivandrum 4,732 kms

              HONDA Brio has successfully completed third edition of Drive to Discover rally, during which the car traveled across India's length, covering a total of 4,732 kms. The small car from Honda started its journey from Jammu on the 22nd August and reached Trivandrum on 12th September, surprisingly without any servicing or suffering a single tire puncture. Honda India, a 100 % subsidiary of Japanese car maker Honda Motors, organized Drive to Discover 3 rally, to give representatives from leading automobile portals and magazines a chance to experience the performance, durability and comfort offered by this small four seater car.

              It is through Drive to Discover 3, that these automobile journalists were able to not only discover the varied aspects of the country but are also able to test the outstanding features of the Honda Brio, thereby spreading the awareness of this small but highly versatile hatchback. The Brio will stand the test through India's varied landscapes be it mountainous terrain, sandy deserts, congested city streets or meandering highways across the entire North to South of India. Honda sells cars through their vast network of 137 dealers based in 85 cities in India

              Commenting on this initiative by the company Mr. Jnaneswar Sen, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, HSCI said, "We are excited about the Drive to Discover rally which is a great way to discover the incredible diversity that India offers. Honda Brio is an ideal choice for this as it is a true reflection of Honda's DNA combining futuristic design, spacious comfortable interiors, peppy performance and safety. I am sure the drivers will discover many facets of the country and also of the Honda Brio throughout this drive! The drive is also a good opportunity for us to showcase Honda's large dealer network spread across the country."

              Honda Drive to Discover 3 journey log

              22nd Aug - Jammu to Dalhousie
              23rd Aug - Dalhousie to Chandigarh
              24th Aug - Rest, change of drivers
              25th Aug - Chandigarh to Mandawa
              26th Aug - Mandawa to Jaipur
              27th Aug - Rest, change of drivers
              28th Aug - Jaipur to Udaipur
              29th Aug - Udaipur to Ahmedabad
              30th Aug - Rest, change of drivers
              31st Aug - Ahmedabad to Daman
              1st Sep - Daman to Pune
              2nd Sep - Rest, change of drivers
              3rd Sep - Pune to Goa
              4th Sep - Rest, change of drivers
              5th Sep - Goa to Shimoga
              6th Sep - Shimoga to Bangalore
              7th Sep - Rest, change of drivers
              8th Sep - Bangalore to Kannur
              9th Sep - Kannur to Kochi
              10th Sep - Rest, change of drivers (Team BHP & RushLane)
              11th Sep - Kochi to Munnar
              12th Sep - Munnar to Trivandrum
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              • #8
                http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/whe...ve_765645.html

                2012 Honda Brio automatic in India first drive

                When there was news about a newer variant of the Brio being launched, everybody got up hoping it's going to be a diesel variant. It's not the diesel though but an automatic transmission version. Honda has however confirmed that there will be a diesel car in its line-up by next year and it will be a sedan based on the Brio. Back to the automatic then, today for somebody looking out for an affordable automatic hatchback there are just two cars to choose from, the Hyundai i10 and Maruti's A-Star. The Brio is then a welcome addition.

                The engine is the same 1.2-litre i-VTEC unit that produces 88PS at 6000rpm and 109Nm of max torque at 4500rpm. It's definitely one of the most rev happy engines in a hatchback, the manual transmission variant is in fact the quickest accelerating car in its segment. This same engine is mated to a 5-speed torque convertor (first in segment) that is similar to the one found in the Honda City. There are no paddles, but the transmission other than the regular D mode also features three more driving modes - D3 - The gearbox shifts only between 1st and 2nd gear, 2 - stays in 2nd gear only and 1 - gearbox doesn't shift beyond 1st gear. We drove the car in Delhi's traffic and fast expressways. In town, the car is easy to drive as there is hardly any transmission lag, bumper to bumper driving and creeping ahead is effortless. This combined with the Brio's compact dimensions makes it ideal for urban commuting. The transmission is quick to detect change in throttle inputs and drops gears accordingly. This comes in handy especially while overtaking.

                Out on the highway, the car cruises at speeds above 120kmph with ease. However one needs to hold a steady throttle. At times the car would unnecessarily drop a gear resulting in more fuel being consumed as engine speed increases. The gears shift smoothly and the car feels as fast as the Brio MT, it even went on to max out at 140kmph. We tested the car's performance too, the 0-100kmph sprint comes up in 17.1 seconds (4.25 seconds slower to the manual). This is a respectable figure considering the car features a conventional torque convertor.

                At launch, the car tends to take a while before the engine starts to pick up revs. If not, the car could have been even quicker. We weren't able to test the car's fuel efficiency but the ARAI claimed figure is 16.5kmpl (2.9kmpl lesser than the manual). The car will be available in S(O) and V variants. It will feature ABS as standard while the top end V variant will even feature dual airbags. Prices haven't been announced yet but expect a premium of Rs 60,000 - 70,000 over the manual version. This should make it more affordable than the Hyundai i10 automatic, impressive indeed. For those looking out for an automatic hatchback, the Brio automatic will definitely be worth waiting for. It will be launched on October 18.
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                • #9
                  http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail...el-engine/3074

                  Current generation Honda Brio will not get a diesel engine

                  Honda's diesel engine will make its debut in India with a new sedan based on Brio, followed with a Brio based mini-MPV.

                  At the end of last month, when Honda's CEO, Mr Takanobu delivered a speech highlighting the company's global plans and strategy, we finally got some clear information on what to expect from the Japanese automaker with respect to the Indian market. Today however, at the on-going media preview of the Brio Automatic, the company's plan for India got even more straightened out.

                  Firstly and most significantly, Honda has confirmed that the company has no plans of rolling out a diesel variant of its darling Brio hatch. Infact, Honda has made it clear that the new range of diesel engines under its "Earth Dreams" technology banner will debut in Indian with a brand new range of Honda cars.

                  And the first model to debut Honda's diesel engine in India will be a new sedan based on the Brio hatchback. Moreover, we can expect this new engine to spin off some break through technologies and also, Honda is claiming that the said engine will be lightest in its category.



                  Furthermore, the Brio based sedan will be a sub-4 metre model, which tells us that Honda is going to employ the 'boot on a hatch' strategy. Just like Maruti Suzuki did with its Swift to give us the Swift DZire and Tata Motors with their Indica-Indigo duo. Soon thereafter, the Europeans jumped in with the Volkswagen Polo-Vento combo followed with Skoda with its Fabia-Rapid cars. Toyota too, created ripples in the Indian market with its Erios and Etios Liva hatchback models.



                  Adding a boot to a hatchback has proved to be the new age 'could-never-go-wrong' strategy in the Indian auto industry. So, Honda's plan to join the gang is no surprise.



                  That said, the Indian market will have a long wait ahead to see the Brio based sedan on Indian roads as the company has hinted towards a launch only in 2014.

                  Moreover, Honda has also confirmed another speculation that we reported back in June about a new mini-MPV based on the Brio hatchback. The said MPV will also get a diesel powerplant and will compete with the likes of Maruti Suzuki Ertiga.

                  Lastly, Honda has also shed some light on whether or not the company will introduce the 2013 Honda CR-V with a diesel powerplant in the Indian market, which has already been introduced in the European market. Well, the answer is no.



                  Honda Cars India stated that modifying the European diesel engine to suit the diesel available in India is turning out to be too expensive and therefore, have dropped the idea of a diesel CR-V.



                  For now, we can look forward to welcome the Brio Automatic that is slated to debut on 18 October and the Honda City CNG variant that is expected to be introuced by the end of this month.
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                  • #10
                    http://www.cartrade.com/car-bike-new...12-118803.html


                    Honda Cars India Limited set to entice the automatic car aficionados with the Brio AT launch on October 18, 2012


                    Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL), a subsidiary of the Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor Company, is all geared up towards the launch of an automatic variant of its popular Brio hatchback in the Indian car market on October 18, 2012. The Brio hatch has spearheaded the company's campaign in the small car segment and an automatic transmission capability will surely attract a decent number of daily commuting urban Indian buyers.


                    The yet-to-be launched Brio AT hatch is going to be involved in a direct tussle against the rival automatics like Hyundai i10 AT Kappa2 and Maruti Suzuki A-Star AT in the country. The contest is going to be interesting as from the value-for-money point of view, the A-Star AT scores the maximum points, while taking into account the power and performance characteristics, the i10 AT Kappa2 emerges as an absolute winner. The upcoming Honda Brio AT is expected to feature superior transmission characteristics and an overall hassle free driving experience, which could come in handy towards propelling its sales in the country.

                    Coming to under the hood attributes of the Honda Brio AT, the new model is anticipated to feature the same 1.2 litre i-VTEC motor, which churns out a peak power-torque delivery around 87 bhp and 110 Nm, respectively. The fuel efficiency of the new car is going to be a big concern, considering its automatic gearbox and only time will tell how the car delivers on an actual day-to-day basis. The power-mill is believed to come assimilated with a five-speed automatic transmission system that ensures a convenient routine city driving experience.

                    The automatic cars are steadily gaining momentum in the Indian passenger car market and their future appears promising. HCIL seems to be making a right decision by launching the Brio AT at the onset of Indian festivities and the car is believed to carry a moderate launch price upon its arrival.
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                    • #11
                      http://www.carwale.com/news/9480-hon...sed-sedan.html

                      Honda Thailand releases teaser image of Brio based sedan


                      Honda Thailand has thrown some light on the Brio based sedan bound for India in 2013. It recently released a picture detailing the various models sold by the Japanese automaker in the country. Among the six vehicles featured, the last one is a silhouette of a sedan with “1.2-litre” written in it. This is surely a car powered by the same petrol i-VTEC engine in the Brio hatchback.

                      However, this is India and the only thing that sells these days are diesel cars. This makes it a good case for Honda to introduce a smaller version of the four cylinder 1.6-litre i-DTEC ‘EarthDreams’ diesel unit that was showcased with the 2013 European-spec Honda Civic last month.

                      Some reports suggest that Honda is already working on an engine displacing 1.2 litres, which brings it well within the norms for the excise duty cut. This will debut on the Brio sedan and then go on to power a range of small cars in various displacements. The City diesel – and maybe the Jazz, too – will be powered by a slightly larger displacement engine. We expect it to be under 1.5-litres, to reap the benefits of the same excise norms. This is unlike the strategy followed by other Indian players like Nissan or Fiat/Tata/Suzuki, who have chosen a single diesel engine in various states of tune to power a wide range of cars.

                      Coming back to the Brio based sedan, it will be a sub-four meter car enabling Honda to avail another excise concession and price it in competition with the Maruti Suzuki Dzire and Toyota Etios. Keeping in line with Honda Japan CEO Takanobu Ito's goals Honda India will also localise many of the components of the engine to keep costs down, allowing for a competitive price.

                      This model is expected to sit below the City as an entry-level sedan for emerging markets like Thailand, Indonesia and India. It will certainly revive sales of the big H which fell drastically after the sudden deregulation of petrol prices around a year ago.

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                      http://motoring.iafrica.com/newmodels/822090.html

                      'Budget' Honda Brio set for SA

                      Honda Motor Southern Africa is set to launch an all-new, value-added, entry-level model in the budget car segment.

                      The hatchback Brio's arrival heralds Honda's first entry to this growing and increasingly important market segment.

                      Honda SA says the new Brio's arresting mix of young and funky styling, zippy dynamics, interior space and modern, efficient technology will please and entice buyers seeking affordability, value and style in a contemporary and efficient package.

                      The Brio employs a 1.2-litre i-VTEC engine, which delivers a balance between performance and fuel economy.

                      The latest-generation four-cylinder unit employs intelligent, electronically controlled variable valve timing, together with four valves per cylinder, to produce 65kW, together with 109Nm. In line with current urban motoring trends, the Brio will be offered with a choice of manual and automatic gearboxes.

                      Despite its entry-level positioning, the compact hatch employs latest-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering to deliver a robust structure in terms of both safety and durability.

                      "We are extremely excited to be able to offer the new Honda Brio to our South African and Southern African customers," says Yoshiaki Nakamura, managing director of Honda Motor Southern Africa.

                      "The Brio is poised to become a trend-setter in the entry-level segment, and will allow Honda to introduce the Honda motoring experience to a wider audience for the first time. The Brio's combination of styling, affordability, quality - and, above all, motoring fun - will offer young first-time buyers an attractive budget motoring option."

                      The new Honda Brio is set to go on sale in South Africa in early December. Pricing and specifications will be finalised at a later stage.
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                      • #12
                        http://paultan.org/2012/10/28/honda-...market-teaser/

                        Honda Brio Sedan revealed in Thailand market teaser

                        Honda Thailand has put up a new teaser of the upcoming Honda Brio Sedan 1.2 litre, codenamed the 2TP. The single teaser image shows a rear three quarter angle of the car, mostly of the upper half so we can’t see the wheels, but it definitely reveals enough for us to see how the car looks like.

                        It seems like Theophilus Chin’s earlier rendering of how a Brio sedan could look like is turning out to be pretty close in terms of silhouette, but there are differences. On the boot lid, there’s a thick chrome bar in between the two tail lamps, which loses the ‘Altezza-like’ clear lense look that the Brio hatch had and reverts to a mostly red lense.

                        The design of the side view is also quite different from the Brio hatchback. It seems Honda has added a second character line to the side of the car – the one that extends from the front wheel arch doesn’t go all the way to the rear but instead passes over the front door handle and terminates mid-way on the rear door, and below that a second character line starts off on the rear door and passes through the door handle on the way to the rear tail lamp.

                        We first saw a teaser of the new compact A-segment sedan earlier this month when a silhouette of a sedan was teased on Honda Thailand, advertised as having a 1.2 litre engine, probably the same motor as found in the Honda Brio hatchback. We expect it to be under 4 metres in length so it can qualify for a lower tax bracket in India, where it will compete against the likes of the odd-looking Suzuki Swift Dzire sedan.




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                        • #13
                          http://motoring.iafrica.com/newsbriefs/824298.html

                          Honda Brio sets sail for SA

                          The first consignment of Honda's Brio budget hatchback destined for South Africa has left the Indian port of Mumbai.

                          The shipment means that the Brio will reach Honda dealer showrooms in SA on schedule in early December.

                          The consignment represents a significant milestone for Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL), because it marks the first export of Honda products from HCIL to SA.

                          "The export of Brios to the highly sophisticated SA market underscores the world-class quality of the cars we produce," says HCIL president and CEO, Hironori Kanayama.

                          The compact hatchback will become the brand's most affordable offering to date.

                          The Brio uses a 1.2-litre i-VTEC engine, delivering 65kW and 109Nm. It will be offered with a choice of manual and automatic gearboxes.

                          The Honda Brio has been on sale in India since September 2011, and has already racked up sales of more than 25 000 units, while also claiming a number of Small Car of the Year awards.

                          At this stage, the exact standard specification levels and pricing of the new Honda Brio have yet to be confirmed.
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                            http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle4067066.ece

                            Honda Brio Automatic Review

                            There is one universal trend in the car market that has proven right every time since the first round of reforms in the nineties. And that is, more choice expands the market, thus finding new buyers where we thought none existed.

                            And yet, there are brands that seem to need the crutches of an additional model or a variant of an existing car to really rope in the buyer. There are others, though, whose additions seem perfectly conceived and executed to fit a need.

                            On the face of it, the new Honda Brio Automatic will seem like it is part of the former category, but given its inherent strengths, combined with its new prowess, it’s clear that the car is firmly in the latter.

                            With less than 5 per cent of the market being automatics, and with much of them bunched together in the executive and luxury segments, it did look rather like an exercise in futility to launch automatic variants of hatches and entry sedans. That was a couple of years ago but it’s not the case anymore. More and more buyers in our crowded cities are choosing hatches with automatic transmissions. But the choice has been limited and the ones that come to mind more often are the Hyundai i10 and i20, and the Maruti Suzuki A-Star.

                            Automatics can potentially fill the need of an easy-to-drive hatch for buyers who are new to driving. They can be a quick, smart runabout for those looking to buy a second car and a relaxing, clutch-free driving experience for buyers tired of shifting gears manually and constantly. But price and, very importantly, the lower fuel efficiency of automatics have always weighed heavily against them.

                            But clearly, automatics have been on a roll during the last year and more Indian buyers have been willing to make a bit of those compromises in cost-versus-value for the sake of convenience.

                            The Brio Automatic actually has a lot going for it already. The benefits of a very practical and attractive design and the very city-focused 1.2-litre petrol engine haven’t been changed at all. So, inside out the Brio Automatic is an exact replica of the manual transmission variant. In fact, there is not even a badge or sticker that differentiates or identifies it as an automatic - not that it needs to be identified for the sake of onlookers.

                            Now, that is still good news, because the Brio is one of the most practical small hatches there is. For a car with a small exterior footprint, the Brio offers considerable space inside both in terms of width and in terms of legroom. Build quality is good and material quality better than most in the segment. The engine is tuned to perfection for drivers looking to squeeze the most mileage they can, though it is not a roaring performer when set next to a couple of the other hatches. What more can a buyer who is largely going be driving in the city ask for?

                            The only complaint that buyers will be making is about the relatively small boot. I think some of the initial hesitation and mistaken notions about the frameless tail-gate glass will have died down by now. Then, the other observation that one can make is a very Honda trait of the Brio being light, just like the City.

                            But, the point is many of these characteristics combine to make the Brio a true Honda, giving it focused traits like practicality, reliability and long term value. The automatic manages to find that same balance and focuses.
                            Performance

                            In the AT, married to the 1,198cc petrol, four-cylinder engine is a five-speed automatic gearbox, instead of the five-speed manual transmission. As an example for inimitable Honda ways of thinking up urban mobility solutions in their cars, you only need to look at this new automatic transmission in the Brio.

                            For some it might look like Honda is trying to dumb down the driver’s abilities by over-simplifying the automatic gearbox. Others might think that by almost offering gear selection instead of modes, has Honda attempted to give shift-happy drivers something to do with their hands. But the fact is that Honda has attempted to make the process of driving in auto mode more intuitive and productive while considering that driving conditions in most Asian cities have now become pretty homogenous.

                            Unlike some of the fancy auto gearboxes we have seen in luxury cars, which have dual clutches and many different driving modes like sport, comfort, hill-climb, low-gear, sport+ etc., the transmission in the Brio AT is a simple torque converter. Keeping the tech simple helps keep costs low, but it also translates into a slight drop in performance, even compared to the Brio’s manual transmission variant.

                            Essentially, the engine produces the same 88PS of peak power at 6,000 rpm and the maximum torque delivered is also 109Nm at 4,500 rpm. But, the torque converter gearbox is tuned more for retaining efficiencies. But, before we get to on-road performance, let me clarify about the modes.

                            Keeping almost as simplistic as some electric/hybrid car, the Brio Automatic has four drive modes – a regular five speed auto mode (D), a three-speed mode (D3), a stay in second gear mode (2) and a stay in first gear mode (1). The last two modes are rather upfront and initially confusing. Why will someone want to stay in the first gear alone? But, I am guessing that the powertrain tuning is set to be more fuel-efficient in gear one mode if the traffic is crawling than if you were to be driving in the fully automatic D-mode.

                            Faced with slightly faster moving traffic, then you can switch to stay in second gear mode or to D3 mode. In the fully-automatic mode, is otherwise good enough for most conditions and is clearly less fuel-efficient than the manual variant, though not by much. Honda says that the rated mileage is 16.5 kmpl for the AT, compared to 19.4 kmpl for the manual. With my kind of driving and with slightly higher proportion of highway driving I got about 14 kmpl.

                            But, when I step in, slip the auto stick into D mode and step on throttle, I am expecting to hear the transmission and am also expecting a delay in response. That is what I get, with noise levels being much lower than I expected and the delay being quite a bit on the lines of what I had expected. Once I am on the move though throttle response is quicker and even downshifts happen just that bit faster if I stomp the pedal while cruising.

                            But, there is no mistaking that the Brio AT is focused on practicality and frugality. So, the gearbox is not really eager to shift down, neither is the engine tuned for putting doughnuts on tarmac. Honda engineers have integrated into the instrument cluster a gear stick mode indicator and an ECO mode indicator for promoting even more efficient driving habits. While it is easy to keep the car going in ECO mode in relatively free flowing city traffic, highway cruising just couldn’t get me to stay in ECO mode.
                            Verdict

                            Overall, the new Brio AT is unlikely to perform in a manner that might appease an enthusiast. But it is extremely practical, focused on delivering efficiencies, within the limitations that automatics tend to impose on cars in this segment. And importantly, the Brio AT will not burn a hole in your pocket. The price differential between the manual and the auto variants are about Rs 75,000 and the mileage is not that much lower either.

                            The Brio AT is offered in two trim levels – S (O) and V and the prices are Rs 5.74 lakh and Rs 5.99 lakh respectively.
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                            • #15
                              http://www.greencarreports.com/news/...io-quick-drive

                              Honda Brio: Quick Drive

                              It takes driving an emerging-market car like the Honda Brio—as we did briefly this past week—to understand just how much the small cars we get here in the U.S. (and Europe) have improved over the past decade or so.

                              The five-seat Brio is about a foot shorter than the Honda Fit but about the same width. Quite simply engineered for a price, it incorporates Honda's modern Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) structure, as well as the same so-called “man maximum, machine minimum” design philosophy as the 2013 Honda Accord.

                              But it doesn't even include standard airbags, anti-lock brakes or stability control—all things that we now come to expect in every new car. There's also no no independent rear suspension, and a quick look around the back wheels reveals only small drums (with discs in front).

                              The Brio is assembled in Thailand, for Indonesia, and in India, for that home market. We sampled the Indonesia-spec Brio, which includes a frugal 1.3-liter i-VTEC four-cylinder engine and continuously variable automatic transmission.

                              Versions bound for India don't differ all that much, but they instead have a 1.2-liter i-VTEC four and a conventional five-speed automatic.

                              Perky enough—just not all that refined

                              With 98 hp and 94 pound-feet of torque for a curb weight that's just over 2,000 pounds, the 1.3-liter doesn't provide all that much power off the line with the CVT, but the Brio moves quickly enough once underway.

                              What's instantly apparent, though, as you let the revs rise, is that there's nearly no (by the standards we're used to) noise insulation; engine noise is quite dramatic when accelerating, or even at U.S. highway speeds.

                              Meanwhile, the electric power steering in the Brio is super-light and seems neither to load nor to have any feedback (although in all fairness, we didn't get to test its limits in that way); but we did sense the suspension is tuned to be soft in this trim.

                              Up close and behind the wheel, the Brio reminds us more than a little bit of a 1990s-era small car for the U.S.—and what a sub-Civic would have been if the Fit had a very budget-conscious predecessor before American small cars went a bit upscale.

                              And we see a number of styling cues going back to those older third- and fourth-generation Civics of the 1980s. That's most noticeable in the blacked-out glass hatchback, which pointed straight back to those Civics. We also liked the way the taillamps continued just below the bottom of the hatchback and formed a point.

                              Meanwhile, the aggressive, upswinging crease alongside the Brio—and the way the hoodline angle played with the beltline angle—reminded us of the current Mazda2.

                              No Magic Seat here, but some smart packaging

                              Honda hasn't worked anything close to the same kind of packaging magic they have with the Fit here—it's basically a standard subcompact interior in this respect, too—but the cargo floor is especially low, which we imagine would allow you space to double-stack grocery bags behind the back seat without them getting in the way of visibility.

                              From the inside, and from a passenger standpoint, the Brio feels like a surprisingly roomy car, with pretty good outward visibility. Switchgear is very basic, including lock-and-window switches that look raided from a parts-bin.

                              Everything in the Brio—from the seatbacks to the dash to the doors themselves—feels thin and minimized. While we'd rather have thicker doors for side impact and better-contoured seats, we can understand the approach.

                              The materials used for the dash itself don't seem any worse than those in the 2012 Honda Civic, although we grabbed the climate-control switchgear and it also felt retro-1980s econocar—likely in an unintentional way.

                              Cheap and charming, but off-bounds for the U.S.

                              This all makes a little more sense when you consider how much the Brio costs. With a starting price, in India, of just 406,000 rupees—a straight conversion to less than $8,000—it's a deal, here or there. That's several times the price of a Tata Nano.

                              With tougher regulations on safety and higher demands for refinement, the U.S. is no longer a possibility for a model like this; yet we have a feeling Americans would find the Brio's back-to-basics approach (and price) quite charming.
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