Honda mini wagon "Brio" getting launched on Sept 27

A bit late entry, though Honda has managed to enter into the Indian hatchback market with the launch of Honda Brio scheduled for September 27^th, 2011. This is a specially designed latest mini wagon for India keeping in mind better fuel efficiency, powerful engine and ‘affordable price’. 

Honda Brio is first serious attempt from Honda to capture growing Indian demands which can certainly be looked upon as a serious threat to Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Ford and now Toyota as it took Honda over 14 long years to introduce their first ‘small car’ for India. Honda Brio bagged great applaud from viewers when it was first displayed at the New Delhi Auto Expo and there started the story of its popularity.

The first hatchback from Honda, Honda Brio is powered by 1.2-litre Honda Jazz engine which is planned to get 1 litre motor in the near future. The wonderful car gives a displacement of 1198 cc which is one of the best figures to have in terms of engine in the hatchback segment. The engine used in Honda Brio runs on petrol and can give a peak power of 89 Bhp at 6200 rpm and beating torque of 110 Nm at 4800 rpm.

HONDA BRIO Variants:

Variant	Engine	Indicative price
Brio Petrol E	1198cc, i-VTEC	Rs. 4,00,000
Brio Petrol S	1198cc, i-VTEC	Rs. 5,00,000
Brio Petrol V	1198cc, i-VTEC	Rs. 5,50,000
Brio Diesel E	1.2 litre, 4 Cylinder	Rs. 4,50,000
Brio Diesel S	1.2 litre, 4 Cylinder	Rs. 5,50,000

The Brio is the fastest, strongest performer in its class. There’s a noticeable spike in power around 4500rpm and it enjoys being wrung hard all the way to the 6500rpm redline. This is also the only car in its class that’s quick enough to duck under the 13-second barrier to 100kph. However, the 1.2 i-VTEC lacks low-end grunt. But that doesn’t stop the Brio from outgunning most of the other hatchbacks when accelerating in any gear.

So overall, it is spacious, comfortable, looks good, has a fabulous engine and should deliver class-matching fuel economy, only thing of improvement could have been made is to have added a little more boot space. But there’s no deny in saying, Honda is here to stay !!