Honda has
unveiled its new SUV BR-V at GAIKINDO
Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2015. The BR-V SUV is built on Brio platform
and will be launched in India early next year. But the speculation of BR-V
being less than 4 meters length has gone into winds. BR-V is more than 4 meters
in length and seats 7 persons, which means it will compete with Renault Duster,
Nissan Terrano and Hyundai Creta in India.
The design
of Honda BR-V was released last month and the artist’s impression looked
fabulous, as always with any Honda car sketches. However BR-V in flesh is not
as dynamic as in the design sketch but certainly have good appeal, with both
SUV and Car features mixed together.
From the
side profile it is evident that BR-V is built on the Brio platform. But from
any other angle it is impossible to relate to Brio and its siblings, thanks to
sharp SUV design in the front and rear. BR-V features a more squarish profile
and the angled window line reminds us of the Mobilio. As usual the BR-V like
any recent Hondas has lot of creases which give character to the vehicle.
The
dashboard of BR-V looks to be borrowed from the City and the steering wheel has
been lifted from Brio family of vehicles. Honda BR-V has an advantage of 7 seat
options which lacks in its competitors in the segment. Powering BR-V will be
Honda’s 1.5L i-VTech petrol and i-Dtech diesel engines which are both tried and
tested engines. Expect it to cost around Rs. 12 lakh when launched in India.
