Honda Brio ( Japanese: ??????? , Honda Burio ) is a city car manufactured by Honda and sold in India, Thailand, South Africa, Indonesia and Philippines. The car was introduced in 2011.
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Name
The name Brio means vivacity or verve in Italian. In Indonesia, Brio has an Indonesian-inspired additional name for the country's Low Cost Car ( Low Cost Car ). The name Satya (Sanskrit: true, sincere, sincere or faithful) is used, adding the name of the local distributor combined as "Honda Prospect Motor Brio Satya" as its official name LCGC .
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Concept model
History
The prototype Brio was first shown at the 2010 Thailand International Motor Show. The car was developed for positions in the classroom under Fit/Jazz for emerging markets. The initial markets are Thailand and India.
Specifications
Brio is powered by a 4-cylinder engine, 1.2 liters L (73  ° c) inside i-VTEC L12B , generating 88 PS (64.7 kW, 86.8 bhp) or 1.3 l (79 cuÃ, in) L13A i-VTEC delivers 100Ã, PS (73.5 kW; 98,6Ã, bhp) for Indonesian market until 2016. Available with 5-speed manual, 5-speed automatic or one continuously variable transmission. The car is certified to provide a combined 19.4 km/L (55 mpg -imp ; 46 mpg -US ) travel distance and 16.5 km/L (47 mpg < sub> -imp ; 39 mpg -US ) with manual and automatic transmissions each in the Indian cycle.
Security
Safety equipment including dual front airbags, anti-lock braking system, electronic brake power distribution and front pretension safety belts. The driver's side airbags have multi-stage inflation. The front body is designed to absorb impact energy for better pedestrian protection.
The front wheels of the car have disc brakes and the rear wheels have a drum type brake. Progressive braking prevents sudden jerks.
Areas
Thai
In Thailand, Brio launched in March 2011.
India
In India, Brio is assembled for [the Asian market by its subsidiary, Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), at its production facility in Greater Noida. More than 80% of its share comes from Indian suppliers. The Rajasthan factory also exports Brio tribe to Thailand. Brio in India is offered in V, VX and VX BL trim.
Indonesia
Honda has started assembling Brio in Indonesia since August 2012 to meet local demand. Before the Indonesian program LCGC was launched, Brio used a 1.3-liter (79 Â ° c) L13Z i-VTEC engine instead of 1.2Ã, L (73Ã, Â ° inside) > L12B i-VTEC one. This machine is used until 2016.
In September 2013, when the LCGC program was launched, Brio was offered in 6 trims: Satya A, Satya S, Satya E, S, E, locally made and available with 1.2 liter engine, and Sport , imported from Thailand and available with 1.3 liter engine. All Satya variants are initially only available with manual transmission, while S and E (without Satya badge) are only available with automatic transmissions. Trim Sport is available in manual and automatic transmissions. Currently, Satya E is available with CVT. In 2015, Honda Brio Satya is the third best LCGC sales.
Philippines
Brio was launched in the Philippines at the Philippine International Motor Show in September 2014.
South Africa
Brio launched in South Africa in December 2012.
Update 2016
The Indonesian specification Brio is updated on April 7, 2016 at the 24th Indonesia International Motor Show. This update includes a new front fascia, taillights, dashboard design, continuous variable transmission usage, replacing 5-speed automatic one, and also introduces a new trim line, RS , which replaces Sports as a top trim level.
In April 2016, the Indonesian market Brio is available in 3 trims, all now powered by a 1.2 liter engine. The new trim levels consist of Satya S, Satya E, and RS. Trim Satya S is only available with manual transmission.
Sales
Brio's planned launch in India has been delayed since early 2011 due to the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. It was finally launched in September 2011, right in front of the celebration season, with prices starting at INR395,000. It joins the Jazz in the Honda hatchback subcompact range for India. In the Indian market, it competes with Maruti Suzuki's Swift and Ritz, Hyundai i10, Ford's Figo, Nissan Micra and Toyota Etios Liva.
Resale was hit when Honda's factory in Thailand had to be closed due to Bangkok's massive flood. Important components for Brio come from Thailand and hence its Indian production stops for more than a month, continued only on February 15, 2012.
In Indonesia, non- LCGC Brio is sold at 9,853 units in the first 10 months of 2014, while LCGC Brio Satya is sold at 21,959 units. From January to August 2016, Brio Satya was sold at 20,308 units, with 5,812 units sold in August.
By 2017, total sales in Asia and Oceania reached 65,325, an increase of 26% over the previous year.
Variations
Sedan
Brio is also available in the form of a sedan, dubbed as Amaze .
MPV
The Mobilio is a variation of MPV from Brio.
SUV
BR-V is a SUV variation from Brio.
Call back
In May 2014, Honda issued the withdrawal of about 32,000 Brio and Amaze cars in India due to the possibility of incorrectly setting a proportional valve. The recall is limited to models not equipped with ABS.
References
External links
- Official website:
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- India
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- South Africa
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