Honda Amaze
| Honda Amaze | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Honda Motor Company |
| Production | 2013-present |
| Assembly |
Greater Noida, India (Honda India) Ayutthaya, Thailand[1] (Honda Ayutthaya Plant) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front engine, front-wheel drive |
| Related | Honda Brio |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
1.2L L12B i-VTEC I4 Petrol 1.5L i-DTEC Diesel |
| Transmission |
5-speed manual 5-speed torque converter automatic (India) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,405 millimetres (94.7 in)[2] |
| Length | 3,990 millimetres (157 in) |
| Width | 1,680 millimetres (66 in) |
| Height | 1,505 millimetres (59.3 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,060 kilograms (2,340 lb) |
The Honda Amaze is a four-door subcompact sedan produced by Honda. The Amaze is the sedan version of the Brio. Honda launched the Amaze in India on April 11, 2013 which has been developed at Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. located in Bangkok, Thailand. The Amaze is available in petrol and diesel engine.[3]
Variants
The petrol version is available in 6 variants and the diesel version is available in 4 variants.
Production
The Amaze is being manufactured at the company’s facility in Greater Noida, with a localisation level of more than 90%.[4]
The Amaze will be a significant step for the company in India as it will be its first diesel car in India. The car will also be available with the 1.2 L (73 cu in) L12B i-VTEC petrol engine that is used in the Jazz and Brio hatchbacks.
Apart from being the company’s first diesel car in India, the Amaze will also be slotted in that lucrative sub 4-meter entry-level sedan segment, where it will compete against the Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire and the Tata Indigo eCS.[5]
Honda has put a new India specific 1.5 L (92 cu in) oil burner on the Amaze. This engine gets the i-DTEC moniker and it is a derivative of the new 1.6 L (98 cu in) Civic diesel engine that just got launched in Europe recently. This India specific derivate was created to get around excise/taxation rules which offer a favourable tax regime for cars of sub 4-meter cars with engines of less than 1.5 L (92 cu in) capacity. This is an all-aluminium engine and Honda also claims it to be the lightest.[6]
The turbocharger used in Honda Amaze's 1.5L i-DTEC Diesel engine was designed and built by Honeywell Turbo Technologies.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Tadeo, Patrick Everett (2013-03-29). "Do the Thais Know Something That We Don't?". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ↑ "Honda- Amaze: Badle Apki Duniya".
- ↑ http://soulsteer.com/get-amazed-with-amazing-new-honda-amaze/SouLSteer Magazine, Get amazed with amazing new Honda Amaze, April 11, 2013
- ↑
- ↑ Honda Brio based entry-level sedan named Amaze http://www.zigwheels.com/news-features/news/honda-briobased-entrylevel-sedan-named-amaze/14723/
- ↑ Honda Amaze
- ↑ Honeywell Turbocharges the Honda Amaze
- ↑ Honeywell Turbocharges the Honda Amaze
- ↑ Honda Amaze owes much to Honeywell Turbo Technologies in getting the most fuel efficient car in India with 25.8 kmpl
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