It will surprise you

Exterior The main positive is the way they have reduced blind spot areas by maximising the glass area and minimising the area occupied by the machineries... The design philosophy is excellent.. I personally like the design very much.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The space inside is excellent, the cabin is with plenty of ambient natural light access. Unlike the dark cramped backseats of the chevrolet beat. The seats are with good support and the backseat legroom is excellent for such a small car. I have the v variant so the interiors are very well appointed.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine is not as smooth as that of the swift..but the brio being a lighter car has far superior acceleration,the engine has very good low rev band power,which was unexpected from honda who makes high revving engines. The gear box has short throws... and the third gear is typically taller, the shift is good... better than the marutis but not as good as skodas. The clutch travel is perfect, under very hard driving I got 9 kmpl... under normal driving in the city I got 14. and driving economically i often get over 18..in the national highway I got betwen 18 to 20.

Ride Quality & Handling The ride is better for city but in the highway its not as relaxed. The damping is as good as in the jazz, and the small wheel base and wide body makes for excellent grip. The steering feels nice but is not as well directed as in the swift, its a very maneuverable setup. You can steer the car with extreme ease.

Final Words For the price at which it comes at, there is hardly any other or better car. The only other cars you can have are the ritz or the beat, have a test drive, and you will know the brio has got far better finishing. Better panle gaps, better feel of the door gettinf shut and far better materials, even better then the swift, which was the car I was looking to buy. The brio is currently a whole 1 lac cheaper than the swift..you know 1 lac is too much of a difference.the quality for the price is astounding. Hondas always have had that inherent desireability,i dont know about the other owners speaking of the bad shock absorbers, and wheel alignemnets and spare parts, bla bla. I have had 2 toyotas two skodas and 2 marutis till now, and have never cried over spares, I have never crashed, may be the front doors in my skoda is 2000 rs more expensive than those in my maruti, but the quality of the doors in my skoda is far better, you must get a life and must be ready to pay the premium, but then tell me how often do you need to raplace your front doors.

Areas of improvement The rear hatch has too less space for luggage..and also do not have a wiper.the music system do not come with a cd player(though cds are getting off the shelves).may be honda should take care of the service which they will over a period of some time...rest i cannot ask a 5.3 lac car to behave like a 8 lac car.

Excellent qulaity,fit and finish,nice handlingLow luggage capacity..no rear wiper and defogger,no cd player