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Honda has finally entered the diesel vehicle segment in the country with the launch of the compact sedan Amaze. Launched in both petrol and diesel variants, the Honda Amaze aims to be the first real challenge for Maruti Suzuki's Swift DZire.
The lowest petrol variant of the Honda Amaze is priced at Rs. 4.99 lakh, while the top two variants, both automatics, will cost Rs. 6.62 lakh and Rs. 7.5 lakh. The base diesel variant is priced at Rs. 5.99 lakh, while the top-end one costs Rs. 7.6 lakh.
The diesel variant sports a 1.5 i-DTEC engine, developed specially for the Indian market, and has a fuel efficiency of 25.8 km per litre, according to the company. It has been derived from Honda's 1.6 i-DTEC which sells in Europe. The same engine will subsequently be used in next generation models of the City, Jazz and Brio starting next year.
The petrol model has the same 1.2-litre i-VTEC engine as the Brio and the Jazz, and will have fuel efficiency of 18 km/litre, the company says. The automatic variants will run 15.5 km per litre of fuel.
"The Amaze is our most strategic model in the Indian market and has been developed with strong focus on Indian requirements," Honda Motor Co. managing officer Yoshiyuki Matsumoto said at the launch.
