This is a kei car for Japan from Honda apparent from the engine being 660cc.
Now Wagon R/Alto/Zen Estilo are also Kei cars, but with better motors.
I think that 1.2 from Honda will be reserved for Jazz. This car need at least 1.0 ltr motor. The car is good, but not for Indian market. Wagon R took sometime before being accepted in the market like ours and then go on to become a huge success. And also pricing will play a very crucial role for this car's success. They cannot charge premium in small car market.
So mostly this car is not coming as Honda wont be able to extract an extra premium from this car and surity of success is less.
About the car.
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Honda Announces the All-New Life (JDM) - worldcarfans
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Honda today launched its latest minicar called the Life in Japan.
The Life, Honda says, was developed with the concept of "daily smile technology". Which means that Honda understands the most essential element needed for any minicar to succeed -- and that's the cute factor.
Propulsion power will come from a 660 cc, 3-cylinder i-DSI engine, for both a front-wheel and a 4-wheel drive version, but the excitement likely comes from inside the cabin.
The Life includes more standard goodies than you'd expected from a minicar. A reflection, perhaps, of the collapsing car market globally and the necessity for incentives to drive sales. It is the first minicar in Japan to offer an audio system and a backup camera as standard equipment. It also includes Honda's Advanced Smart Parking Assist System -- a fancy wording for steering assistance.
It will also offer something called a Special Mobility Assistive version, which appears to simply be electric-adjustable seating. But such luxuries are always welcomed in minicars.
Starting price will be 1,410,000 Yen for the base version (14,387 US dollars) or 1,540,000 (15,714 US) for the 4-wheel drive version.
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