[Dieselritzer]

Ha ha. Days are not far when feature list will include things like 'all 4 tyres', 'turnable steering', 'blinking indicators'.

Would this be the cheapest diesel automatic? I'm excluding AMTs.

[volkman10]

Honda Amaze - Media drive starts,










Soirce:Twitter

[RedHerring]

Originally Posted by RavenAvi

Variants on offer:

Petrol MT: E, S, V, VX

Petrol CVT: S, V

Diesel MT: E, S, V, VX

Diesel CVT: S, V


Colours: White Orchid Pearl, Golden Brown Metallic, Modern Steel Metallic, Lunar Silver Metallic & a new Radiant Red Metallic.

So this means that the CVT will again miss out on some of the top end features the same way the Jazz does!

[vijay.s]

Posting few more pictures....

Looks smashing in this color.


Source: Twitter

[RavenAvi]

Some interesting aspects of the all-new Amaze from Day 1 of the media drive:

Digipad 2.0 of the VX MT.


Normal Head Unit for the V CVT.


Front seats.


Rear seat.


Boot space @ 420 liters.

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[rajshenoy]

Originally Posted by RavenAvi

Some interesting aspects of the all-new Amaze from Day 1 of the media drive:

Front seats.
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Those front seats definitely look like that from a higher segment.
As they say "Class top" in google translation

[aravind.anand]

Originally Posted by giri1.8

It doesn't stop there, of all the technologies, I often find stuff like "Sharp taillight", "elegant headlight", it's as if they don't have anything else to offer.

BTW, was amaze diesel this light before ? seems to be less than one ton for the manual version

Well, with a car that has carry-over engines, not many segment-first features or many class-leading (Class top ) USPs, what else can the team making the marketing presentation do?

Interior Package: Dynamic Comfort Sedan Package
Exterior Design Concept: Amazing Compact Limousine (Repeats long & sleek cabin, strong & dynamic lower body in image and then in the description again)
Diesel engine slide - High performance & Efficiency with Noise reduction technology
Inside the slide - Main applied technology - Fuel consumption technology
Gasoline engine slide High performance & Fuel efficieny
Main applied technology - Combustion technology (whatever that means)
Collision safety slide - Safety for everyone by Honda original standard

Reminds me of the days when I would use elaborate sentences to keep describing the same things again and again, to fill up the pages to somehow get grace marks in the exams

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Originally Posted by aravind.anand

Who prepares the slides for Honda for these presentations? Their part-time interns?

Looks like they have used google translate to translate from Japanese to me.

• 'Class top' rear seating
• 'Class top' trunk capacity.
• 'Attractive' diesel engine.
  
• Nose which 'express' strength
• Main Applied Technology: Fuel consumption technology (For iDTEC)
• Main Applied Technology: Combustion Technology (For iVTec).
  
• Safety Feature: Proper arrangement of steel plates.
• Neck alleviate impact Front seat.
• Failure reduction body.
  
• Safety for everyone by Honda original standard
• Driver's 'seat Seat' belt reminder.
• Driver's seat i-SRS 'system' airbag 'system'.

[cediaowner]

What is the problem with Honda not launching the top variant with CVT ? They can just provide that option and let the buyers decide. Disappointed !!

[PPS]

I hope they have atleast provided a joystick inside to adjust the ORVM's, something which is absent in my 2014 Amaze EX i-Dtec variant!
Only once the feature list is out would we know how stingy Honda has been. Haven't come across anything related to standard airbags as yet.

[suku_patel_22]

Originally Posted by A M

Generally the AT cars are tuned for more power to compensate for higher transmission losses but I see Honda going against the tide. Why Honda..why?

Originally Posted by rajshenoy

I was always curious to know more about this Honda Diesel + CVT combo, and now that the tech specs are out and we see De-tuned Offering for the CVT - Mainly the torque is way low. Can some Gurus explain this ?

As far as I know, CVT gearboxes cannot handle lot of torque. That's the reason they have de-tuned it for the AT.

However, do note that the torque curve is much more linear on the diesel CVT, which should make it more driveable.

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Originally Posted by suku_patel_22

As far as I know, CVT gearboxes cannot handle lot of torque. That's the reason they have de-tuned it for the AT.

However, do note that the torque curve is much more linear on the diesel CVT, which should make it more driveable.

True.

But why is the mileage so less compared to the manual? Their petrol CVT offerings have FE very similar to the manual variants.

Somehow get a feeling this CVT isn't an ideal match for the diesel engine. Hopefully, the drive is much better than what the spec sheets reveal.

[nikipedia87]

Looking forward to the pricing details to be revealed soon.

If they price it at only a small premium over the existing model, the higher variants of the petrol Amaze (V MT, V CVT & VX MT) might overlap with the J variants of the Yaris, making it an interesting mini battle across segments. Though it's a segment lower than the Yaris, the Amaze packs in serious amounts of space in the interior, and is quite a looker. The iVTEC engine is also peppier owing to the lower weight.

Interesting times ahead for those on the lookout for a new sedan (compact or executive), especially in the petrol guise.

[RedHerring]

Originally Posted by nikipedia87

Looking forward to the pricing details to be revealed soon.
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Interesting times ahead for those on the lookout for a new sedan (compact or executive), especially in the petrol guise.

+1 to that.
From the photos, the space on the rear seat in the Yaaris looks a lot similar to the Verna (which is not saying a lot). In comparison, the Amaze photos seem to show a lot more space.
This may also be due to the rear ac vents which seem to be eating into a lot of space meant for the third passenger at the back.

[petroguzzler]

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

• 'Class top' rear seating
• 'Class top' trunk capacity.
• 'Attractive' diesel engine.
  
• Nose which 'express' strength
• Main Applied Technology: Fuel consumption technology (For iDTEC)
• Main Applied Technology: Combustion Technology (For iVTec).
  
• Safety Feature: Proper arrangement of steel plates.
• Neck alleviate impact Front seat.
• Failure reduction body.
  
• Safety for everyone by Honda original standard
• Driver's 'seat Seat' belt reminder.
• Driver's seat i-SRS 'system' airbag 'system'.

It would be great if all the costs saved in employing copy-editors are passed on to customers in the form of low prices.