Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven

rohit_dce · 3rd March 2013, 23:46

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Originally Posted by swarnava.m

I just read this article: LINK

Any ideas whether this may be authentic?

I don't think so. I read somewhere that the EcoSport is lined up for 18th of April. So reports are just reports. It is true that the car will get launched in April but other than that, everything is just a speculation.

rock75 · 4th March 2013, 22:46

Pretty bad timing for Honda to launch Amaze sedan. At a time when sales are falling for most manufacturers and Chevrolet and Tata are announcing price cuts, Honda will have to think twice before charging any premium for Amaze. Had they launched it last year when sales were buoyant, they would have faced little trouble! It's bad news for Maruti, chevy and tata too as Amaze will take a share of the already shrinking pie. I think it is going to be a buyer's market this year.

Keeping fingers crossed for the launch pricing!

rohit_dce · 5th March 2013, 00:03

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Originally Posted by rock75

Pretty bad timing for Honda to launch Amaze sedan. At a time when sales are falling for most manufacturers and Chevrolet and Tata are announcing price cuts, Honda will have to think twice before charging any premium for Amaze. Had they launched it last year when sales were buoyant, they would have faced little trouble! It's bad news for Maruti, chevy and tata too as Amaze will take a share of the already shrinking pie. I think it is going to be a buyer's market this year.

Keeping fingers crossed for the launch pricing!

They surely would not charge a premium for it. They are going up against Maruti Suzuki and that company is known for products that are VFM personified. Now Honda has to beat Maruti at their game so they would indeed make sure that they get the pricing right.

Dr.Nishath · 7th March 2013, 00:45

I'm surprised there still aren't any "caught testing" snaps or videos of the Honda Amaze yet!!can't wait for april..

rohit_dce · 7th March 2013, 01:01

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Originally Posted by drrajanvr

April launch of the new brio seems affirmative. The sales person from magnum called me back and told me this info, that the new brio upgrade is happening, based on customer feedback and have promised vehicle delivery from month of April..

he was also hinting on a new gearbox....? Puzzled though.

That sounds interesting. I was going to buy a Brio shortly. Now I will wait till April. Any idea if it would get a gearbox like the Amaze because that will get launched in April as well.

GTO · 7th March 2013, 10:24

Some features & specs leaked:

Link to news item

rajshenoy · 7th March 2013, 10:42

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Originally Posted by GTO

Some features & specs leaked:

Link to news item

Will they launch Diesel along with Petrol or this is going to be a petrol only launch to start with ?

Sahil · 7th March 2013, 10:45

I hope they release the automatic version at the time of launch itself. Any news if dealers are taking booking for the same already ?

ACM · 7th March 2013, 10:51

Link mentions that they are shipping mainly petrols right now, but would the bookings not be for mainly diesel. For any car with both petrol and diesel options it has always been the diesel varient that sells more (expecially in this segment) so it seems odd for Honda to be shipping more petrols at the start. The stock split would not match the demand split.

GTO · 7th March 2013, 10:54

Yep, the car will be launched with the diesel engine, and the petrol + AT option.

swiftnfurious · 7th March 2013, 11:00

Well, with the recent news, I am not sure whether Amaze will escape with a premium over Dzire?! I would have happily paid a pemium for a 100 bp engine with 25 kmpl FE. Now I would reconsider if the engine is ~85 bhp and FE ~ 23 kmpl. There is NOT much difference over Dzire save for the space. I believe Dzire may end up having better kit on the top variant though.

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Originally Posted by rajshenoy

Will they launch Diesel along with Petrol or this is going to be a petrol only launch to start with ?

I was told by a dealership guy that the first shipping will be ONLY petrols and I had shared it on this thread. Looks like they are bang ON. I was told they will get the first truck with 9 petrol cars and should be in Mar 1st week, which may not be right.

rajshenoy · 7th March 2013, 11:03

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Originally Posted by swiftnfurious

I was told by a dealership guy that the first shipping will be ONLY petrols and I had shared it on this thread. Looks like they are bang ON. I was told they will get the first truck with 9 petrol cars and should be in Mar 1st week, which may not be right.

So you are that Staunch supporter

Tough times for Auto industry, silver lining is that All auto makers will give their best shot this year. Good times for those who are looking to buy/change cars.

swiftnfurious · 7th March 2013, 11:05

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Originally Posted by rajshenoy

So you are that Staunch supporter

...

NO NO!

I got the info 2-3 weeks back, but could NEVER verify since the info came from a dealership. I was also told that Honda had asked to commence official booking for petrol ONLY with a 1L down payment.

sgiitk · 7th March 2013, 11:29

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Originally Posted by rohit_dce

That sounds interesting. I was going to buy a Brio shortly. Now I will wait till April. Any idea if it would get a gearbox like the Amaze because that will get launched in April as well.

I doubt whether the Amaze will come with an AT option to start with. Even more so, I expect the D to be launched first with the P to follow.

arvind71181 · 7th March 2013, 11:35

Hope the ABS and Airbags will be standard across all variants like they did for the Honda City. And the pricing I guess would be spot on to get good sales. The introduction of a petrol AT is a good move too as right now its only the Dzire which has this in the price range.

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rock75 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: chandigarh Posts: 370 Thanked: 53 Times	Re: Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven Pretty bad timing for Honda to launch Amaze sedan. At a time when sales are falling for most manufacturers and Chevrolet and Tata are announcing price cuts, Honda will have to think twice before charging any premium for Amaze. Had they launched it last year when sales were buoyant, they would have faced little trouble! It's bad news for Maruti, chevy and tata too as Amaze will take a share of the already shrinking pie. I think it is going to be a buyer's market this year. Keeping fingers crossed for the launch pricing! Last edited by rock75 : 4th March 2013 at 22:47.
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Dr.Nishath BHPian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 47 Thanked: 36 Times	Re: Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven I'm surprised there still aren't any "caught testing" snaps or videos of the Honda Amaze yet!!can't wait for april..
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,763 Times View My Garage	Re: Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven Some features & specs leaked: Link to news item
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Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	Re: Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven I hope they release the automatic version at the time of launch itself. Any news if dealers are taking booking for the same already ?
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ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,745 Thanked: 4,361 Times View My Garage	Re: Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven Link mentions that they are shipping mainly petrols right now, but would the bookings not be for mainly diesel. For any car with both petrol and diesel options it has always been the diesel varient that sells more (expecially in this segment) so it seems odd for Honda to be shipping more petrols at the start. The stock split would not match the demand split.
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,763 Times View My Garage	Re: Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven Yep, the car will be launched with the diesel engine, and the petrol + AT option.
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arvind71181 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: TN-14 Posts: 1,095 Thanked: 1,691 Times	Re: Honda Amaze 1.5L Diesel : Driven Hope the ABS and Airbags will be standard across all variants like they did for the Honda City. And the pricing I guess would be spot on to get good sales. The introduction of a petrol AT is a good move too as right now its only the Dzire which has this in the price range.
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