Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013)

spinfreak · 10th April 2013, 20:24

Amaze being setup at showrooms for a simultaneous unveil asking with media launch tomorrow at 1 30 PM. Got an invite to dealer launch today. A Honda salesgirl has divulged vital information (got recent info from the company I guess as part of info sharing & launch readiness):

All 4 power windows, central locking, EPS + tilt steering standard equipment across all Amaze variants / fuel types.
ABS/EBD standard across all Diesel variants.
(AT only in petrol)

Sounds yummy... I can't hide my excitement at all! ! ! Price it at par with DZire, oh pl Honda! And price the AT to be the cheapest AT sedan in India!

e2p · 10th April 2013, 20:54

Eagerly waiting for the launch. Hope it will be priced at par with the Dzire. I really want Amaze to be a huge success, as I am an avid Honda fan.

vish_wagon · 11th April 2013, 02:40

A fantastic review and the car certainly seems to be a promising one for the market.
Honda have updated the website with an option to view the live launch video of the vehicle! Quite interesting..
http://hondacarindia.com/i-DTEC/index.aspx

rock75 · 11th April 2013, 10:03

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Originally Posted by spinfreak

Amaze being setup at showrooms for a simultaneous unveil asking with media launch tomorrow at 1 30 PM. Got an invite to dealer launch today. A Honda salesgirl has divulged vital information (got recent info from the company I guess as part of info sharing & launch readiness):

All 4 power windows, central locking, EPS + tilt steering standard equipment across all Amaze variants / fuel types.
ABS/EBD standard across all Diesel variants.
(AT only in petrol)

Sounds yummy... I can't hide my excitement at all! ! ! Price it at par with DZire, oh pl Honda! And price the AT to be the cheapest AT sedan in India!

Great initiative, unlike Maruti where the Lxi/LDi is a barebone version with just the power steering only! If they price the base model at par or slightly higher than Dzire LXI/LDI with all those features of VXi/VDI , Maruti will be in serious trouble. That will be a good price to pay for taking the customers for a ride for a pretty long time.

p.s. After watching video reviews the car actually looks quite good, better than in pictures and well proportioned compared to Dzire!

anurag.somani · 11th April 2013, 11:14

Live webcast from Delhi; starts@12 Noon:
http://www.hondacarindia.com/i-DTEC/...-Amaze-Webcast

agambhandari · 11th April 2013, 12:31

A good Live blog Here:
http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail...-in-India/3933

An update via TG India:
#HondaAmaze to come in 4 variants - E, S, EX and VX. Petrol auto in 2 variants - S and VX.

#HondaAmaze car care package for 2 years or 40,000km at Rs 9,996 for petrol and Rs 15,375 for diesel.

AWD · 11th April 2013, 12:36

Japanese speakers

Limelight hoggers

They should have let someone with clean English accent speak.

rock75 · 11th April 2013, 12:40

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Originally Posted by AWD

Japanese speakers

Limelight hoggers

They should have let someone with clean English accent speak.

lol, you snatched my words! It's such a pain to hear them. I am switching off the audio

shabash · 11th April 2013, 13:05

In the Honda Amaze launch, the PPT for service cost was not shown as the camera was focused on Sen, the marketing guy

Was anybody able to see the same?

AutoIndian · 11th April 2013, 13:12

Too many glitches in the live web cast (hope they have sorted out of these in the actual car). What impressed me the most the very flat torque curve with a very wide rpm band. The 200 Nm peak toque, occurs ay 1750 rpm (I guess 90% of that occurs at roughly about 1500 rpm) & this torque stays well till 3500 rpm (if I looked at the graph correctly)

"Badle Aapki Duniya" is the punchline (Marketing strategy)

I think the "Heat absorbing windshield" is a segment first

Model - Price (INR) lacs
Petrol
E - 4.99
EX - 5.24
S - 5.62
VX - 6.60
S(AT) - 6.62
VX(AT) - 7.50

Diesel
E - 5.99
EX - 6.24
S - 6.67
VX - 7.60

Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013)-amaze-vs-dezire.jpg

ankurvirmani19 · 11th April 2013, 13:13

Petrol
E 4.99 Lacs
S 5.62
EX 5.24
VX 6.60

SAT 6.62
VXAT 7.5

Diesel
E 5.99 Lacs
S 6.67
EX 6.24
VX 7.60

rock75 · 11th April 2013, 13:13

price

petrol 4.99,5.24,5.62,6.60

AT 6.62,7.50

diesel 5.99,6.24,6.67,7.60

DZIRE , watch out!

RavenAvi · 11th April 2013, 13:13

Prices (all ex-showroom, Delhi) :

E MT - 4,99,000/-

EX MT - 5,24,000/-

S MT - 5,62,000/-

VX MT - 6,60,000/-

E MT iDTEC - 5,99,000/-

EX MT iDTEC - 6,24,000/-

S MT iDTEC - 6,67,000/-

VX MT iDTEC - 7,60,000/-

S AT - 6,62,000/-

VX AT - 7,50,000/-

Fantastic pricing!! They have gunned for the jugular, and how!!

Watch out, DZire. An Amaze is headed your way!

shabash · 11th April 2013, 13:14

VX i-Dtec Model for 7.6 Lacs Ex-showroom Delhi - Not so Amazed I must say

dkaile · 11th April 2013, 13:14

Great Pricing for the Amaze!!

10th April 2013, 20:24	#331
spinfreak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Delhi Posts: 107 Thanked: 45 Times	Amaze being setup at showrooms for a simultaneous unveil asking with media launch tomorrow at 1 30 PM. Got an invite to dealer launch today. A Honda salesgirl has divulged vital information (got recent info from the company I guess as part of info sharing & launch readiness): All 4 power windows, central locking, EPS + tilt steering standard equipment across all Amaze variants / fuel types. ABS/EBD standard across all Diesel variants. (AT only in petrol) Sounds yummy... I can't hide my excitement at all! ! ! Price it at par with DZire, oh pl Honda! And price the AT to be the cheapest AT sedan in India! Last edited by spinfreak : 10th April 2013 at 20:25.
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10th April 2013, 20:54	#332
e2p BHPian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 39 Thanked: 25 Times	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) Eagerly waiting for the launch. Hope it will be priced at par with the Dzire. I really want Amaze to be a huge success, as I am an avid Honda fan.
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11th April 2013, 02:40	#333
vish_wagon BHPian Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle & B'lor Posts: 38 Thanked: 172 Times	A fantastic review and the car certainly seems to be a promising one for the market. Honda have updated the website with an option to view the live launch video of the vehicle! Quite interesting.. http://hondacarindia.com/i-DTEC/index.aspx
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11th April 2013, 11:14	#335
anurag.somani BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 137 Thanked: 319 Times	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) Live webcast from Delhi; starts@12 Noon: http://www.hondacarindia.com/i-DTEC/...-Amaze-Webcast
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11th April 2013, 12:31	#336
agambhandari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ludhiana Posts: 1,809 Thanked: 3,875 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) A good Live blog Here: http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail...-in-India/3933 An update via TG India: #HondaAmaze to come in 4 variants - E, S, EX and VX. Petrol auto in 2 variants - S and VX. #HondaAmaze car care package for 2 years or 40,000km at Rs 9,996 for petrol and Rs 15,375 for diesel. Last edited by agambhandari : 11th April 2013 at 12:42.
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AWD BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Drivers seat Posts: 844 Thanked: 369 Times	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) Japanese speakers Limelight hoggers They should have let someone with clean English accent speak.
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11th April 2013, 13:05	#339
shabash BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 126 Thanked: 111 Times View My Garage	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) In the Honda Amaze launch, the PPT for service cost was not shown as the camera was focused on Sen, the marketing guy Was anybody able to see the same? Last edited by shabash : 11th April 2013 at 13:05. Reason: Addition of question.
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11th April 2013, 13:12	#340
AutoIndian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: PCMC, Pune-MH14 Posts: 3,608 Thanked: 5,038 Times	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) Too many glitches in the live web cast (hope they have sorted out of these in the actual car). What impressed me the most the very flat torque curve with a very wide rpm band. The 200 Nm peak toque, occurs ay 1750 rpm (I guess 90% of that occurs at roughly about 1500 rpm) & this torque stays well till 3500 rpm (if I looked at the graph correctly) "Badle Aapki Duniya" is the punchline (Marketing strategy) I think the "Heat absorbing windshield" is a segment first Model - Price (INR) lacs Petrol E - 4.99 EX - 5.24 S - 5.62 VX - 6.60 S(AT) - 6.62 VX(AT) - 7.50 Diesel E - 5.99 EX - 6.24 S - 6.67 VX - 7.60 Last edited by AutoIndian : 11th April 2013 at 13:30.
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11th April 2013, 13:13	#341
ankurvirmani19 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Faridabad Posts: 250 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) Petrol E 4.99 Lacs S 5.62 EX 5.24 VX 6.60 SAT 6.62 VXAT 7.5 Diesel E 5.99 Lacs S 6.67 EX 6.24 VX 7.60 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by ankurvirmani19 : 11th April 2013 at 13:40.
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11th April 2013, 13:13	#342
rock75 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: chandigarh Posts: 369 Thanked: 53 Times	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) price petrol 4.99,5.24,5.62,6.60 AT 6.62,7.50 diesel 5.99,6.24,6.67,7.60 DZIRE , watch out!
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11th April 2013, 13:13	#343
RavenAvi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Flying Around Posts: 6,715 Thanked: 48,677 Times View My Garage	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) Prices (all ex-showroom, Delhi) : E MT - 4,99,000/- EX MT - 5,24,000/- S MT - 5,62,000/- VX MT - 6,60,000/- E MT iDTEC - 5,99,000/- EX MT iDTEC - 6,24,000/- S MT iDTEC - 6,67,000/- VX MT iDTEC - 7,60,000/- S AT - 6,62,000/- VX AT - 7,50,000/- Fantastic pricing!! They have gunned for the jugular, and how!! Watch out, DZire. An Amaze is headed your way! Last edited by RavenAvi : 11th April 2013 at 13:15.
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11th April 2013, 13:14	#344
shabash BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 126 Thanked: 111 Times View My Garage	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) VX i-Dtec Model for 7.6 Lacs Ex-showroom Delhi - Not so Amazed I must say
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11th April 2013, 13:14	#345
dkaile Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Meerut, India Posts: 3,569 Thanked: 9,332 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	re: Review: 1st-gen Honda Amaze (2013) Great Pricing for the Amaze!!
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