Honda Brio-based BR-V SUVs sketches released

Honda, the Japanese automaker, has released the official design sketches of its newly-developed Brio-based BR-V (Bold Runabout Vehicle) compact SUV. Being codenamed as 2SJ, Honda BR-V would have its world premiere at the upcoming Gaikindo Indonesian International Auto Show 2015 in August. Honda describes BR-V as “a new generation crossover utility vehicle” with “tough and solid exterior design with high ground clearance, big and stylish alloy wheels and sleek roof rails.”

Honda BR-V is being developed by Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. (HRAP) in Thailand. The company further told that BR-V would be mainly targeted towards Asian markets. It is the third model to be developed by HRAP. As for exterior styling, one can clearly see a high-mounted front chrome grille, a CR-V-esque two part grille and the front bumper placed lower. At the rear end, the tail-lamp cluster looks identical to the Mobilio MPV. The Japanese automaker has confirmed that BR-V would be launched in a seven-seat version with three-row configuration. Honda BR-V would come loaded with a a 1.5-litre, four-cylinder, i-VTEC petrol engine which would deliver “sporty performance and great fuel efficiency”, says Honda.

Honda BR-V would also be launched in India around the 2016 Auto Expo in both petrol and diesel avatars. It would be powered by the company’s 1.5-litre, four-cylinder, i-DTEC diesel engine along with the petrol one in the country. The company has further confirmed that it would come with two advanced transmissions. A manual as well as CVT transmission can be expected at the helm. Safety features are also said to be high. It would make its public appearance at Gaikindo Indonesian International Auto Show 2015 in Tangerang, Indonesia between 20 – 30 August 2015. The India-spec model is expected to be the same.