HONDA MOBILIO - THE 7 SEATER FROM HONDA

Honda Mobilio

HONDA MOBILIO-THE 7 SEATER FROM HONDA

Ever thought why the station wagon vehicle segment doesn't become much successful in India. We haven't heard about weekend days and camping then what is the use of station wagon. We are satisfied with a hatchback, if we want even more facilities, we will go for a sedan.

We will be going for even lengthy sedans for higher facilities, but not the extra storage space from a station wagon. What about having a set of seats in that storage space whenever we want and we can fold it when we not need it for extra storage space. Here comes the purpose multipurpose cars. We can either use it as an estate car or as a multipurpose car. This leads to the popularity of Multi-Utility Vehicle(MUV)s in India.

Here comes the Honda Mobilio after the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga and the Datsun Go MUV is on its way to hit the streets. The fuel efficiency and other features are also taken a lead since made from car platform and mechanical features. Maintenance charges are also less. We can have all the features of a multi-purpose vehicle.

Mobilio Test Drive

Design: Mobilio has certain features taken from Honda Brio, but Mobilio is not as younger as Brio. The front view have certain resemblances of the Honda Brio and Honda Amaze, but is more heavy in looks in Brio as compared to looks of Brio. This is due to modifications done in the fenders and wheel arches, which will give a feeling of even more bigger car.

The character lines experimented successfully in the Honda Amaze is also present in the Mobilio. The different shape given to the rear window results in much more glass area. Wrap around headlamp is another appearance feature. Totally a cute looking car with lots of space. The length of Mobilio is little more lengthier than 4 meters.  This extra length is the biggest advantage in Mobilio as compared to that of others in the segment. Mobilio is having the most legroom in the third row seats. The 2650mm wheelbase increases the interior space. We can have adjustable space in all the three rows of seats as compared to others in the segment.

.The baggage space in the rear is little lesser is a negative. Reclining facility is also available in the second row of seats. We can fold the rear set of seats upon our choice in order to increase the luggage space. The interior designing is as same as Brio and Amaze but their are difference in color. In case of Mobilio, Beige color is major used in all spaces as compared to that of Brio which gives more good appearance for the interiors. The black finish in the dash is of higher quality as compared to that of Brio. The higher variants are coming with wooden finishes which gives more beauty to the dash. All the three rows of seat have separate AC vents which gives more luxury.

Drive: The H concept successfully experimented in Honda City is also implemented in Mobilio, that is, machine less human more. This concept results in giving more interior space in the Mobilio. Performance and other features are tuned according to users choice. 4-cylinder 1497 cc i-vtec petrol engine is furious with a power of 119 ps and torque of 145 Nm @ 4500rpm. Gear shifting is accurate and gives a mileage of 17.3 kmpl. 100ps power giving i-dtec diesel engine variant is also good. Diesel variant is also demanding since it gives almost 25kmpl of mileage. The power is 100ps and gives more torque than the petrol variant. It gives 200Nm torque @ 1750rpm. Mileage :24.2 kmpl. Honda has priced Mobilio well at a price of 6.49 lakhs only.