2013 Honda Brio Amaze MPV will be unveiled at 2013 Indonesia Motor Show

by Bayu Permadi Sasmita

After the 2013 Honda Brio Amaze introduced for the first time in Thailand late last year, finally the MPV version of the Honda Brio will be unveiled at the 2013 Indonesia Motor Show in September.

According to a recent report, Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) has acknowledged that they will introduce the Brio MPV in Indonesia but they are not willing to give much information about the launch date.

A source inside the Honda confirmed that Honda plans to introduce the city car and new MPV at the 2013 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) this September, according to Jonfis Fandy (Marketing & Aftersales Service Director HPM).

This statement directly indicates two speculations. First, the new MPV as said by Mr. Jonfis Fandy is predicted to emerge as the 2013 Honda Brio MPV. While the new city car, it’s likely to be introduced as a part of the Honda LCGC program in Indonesia.

Under the hood, the new Brio MPV will be powered by a 1.5-liter gasoline engine, a same engine that’s also used by the Honda Freed. Basically, this engine lineup will obviously borrowed from the Freed (current model).

Destined for Indonesian market, the 2013 Brio MPV has been set to beat some of its competitors in the MPV segment, including Toyota Avanza and Suzuki Ertiga. Speaking of price, this new MPV variant will offer competitive prices with other MPV models and will go on sale below Rp 200 million (IDR) or below $20,699.

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