Honda Amaze records 30 K unit sales in 3 months in India

Honda Amazes

2018 Honda sales skyrockets

In latest car news, Honda Cars India (HCIL) launched the new version of its compact sedan Amaze in May 2018 in the Indian market.  Three months after its debut, the new version of the Honda Amaze has sold 30,000 units in the first three months and become the fastest selling car in the country ever. The 2018 Honda Amaze has also made the giant Japanese automaker capture a large slice of the Indian automobile market with its highest ever sales in the country.

Honda Amaze records

2018 Honda Amaze features and specs

In car comparison, it holds favorably against Maruti DZire and Hyundai Xcent. The new version of the Honda Amazes sports a new design based on the larger City sedan. It is also the first compact sedan to get a diesel engine with CVT transmission which is an unbeatable combination. It is a good compact sedan for Indian roads starting at an on-road price of 6.3 lakhs (Delhi). The price rises all the way to 10.2 lakhs for the top of the line 1.5-liter diesel automatic transmission model. It has comfortable suspension, cruise control, paddle shift, and touch-screen entertainment system. Safety features include dual airbags, ABS and rear parking sensors. Car technologies came a long way in the last decade and a compact sedan boasts of features usually found in premium models.

Performance and mileage

The 1.2-liter petrol engine produces 89 bhp and 110 Nm of torque while the 1.5-liter diesel engine produces 99 bhp and 200 Nm of torque. Honda claims mileage of 19.5km/l for the petrol manual and 27.4km/l for the diesel manual variants.

Fresh new design for India

The older avatar of the Amaze was the trusty Honda Brio redesigned as a sedan (and Mobilio too as a seven-seater MPV).  The new version has been developed specifically keeping the Indian conditions in mind. Knowledge of how to maintain/service a car is handled efficiently by Honda dealers.

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