The Honda Mobilio has made its market debut in Thailand, joining the imported Odyssey, Stepwgn Spada and Freed MPVs in the Kingdom. The budget MPV, which shares a platform with the Brio, was first seen in ‘prototype’ form at last year’s Indonesia International Motor Show before officially debuting in the republic early this year, where it challenges the Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Xenia. The three-row MPV was launched in India in July.
The Thai-market Mobilio rolls out from Honda’s plant in Ayutthaya province. It is available in three trims – a basic S, regular V and the sporty RS. Only the lowest trim is available with a five-speed manual gearbox option; the rest are auto-only.
All are powered by a 1.5 litre i-VTEC unit with 120 PS at 6,600 rpm and 145 Nm of torque at 4,600 rpm. The SOHC motor is paired to either a stick shift or an Earth Dreams CVT transmission, as found in the City/Jazz.
To accomodate three rows, the Brio platform has been stretched to make a 4,386 mm long body (4,398 mm for bodykitted RS) with a 2,652 mm wheelbase.
Interestingly, the Thai Mobilio is also available in two-row form – the base S is a five-seater with a huge boot while the V and RS are seven-seaters. Second row seats split fold 60:40 and tumble with a “One Motion” mechanism. The middle row bench slides fore and aft, too. Speed-adjustable rear AC blower is standard.
Check out the pics below (thanks to Thai-based reader Ziwen for the showroom snaps) to see the available equipment, such as a touchscreen head unit with reverse camera, Bluetooth and HDMI link. This one has some physical buttons on it, unlike the unit on the City and Jazz.
Prices start from 597,000 baht (RM59,378) for the S M/T and 642,000 baht (RM63,843) for the S A/T, rising to 682,000 baht (RM67,823) for the auto-only V. The bells and whistles RS will set one back 739,000 baht (RM73,500). There’s also a Modulo accessories package for the MPV – see the brochure scan below to see what’s offered.
Will the Mobilio work in Malaysia? If yes, at what price?
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RM60K? when it reach 1M4U it will be USD$60K.
If CBU will cost around RM78k++
If CKD hope will be around RM65k++
Bolehland crazy taxes, and protection to AP system.
Tun DrM the genius that implanted excise duty.
Lol excise duty exist since 60’s if not mistaken..
Excise Act 1967 (Act 176)
this from a study from Thailand International Trade Centre journal
“In September 1963, the Malaysian government announced its intention to encourage the establishment of an automobile industry, beginning with assembly of cars, to give impetus to the industrialisation program. The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) established a special interdepartmental agency to oversee the auto sector, the Motor Vehicle Assembly Committee (MVAC), whose functions included price administration, import regulation, promotion of local contents, and control of the number of assemblers, makes, and models. Based on a feasibility study done by Arthur D. Little Inc, in February 1966, protective tariffs were imposed. Initially the tariff rates ranged from 30% to 80% on built-up vehicles, depending on the engine capacity, and 20% to 30% on CKD kits and car parts.” ..show ot TDM who start this..
Ok you’re right.
And same is still a lousy taxes system.
What crap you talking about kzm? You got anything up there bro?
From same sources…
“The first assembly plant, Swedish Motor Assemblies (a joint venture with Volvo) commenced operation in 1967. During the next three years the government approved to six assembly plants to start operations in Malaysia. By 1980 there were 11 assembly plants in Malaysia which produced 122 models of 25 makes of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Fiat, Mitsubishi, Volvo, Honda, Peugeot, Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Daihatsu, Ford, Chrysler, land Rover, Citroën were involved in assembly activities through equity and/or technical tie-ups with Malaysian (mostly Chinese) partners. By 1974 the annual output of locally assembled cars had reached 48,000. Most of the large auto part producing firms were foreign owned, predominantly by Japanese companies (Doner 1991). “
same sources…for Thai at the same time
“Following the imposition of import tariffs in the early 1960s, multinational car makers, who had until then serving the Thai market through exports from their home bases, set up assembly plants in Thailand. By the late 1960s all Japanese carmakers (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu, Isuzu), three European carmakers (Volvo, Renault Mercedes) and the two major US carmakers Ford and General Motors) were present in Thailand. Many of them, especially Japanese carmakers, operated through joint ventures with large local conglomerates, although foreign ownership restrictions had not yet been implemented (until 1977). “
kzm is one budak bodoh. Always happy to condemn people who ask for cheaper cars. He is so stupid, he is happy when cars are expensive and when Malaysians pay more money for cars.
Again kzm talking rubbish. Hello brader, what you trying to prove?
he say TDM introduce Excise Duty..i just show him/her that excise duty is there even before TDM n i dont condemn i just correct the wrong fact..do u see i condemn anyone?
What we need KZM is to have the knowledge and forward thinking. The forward thinking to see a global price for cars one day, not just on Malaysia but Asean then Asia.
Once we have educated people, we’ll be able to achieve that, global car price for all. We need to understand the cost breakdown for cars. Never give up KZM.
another SOHC engine car for ASEAN people. come on honda! please bring your DOHC engine here!
janji jimat minyak pergi mati la sohc atau dohc..kalo nak laju beli la kereta sukan..
wahai encik yaya yg bijaksana, i-vtec dohc lagi jimat minyak la. lagi mesra alam. sebab tu honda di europe & jepun tak jual lagi i-vtec sohc. saya tak cite bab bawak kete laju2.
http://paultan.org/2014/01/23/2014-honda-city-launched-in-thailand/
1. Lowest specs Price Estimation:
Honda City S AT = RM60k(Thai), RM76k(MY)
Honda Mobilio S AT = RM64k(Thai),
Expect=RM80k(MY).
1. Highest specs Price Estimation:
Mobilio V = RM68k (Thai)
More expensive than City V = Rm66k(Thai),RM91k (MY)
Expect = RM94k(My)
conclusion:
Expected price range = RM80k – RM94k
It could be lower.
Maybe say RM73k++
Mobilio = MPV, has lower taxation compared to sedan.
tengok harga grand livina itulah harga brio..sebenarnya grand livina 1.5cc di indonesia n thailand kalo tak silap..betulkan kalo salah..tapi utk pasaran malaysia masih guna 1.6 dan 1.8..
Bole je letak 1.5, TC takut kalah kat campro 1.6. Tapi kalah juga sebab facelifted Exora has 1.6 Turbo.
SShhhhiiiiiiieeeewwwwwwwwww!!!
Yaya ooo yaya
Kat Indo ada 1.5 & 1.8
1.8litre Max HP 126 gak same je ngn Msia
ape la beza sangat 1.5/1.6 tuu
Thailand jual beza dgn kita dlm RM10-15k gitu je, tapi sana minyak dlm RM3.88 per litre laaa
Macam biasa, Honda Malaysia will price it above Proton Exora.
MITI yes man angguk kepala approve it only.
nope it wont … let have a look here
This is the Jazz —
Prices start from 555,000 baht (RM54,776) for a manual version (S MT). The entry CVT variant (S AT) goes for 594,000 baht (RM58,672), rising to 754,000 baht (RM74,529) for the range topping SV+ spec.
This is the Mobilio–
Prices start from 597,000 baht (RM59,378) for the S M/T and 642,000 baht (RM63,843) for the S A/T, rising to 682,000 baht (RM67,823) for the auto-only V. The bells and whistles RS will set one back 739,000 baht (RM73,500). There’s also a Modulo accessories package for the MPV
So, the Honda Mobilio maybe gonna price like the Jazz?
yes.. maybe cheaper without the modulo package..
Around RM74k-85k , isnt it a good buy ?
Lowest spec Mobilio AT maybe gonna price around 75k
highest around RM85k
still come without ESP+TC + 6 Airbag…thai variant 2 airbag, ABS+EBD across variant though.
yeah , this car gonna need All those safety features to be the safest budget MPV.
if it doesn’t, means it will come tin milo kosong + tahi lalat for you..
OMG…so cheap over there. RM 60k here we can get little Iriz only jeh…haiiii
Alza,Exora,Avanza still around that 60k price also..
dont compare diff segment pls..
Its like comparing RM300k Golf R vs RM25k Axia..
wow, 10x Axia for 1 Golf R ..
Needs to be way cheaper than honda freed. Perhaps undercut grand livina a bit
Yes it will be cheaper than Honda Freed.
This is a budget MPV.
Fugly camry wannabe front design.
This is Avanza class MPV, slightly lower than the Grand Livina. The key is that none of these low end MPVs have acceptable levels of safety kit yet and the Honda continues that tradition sadly.
Price it at Avanza levels and it should sell, especially with Honda Malaysia’s 5-year unlimited mileage warranty and 10k km service interval. I just wish it had a full complement of airbags and stability control at least as an option for one variant.
Di Thailand kereta murah sebab di Thailand tiada UMNO.
you made my day man..
Ketum also takde in thailand, tapi kreta masih boleh murah
di thailand minyak mahal, sebab di thailand tiada petronas.
please don’t be “gajah depan mata tak nampak, kutu seberang sungai nampak” lah.
Stop with your nonsense BN shit. They have done nothing but ruined this country. Bagi aja min yak mahal, asalkan ekonomi maju, gaji tinggi. Who needs subsidy when everyone is earning the riches from the country’s development.
Who ruin selangor?
Khalid who is on UMNO’s side
Pindah jela tmpat lain ,, problem solved..
no more politics, no more tax ..
simple as that ,, go migrate
You memang macai BN and kena tipu for 50 tahun masih tak sedar. Harga minyak di brunei adalah RM1.28 (BND0.53) seliter bagi RON 97. What now? still thinking harga minyak Malaysia murah?
Still u can’t buy $22k Camry..
Budak bodoh, happy that cars in Malaysia are expensive. Always pro expensive cars. Always justifying that expensive cars are very normal and it is good to have expensive cars.
So stupid, kzm insist that our car prices in Malaysia are so reasonable and in line with thailand and Brunei prices. But the bodo don’t say that Brunei people earn so much more than Malaysians and their Brunei dollar is at par with SGD and it is so strong globally.
Nak murah , pindah la negara lain ..
apa susah2, apa pening2
So proud of Brunei cheap oil , then migrate there..
So proud of strong SGD, then migrate there..
Selamat Hari Malaysia, ;D
You are an uneducated fool who can’t speak or write proper English …… and who are you to ask people to migrate ? Learn English first you if not the only country that understand you is Indonesia.
Just giving an idea if they can’t stand living in Malaysia.
is this proper english ?
‘Learn English first you if not the only country that understand you is Indonesia’ – your english worst ..
????? what r u trying to say ????
U racist, saying Indonesia like it has very bad english. FYI, there is alot of foreign people living there. Thats why they are very beautiful.
Sedap hati je cakap orang bodoh. Sendiri yang bodoh tak sedar.
Penduduk KL lagi banyak dari Brunei, ada hati nak bandingkan dengan Malaysia.
everyone just blame umno…kesian nobody wants to blame mca and mic…
apa lagi , pindah ler ke sana…
apply warganegara thailand senang kot
if this hit Malaysia from RM60k…then bye Alza ~~
OMG…not only bye to Alza, but all the local cars…puihh…
under 90k and it will be selling like goreng pisang panas
For a moment I thought it was Honda Vezel that is going to launch…
should be priced similar to toyota avanza..
it will be about RM88k, so that P1 and P2 cars still can sell well
Without NAP.. answers to Alza.. Unfortunately reach here.. price will be like Livinas.
“Bulat-bulat” style dashboard like Nissan Almera.. What happen to you Honda?
Once it here, it will be expensive like hell also this car kinda look ugly with that small wheel and ugly front view. This car may easy to body roll but that Torque though.
This is one Ugly looking HONDA…….
3rd row seat looks bigger than freed and even stream. stream 3rd row seat is quite small. this one is better.
overall is better than avanza / grand livina
pls bring it to malaysia and price it a good price tag.
Looks good and i trust honda’s build. But mpv with 1.5 L engine? Come on… Are they trying to beat the stupid exora in power to weight ratio failure.
Ever driven the “stupid Exora”, veloc?
Exora with CFE/ Turbo engine have sufficient power to haul 6 adults inside. Hilly KL-Karak highway is smooth sailing, and not for an instance I have to floor down the pedal.
Yup, Exora turbo got very good standstill pickup + high speed cruising abilities, much better than GL, Rondo, Stream, Wish and Mazda5. Try it yourself.
… and air-cond is full blown for all rows of seat.
the attractive thing about this longer brio is it has a rear aircond vent and movable 2nd row seat.. the rest is rubbish… possibly avanza killer but not alza unless the price on par with alza..
Looks way better than Avanza & Livina
No way !!
If in Malaysia the price will definitely be over RM85k
when it come to Malaysia, everybody know the price la.
ya..ya..ya..
you guys can complaint as much as you can about price when it come to Malaysia ..but…
they don’t care..hahaha
That looks very low quality from a Honda.
WAITING FOR VEZEL
it looks good from the sides and rear…
but Honda seriouisly have to rethink the front fascia before bringing it in here….
the front is just too ugly…
Package and priced right, it may work in Malaysia. Like others have mentioned, the front looks ugly though.
B segment mpv. just avanza and grand livina competitor. for god sake it will be over 80k when it come to malaysia. taxes… takes everywhere.
please don’t repeat honda freed pricing failure…self-confident price and it just not worth
To answer your question, I think it will work. Not a mass market car but should still be popular.
Provided the ride, quality be better than Avanza. Pricing-wise here should be around Rm80k – Rm90k. Any more will be in Freed territory.
HR-V. hope the price be affordable.
please la M’sia. let the Malaysian enjoy good vehicles with reasonable price. Neighbouring countries sell cheap, y ?? m’sian cannot do that ??
profit less ,sell bulk, gain more. sell high gain less cos less buyers.
Greedy.
..and with just 2.5k salary the only mpv i can afford was 2nd hand naza citra..opss sorry, i’m forgot that all malaysian already got 5900 monthly income except me mybe..
I have been waiting for this !!!
Faster bring in the Mobilio RS!!
Plz sell below rm90k!! Honda Malaysia Please!!
When Soichiro Honda died, the Honda Racing DNA died with him.
Nowadays, Honda only makes boring cars for old retired people. Their Type-R division is basically extinct. I seriously doubt they going to bring it back especially when Toyota’s Toyobaru 86 only had a modest impact on the market.
True sporty cars on budget are found elsewhere these days. Golf GTI, Focus ST, Megane RS etcs. Japanese don’t have any competitive cars in this sector.
Ugly or not, at least the low-mid income families in Thai get a decend MPV for RM60k
looks like enhanced airwave model to me…
heard from the salesperson that they wont be bringing in mobilio to msia.
Wooh…..why so ugly lah
Honda, better you bring in this Car before GST start.