We now have more details and specifications of the Honda BR-V Prototype, which made its world debut at the 2015 Gaikindo Indonesian International Auto Show (GIIAS) yesterday. There’s also a first view of the dashboard, offered through a presentation slide.
The seven-seater – which is essentially a crossover variation of the Mobilio MPV – measures in at 4,455 mm long, 1,735 mm wide and 1,650 mm tall, with a 2,660 mm-long wheelbase. Other relevant numbers include a 1,500 mm front and rear track, as well as 200+ mm of ground clearance.
It was announced today at GIIAS that the BR-V will be available in three grades when it begins selling in Indonesia next year – it had been earlier announced that production at PT Honda Prospect Motors plant in Karawang will kick off in January 2016.
As also previously mentioned, there’s only a single engine choice for the BR-V, and that’s the 1.5 litre SOHC i-VTEC four-banger as seen on the City sedan and Jazz hatchback, with output numbers being 120 PS at 6,600 pm and 145 Nm at 4,600 rpm.
The baseline version is the 1.5L S, which is only available with a six-speed manual transmission. The midline 1.5L E, meanwhile, gets manual or CVT options, while the high-spec 1.5L Prestige will only come with a CVT.
All the grade variants will ride on 16-inch alloys as standard (dressed with 195/60 series tyres), and general equipment across the range includes projector headlamps, fog lamps, powered side mirrors and double blower air-conditioning. The second-row seats get a one-touch tumble feature, while the third row seats are 50:50 fold-down units.
Standard safety equipment consists of dual airbags, ABS and EBD as well as Isofix mounting points. On the base S, the audio system is made up of a double-DIN head unit, and from the E on a 6.1-inch display audio monitor features.
The E also adds on LED position lamps, audio steering switches and a multi-information display, as well as chrome-finished door handles and side protectors. The Prestige, meanwhile, gets all the E has and adds on VSA, hill-start assist and an aerokit. It also gets a nanoe ioniser.
Six exterior colours will be available for the BR-V in Indonesia, with three new to the colour palette (Misty Green Pearl, Passion Red Pearl and Lunar Silver Metallic). The other three are Crystal Black Pearl, Taffeta White and Modern Steel Metallic.
The BR-V will be priced between 230 to 265 million rupiah (RM68k to RM78k) depending on variant when it goes on sale in the republic next year. What do you think of the specifications? The crossover is due to make its way to Malaysia eventually – do the specs make it a promising prospect?
BRV ‘Proudly’ Beating old Toyota Rush which shall be replaced with Daihatsu FT with Dual VVT-i.
Daihatsu FT ? 1.5 Dual VVT-i …
its has 18inch wheel wrapped with 225/55 tires.
like its engine can pull that much weight,
1.5 iVtec making 120ps vs 1.5 DualVVTi only making 103ps
sorry to say, Honda BRV wins this round.
This is what RWD plays the role.
it gives the kick to climb the hill.
it gives the kick to push heavy load.
Pushing is more easy than Pulling.
FWD = Pulling
RWD = Pushing
Hopefully this car will be priced cheaply here. But I doubt it. It has to be high to feed the DRB Hicom crony assembler.
We can have cheap cars but the problem is, too much of songlap going on.
One man can songlap 2.6 billion is just one news we know. What about the other times he songlap that we don’t know about? I think it runs to hundreds of billions.
Taib songlap US$20 billion (RM80 billion) also nothing happen to him. Infact he was rewarded for his songlap and made Governor
what about the songlaps by the other Menteri and Government officials?
It all runs to hundreds of billions per annum the Songlap.
This is why we get low spec lousy cars. Our guardians are more interested in Songlap than fighting for the rakyat to get good and safe cars.
RWD:
Pushing Load give u more Traction.
thus allow more effective load transfer.
Heavy Load right above the Rear Wheel: Thus, effectively can carry More Load.
FWD:
Pulling Load give u insufficient traction, more difficult to get the load transferred to the front wheel.
4WD:
Very important for SuperCar due to need of traction for acceleration. no traction – not moving. Spinning in the air.
Really ahh..then why truck head is on the front of the load not put on the back ? Train also why the locomotive put at the front not a the back…I’m just a whore please explain, can’t find it on google meh..
Toyota Dual VVT-i Max HP and Torque @ 6,000rpm and 4,200rpm.
Honda Max HP and Torque @ 6,600rpm and 4,600rpm..
On Paper, Honda has higher hp and Torque.
In Reality, u will not achieve that Max HP and Torque as stated. We always drive at rpm below 3k.
Amazing how Honda can come up with a superb car. I wonder why Proton cannot come up with such a good car like BRV
See below and you will know why Proton is a failure.
Japanese workers :
“We must work hard. We must focus in our work. We take pride in our products and must deliver excellent quality. Only then, we can enjoy our remuneration for the hard work done. We must aim to be more hardworking than our other Japanese car plants”
Proton Malaysia workers:
“Rilak lah bang, buat apa nak keje ni. rilak lah, nanti boleh buat. Letih lah ni, mari meh tido sekejap kat bilik stor, boss takde ni. Eh tengok awek kilang cun tu, bess lah dapat kongkek dia. Syok. Jom lah, mari pegi kantin minum teh dan makan kuih lapis. Tak payah keje kuat ni, kerajaan nanti tolong. Buat apa keje kuat ni? Nanti kerajaan mesti order Proton banyak banyak, pasti jual. Tengok, PDRM sudah beli semua kete baru dari Proton”
U must be joking. A difference of 600 rpm is insignificant. If i-VTEC can’t reach its max torque, then neither can the dual VVTI.
Rush VVT-i
107hp, 6000rpm
141Nm, 4,4000rpm
Avanza VVT-i
104hp, 6000rpm
136Nm, 4,400rpm
So, New Rush with Dual VVT-i.
it will be Tuned with more hp and Nm with the same low RPM in New Dual VVT-i which More Torque can be utilised at only 4,200 rpm.
I loled at those engines, lightyears behind torquey campro turbo 205nm from 2,000-4000RPM, lol
But my old waja with mitsu engine ady can reach max torque at 2750RPM, lol.
Both cars are rubbish.
BRV is AVANZA equivalent la.
Avanza drivers are road hogging soccer mom and pops.
Avanza passengers are under 12 year olds who will open the door widely and strongly and whack your car. Their mom and pop won’t even acknowledge their kids did wrong and ignore you!
Never park next to them!
From next year Avanza drivers will change to BRV so beware!
Indonesian price RM68k to RM78k.
Bolehland price surely add +RM20K for nothing. Expect RM88K to RM98K final price.
Thanks to the stupid Protongkat policies. So much to the janji harga kereta turun 30%.
Localise production here just like 1st gen Avanza, SAY NO TO IMPORT from ASEAN!
Then you will get ur discount. So Better thank Najib!
The Chrome at the rear license plate looks like mustache, if Honda remove that, it will be perfect
This one will kill the avanza
this (& hr-v) will be the game changer, br-v for budget 7-seater mpv/suv. Ill go for this coz of brand (reliability), looks (the best looking among budget 7 seater suv/mpv in Malaysia – alza, exora, avanza, livina, innova hmm..), space (honda the best in creating space), 2nd hand value, handling (honda >> p1,p2), safety (hopefully) and most importantly afordability..so the killer question is the price range and whether definitely br-v coming to Malaysia. This one will kill all 7 seater budget suv/mpv in mesia, same like hrv did in it segment
This is gonna smash the rotten junk Avanza beyond words that it wish it weren’t born.
Avanza during its heyday provide a great opportunity for a small and medium size family to travel together, cheaply. It has served its purpose well…win-win for many families and Toyota alike. majority can’t afford Odysseys, Estima, Carnival or Serena. So, Avanza saved the day.
Kudos to Avanza and Toyota…but your time is almost up…thank you and bye.
Really looks like India Tata or Mahindra’s car..
Interior is decent.
but exterior, Designer hired from India?
since this car will capture India Market too…
Touchscreen aircond panel + LCD screen is decent ?
ask the other rival in its class, still using the ‘stove’ knob from the kitchen.
1.8, 8 speakers, n 6 airbags on malaysia spec v
If 1.5 will be like Honda Freed will be forgetable…
For a budget SUV, this will kick the Rush to kingdom come.
But if this were to come here, the high spec should include the curtain airbags…this is a people mover after all.
As for the 1.5l engine..not too sure about that. The HRV uses a 1.8l n it ferries 5 people and this fetches 7 people. Going up Genting or Cameron will be a pain.
So you want more Takata airbags?? Having more airbags does not mean its safer and as shown recently it looks like having more airbag kills. So rather have less than more. Who would want to sit inside with 6 grenades full of shrapnels aimed at you!!
seriously 1.5 engine for this big car? honda surely make the vehicle to compete avanza. i think i will buy.. plz dont overprice it
the HRV is still the best looking among the other 2 brothers. BRV front design is abit similar like CRV. The spoiler is not so nice compared to HRV, but BRV overall still looks ok. malaysia soon will have alot of SUVs on the road
seriously 1.5 engine for this big car? i think i will buy it ..
I suspect the overhang at the back is the key for this to be a seven seater otherwise it is a normal 5 seat hrv
The wheelbase is slightly longer than the HR-V though but slightly narrower overall on the dimensions.
Looks like honda msia gonna have a new weapon for nxt year. Just price it right and 100k pegoh plant capacity will be fully utilised
give at least 1.8cc as in hrv for malaysian market..
honda said : we already killed the rush with our hr-v ….now lets show toyota we can build a better rush than them
Rush not killed by anybody.
Rush ady not selling well berfore HR-V has arrived.
HR-V killed Ford Ecosport.
What does BR-V stand for?
Brilliant Resale Value
It will compete with grand livina and Toyota avanza
Price will be closed or more expensive than grand livina as the interior and dimensions are all bigger, longer and wider
I foresee pricing will be from:
Base model with 2 airbags only: RM92888
Middle model with 2 airbags and more equipment: RM110888
High Spec model 6 airbags and all the gadgets and daytime led: RM128888
Overpriced Honda with Dated Front and Side Styling and a Ugly Rear?
Price @ 70k base model mid model 78k, high spec 88k
The BR-V looks dated and seemed to be using leftovers from the previous generations of CRV parts for the exterior and using existing Civic and City parts for its interior. Doesn’t look like anything to have come out from Honda Japan that’s for sure. But if they priced it right, it will surely be another hot cake model for the masses. So Honda Malaysia, do the right thing and price it moderately!
RM65k to RM80k.
Within Avanza Price Range, will be acceptable.
Given a design that is so dated. pricing at this may still able to sell as much as Avanza the New 5 Seater with extra 2 decorative seat behind.
This probably will pump up Honda sales in 2016, if the price range are in between 80k-100k is worthy and it will so called a affordable import car for a big Family.
Hope to heard some good news from Honda Malaysia.
For comparison,
Stream BR-V Rush 7
Wheelbase 2740 mm 2660mm 2685mm
Length 4575 mm 4455mm 4410mm
Width 1695 mm 1735mm 1695mm
Height 1540 mm 1650mm 1745mm
In terms of L to Wt ratio, BR-V has a better proportion.
Stream is only rubbish wagon like Citra, not even MPV
this car is made for indonesia same like that freed.
means cheap ass car.
malaysian will buy ka? means nowadays malaysian cheaper.
This is more like a MPV than SUV…
Definitely more towards Indonesian (and Indian) market with direct competition to Avanza 1.5 market.
Harga Honda HR-V 1.5L A MT Rp.243,000,000,-
Harga Honda HR-V 1.5L S MT Rp.257,000,000,-
Harga Honda HR-V 1.5L S CVT Rp.267,000,000,-
Harga Honda HR-V 1.5L E CVT Rp.288,000,000,-
Harga Honda HR-V 1.8L Prestige CVT Rp.355,000,000,-
Despite merely Rp8 millions cheaper than Jazz platform HR-V this Brio Mobilio based people mover will never achieve HR-V status. HR-V is Honda success story not only in Malaysia but earlier in USA, Japan, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia and many more countries the car wad introduced.
While front end looks good like CR-V and rear borrow from HR-V sister for Chinese market XR-V the MPV looks cheapo from side view with kinked belt line borrow from Mobilio Brio-based MPV. Simply not augur well with matured markets.
Having said that if Honda targeting Avanza 1.5 (since 1.3 Avanza/Xenia not very much affected) this car will make the most Toyota a massive headache.
Brv vs daihatsu ft
Single cam vs twincam
Old 2000 1.5 i-vtec vs 2008 dual vvti(engine debut)
17km/l. Vs 21km/
Hrv (easy part due jazz haflcut=internal/engine part)n also cheap
Daihatsu ft(not easy = new model but nowday can find in passo hana but for 1.3 version….coming soon…blumpotong lagi !
support ur research.
Tyre Size Comparison:
Avanza: 185/65/R15 – 24.5″ height, 185mm Width
Mobilio: 185/65/R15 – 24.5″ height, 185mm Width
BRV: 195/60/R16 – 25.2″ height, 195mm Width
Rush: 215/65/R16 – 27″ height, 215mm Width
BRV is not SUV enough.. Tyre is quite small to be one.
only a Mobilio MPV Crossover.
Add On:
HR-V (also b-segment)
215/60/R16 – 26.2′ height, 215mm width.
BRV tyre size, just suitable as a crossover.
if it uses HR-V tyre size, it will make it looks bolder.
now, just a Mobilio Crossover.
not so SUV.
This could be Honda’s redemption after the ignominy of the half-hearted effort that was the Freed. Looking good in the pics.
Dear Paultan, i’m here just to say you bring the BR-V news better than all Indonesian’s car site! thanks for that! :)
In Arabs, Honda is not really a wanted choice.
We look for something better.
Oh well, we live in Malaysia, not in Arab country ;p
is it me or the rear number plate box too low?? look kinda weird…
Honda still use soch l15a then upgrade to l15z6…..2001 tech with more n more upgrade….toyota use 2nr-fe 2008 doch ,dual vvti.(save more 15% fuel)….not that old k3 99 tech anymore….maybe honda should provide their l15b…..suv with 16″ rim are not like compact car like jazz/myvi…they need more tork at lower rpm….actually nr engine have better flat curf tork ….
Too bad at 21th of August they did not open the door yet, at 23th of August, the Red BR-V doors were open so people could take a peek
Let’s get back to basics and re define what category the BR-V sits in. In my opinion, it is an MPV, not an SUV or CUV in any form or shape. Otherwise it would be a wolf in sheeps clothing. The SUV’s currently offered by Honda are the CR-V & fabulous HR-V.