Honda Avancier SUV launched in China – 2.0T, 9AT

Honda Avancier China-24

Guangqi Honda has revealed the new Honda Avancier in China. The new SUV is the production version of the Honda Concept D that was unveiled a year ago at Auto Shanghai 2015, before it was caught testing late last year.

While styling has been toned down from the Concept D, the Chinese-designed showcar’s basic shape characterised by the sloping roofline remains, along with certain elements, although less dramatic in final form.

The Avancier is a big flagship SUV with a wheelbase length of 2,820 mm, and it will sit above the CR-V sold by Honda’s other Chinese JV, Dongfeng Honda. Rivals will include the Toyota Highlander and Ford Edge, although both have an extra row of seats.

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It appears to be pretty luxurious too, with LED headlamps, a big touchscreen on the centre stack, triple-zone air con, panoramic glass roof, electronic parking brake, push button gear selection, ventilated/heated seats, powered driver’s seat with memory, a control panel in the rear centre armrest and rear speakers mounted just above the rear seats. The cabin is in black leather with dark wood trim.

The five-seat Avancier – name last used on a giant JDM wagon at the turn of the millennium – is powered by a new-to-China 2.0 litre “Sport Turbo” VTEC Earth Dreams Tech engine, paired to a nine-speed automatic transmission that has steering shift paddles. Power goes to all wheels. Word is that a hybrid version and a 2.4L NA-powered base variant will follow. The Honda Sensing suite of driver assistance systems is also available.

It will go on sale by the end of 2016. When the Concept D was revealed, Honda said it would preview a new model made exclusively for the Chinese market, so the Avancier should remain in the Middle Kingdom.



GALLERY: Honda Concept D at Auto Shanghai 2015

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Comments

  • komarad on Apr 25, 2016 at 11:36 am

    Honda always the better option…

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  • Kancil Hybrid on Apr 25, 2016 at 11:40 am

    Put the engine in the new Civic. Civic will tapau Golf GTI.

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  • kimchi on Apr 25, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    Dammit i want it in Malaysia pls. Enough of CRV we want bigger and luxurious SUV to knock any menteri’s car out when they pass thru…opps..

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  • nabill (Member) on Apr 25, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    Wow.. This came out from nowhere… Not so much da car itself , bt rather that engine will end up in other models too!

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  • Not Owning Honda Yet on Apr 25, 2016 at 2:49 pm

    Great job, Honda China. Hopefully Honda Malaysia will bring this model to Malaysia, with 2.0T off course. Can tapau a lot of speedtrap cameras…:)

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  • heybadigol (Member) on Apr 25, 2016 at 3:25 pm

    Interesting engine and gearbox combo. Is the engine a detuned version of the Civic Type-R’s?

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  • Batak on Apr 25, 2016 at 3:54 pm

    Can’t shake the feeling of a bmw x6 on the rear..

    serious note, both of these cars needs to be in Malaysia even thou they were exclusive to other places, rebadge or whatnot.

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  • sukursemak on Apr 25, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    honda malaysia should bring it to here.sure laku keras

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  • Eddie on Apr 25, 2016 at 11:10 pm

    Bring it to MY, then I’ll stop thinking about other SUV

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  • hopefully if Honda bring it to Malaysia, the price including tax not more than RM170K coz we already paid Triple for more than 20 years

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  • Steven on Jun 17, 2018 at 7:15 am

    Your site didn’t allow me to finish my comment. Disappointed in purchase. Wanted heated and cooled driver and passenger seats. Got the heat/no cool. Wanted anti collision cruse and surround features offered in warning/safety package. What’s up or when will you offer all the features that are optional or standard on accord and other models. I would really like the forward facing camera for parking assist.

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