One thing we have learnt from the Honda WR-V is that
Honda is open to pseudo crossovers if that’s what is required to push more UVs
into emerging markets. With the 2018 Honda Brio out yesterday, it didn’t take
IAB’s 'renderings man' Shoeb Kalania long to work on a potential Honda Brio
Cross.
A Honda Brio Cross could help Honda target customers
seeking cars like the Ford Freestyle (Ford KA+ Active/Ford Ka Freestyle) and
Hyundai Grand i10X. Reports have said that Honda will sell the second
generation Brio in Latin America where there prevails significant potential for
pseudo crossovers. If Honda does launch the city car in the Americas, it could
study the adventure variant for a later stage.
The Honda Brio Cross has a rugged character with
features like faux skid plates in a grey finish, blacked-out lower front bumper
and black wheel arch extensions, mirrors rocker cladding, side door cladding
and flush roof bars. The Cross variant could have a softer suspension setup and
higher ground clearance to tackle rough roads more easily.
The 2018 Honda Brio is 3,640 mm long, 1,680 mm wide
and 1,485 mm high. It has a 2,345 mm ground clearance. Powering the redesigned
city car is the 1.2-litre i-VTEC four-cylinder petrol engine that produces 90
PS at 6,000 rpm and 110 Nm of torque at 4,800 rpm. A 5-speed manual
transmission or a continuously variable transmission channels drive to the
front wheels.
