Honda Mobilio Complete Review

Honda has launched its much awaited MPV, the Mobilio and aggressive promotions are already under way. So then let us tell you what you need to know about Honda’s MPV.

How does it look: -

When it comes to exteriors, it seems Honda has done a pretty good job here. The Mobilio is under stand ably a lot longer than the Brio Hatch back and even the Amaze Sedan and is even longer than the Maruti Ertiga its chief rival. At the front you will find a large developed of chrome at the grill to make it seem a lot more premium looking, then you fill find an aggressive front bumper, all this has been done to keep the Mobilio different looking from the other Honda cars and it has done a quite well here. Move to the side, you will see some clever design details hiding the bulk of the car. Move to the rear and you will definitely see the best angle of the Mobilio, wrap around look of the rear wind screens and red attractively shaped tail lights clearly make it good looking. In fact, we have to say over all as an exterior design of the Mobilio is definitely one of the best looking MPV’s around.

What about the Interiors: -

The Mobilio is an MPV, which means find MPV Space and Practicality is really important and its cause well here. The Mobilio is actually quite easy to get in and out and from inside it feels quite spacious thanks to large windows. When it comes to space, the 2^nd row is really comfortable in fact you have to say even the 3^rd row offers decent comfort. When it comes to practicality, the Mobilio offers 60:40 split seats for the 2^nd row and you get 50:50 split seats for the 3^rd row. Mobilio also does well in the features, you get a touch screen system, rear view camera, Bluetooth and steering mounted audio controls on the top end variant. Design wise under stand ably a lot is shared with the Amaze and the Brio but you have to say quality is definitely not the class best on first impression at least.

What about engines: -

When it comes to engine options the Mobilio will have a 1.5 L Petrol and a 1.5 L Diesel engine. The petrol will also have an automatic option while the Diesel will only come with the manual gear box. Now just like the other Honda Cars, like the Amaze and the City, fuel economy is going to be one of the important criteria’s and the Mobilio is expected to do very well here. In fact we may as well believe the Mobilio will be the most fuel efficient MPV around, it is fantastic fuel economy for the diesel engine. We even expect the petrol automatic to be very fuel efficient.

Verdict: -

On first impressions at least the Mobilio comes across a very promising product and will turn out to be yet another success for Honda India but the big question as always is the Price. We expect Honda to push in the Mobilio between the Ertiga and the Innova and we know the Mobilio to is priced slightly higher than the Ertiga but let’s face it. The good looks, the features and the spacious and practically cabin is USP of this car. 

Honda Mobilio V 1.5 i Vtec Petrol Price Review

This badge, Honda Mobilio is every thing any one with the practically bent of mind who want for under 10 Lakh rupees. Its spacious, it’s refined and it can carry the whole family on a road trip while being quite peppy to drive. The Mobilio is not what you called out track attractive but if you want a bit more style, there is also the RS Variant with the Body Kit and the Projector Headlamps. The lighter colours do bring out the contrast in the rear styling though.

Space is the Mobilio’s main selling point. The Petrol and Diesel variants have identical interiors with 223 litres of luggage space which can be extended to 521 liters by folding the last row. What a diesel Mobilio to review for more on the space aspect. Petrol Mobilio buyers are likely to be those who are looking for refinement and the power, both of which the Mobilio has. As it has the same engine that the Honda City uses.

Now the Honda Mobilio petrol has 119 PS of power from its 1.5 L I-Vtec engine and 145 NM of torque. You can really feel that 119 PS when you are out on a highway. This car is very eager to pull away. If you want a fast MPV this is probably one of the best in this segment in terms of power to weight during its 1160 Kilos kerb weight. Being a petrol, it’s very refined, you hardly hear any thing in the cabin but the sound insulation compared to the diesel is too less so you do get little bit of road noise in this car but not so much in the diesel. The Mobilio V variant gets standard features like the powered windows and mirrors, 2 airbags, ABS and 15 inch allow wheels. The instrument panel has an ECO light that urges you to drive in fuel efficient manner. The other difference between the Petrol Mobilio and the Diesel is in the Steering, the diesel steering actually felt slightly heavier, this one is pretty light. The petrol variant is lot of fairly fuel efficient with claiming the efficiency of 17.3 KMPL that is pretty much other petrol sedans in the segment. During our drive, it gave about 13 KMPL. If you want a refined MPV that is spacious, fairly fuel efficient and yet powerful enough to get you and your family to the destination faster, the Mobilio petrol is a pretty decent choice how ever we think it’s the diesel that will be the bigger draw. 

Honda Mobilio V1 5 I Dtec Diesel Review

It is compact on the out side but it is incredibly spacious in the inside. It can seat 7 and is more fuel efficient than a Hatch back. And that’s the Honda Mobilio for you. An MPV Based on the Amaze and Brio plat form. The front has been Superb a bit lot but the average person will have to look hard to spot the differences. The changes are in the bumper and the fat chrome grill mainly. They have given it a slightly more macho look. The rear look is pretty good with wrappers on tail lamps and floating roof giving it a station wagon like feel. The dimension platform has been stretched to 4386 MM in length and wheel base is generous 2652 MM. What’s amazing about the Mobilio though is the space inside it. It’s the three row 7 seater which offers excellent flexibility in space, with all rows in place it still gets 223 Liters of boot space bigger than most hatch backs and enough for two big suit cases. Flip and fold the 50-50 split third row and you will be free up for a Sedan riding with 521 liters of boot space. The middle row too can be folded for even more flexibility. Now I have to say the Honda Mobilio has one of the best middle row as far as the MPV Has go. This row is really comfortable, you have lot of leg room and you have things like drop down arm rest as for your comfort and you get also can recline the seat if you want to. Not only that you can also push it forward and backward to increase legroom for the rear passenger, which by the way for third row which is not really bad. There are enough comfort features in the middle row too, such as an AC Panel which has separate condenser and blowers to increase cooling at the rear. Getting in to the third row is really easy but you do have to crow chip for it. Now the third row in any MPV is usually a punishment mostly because you really have not much space but not so with the Mobilio. This is one of the most spacious third rows you could find among in MPV’s of the segment. Not only that, you also have things like me able to recline the back rest for added comfort and you have decent knee room over here except that probably you knees are little raise because its height is little low but other wise this row is really comfortable and very usable as in term.

The nice large windows make sure the passenger won’t really get hanged over back there. The beige interior may be a paint to keep clean but again to add feeling of space. The Mobilio isn’t that great in the features though, its got all though I expect, two air bags in front and ABS to ensure safety, the dashboard is the same as the Brio and the Amaze but the instrument panels is slightly different with the blue rings surrounding the 3 pod meter console. It does not have automatic climate control and speed sensing locks or extra charging points even but it has steering audio controls, powered outside mirrors and power windows as standard.

 So right now I am driving the Honda Mobilio Diesel which has the 1.5 L i-dtec engine 100 PS of power and 200 NM of torque, this engine is very familiar with the Amaze and the Honda City but here what Honda has been done, is they have lowered the gear ratio a bit and that has make a world of differences in this car the Mobilio. Pick up is instant, hardly any trouble like and they have also worked from Amaze’s level a bit which means it is very refined inside the cabin, you hardly hear the engine noise here.

What’s even better is the ground clearance, the 15 inch 185 width tyros are the wider as seen at this plat form, and has got an SUV rivaling 189 MM of ground clearance which is pretty re assuring. Body role is hardly evident and it drives pretty much like a car. I think this car can be afforded very sorted as far the MPV is go, nothing much to think about here. What’s really good is the fuel efficiency, 24.2 KMPL, even during our drive, we got close to the 20 KMPL overall. That will be one of its biggest selling points. Overall for some one looking for a versatile vehicle that can seat 7 and carry luggage, with car like handling and of course excellent fuel efficiency, the Honda Mobilio seems to be the near perfect vehicle in its segment.