What you see here is Honda’s brand new small sedan for emerging markets, mainly in Asia and countries such as Thailand, where it is called the Brio Amaze and India, where it will be offered as the Amaze.

The Amaze is the sedan derivative of the Brio five-door hatchback released last year in the same region.

In Thailand, which is the first country to receive the car, the Amaze is offered with the same 1.2-liter i-VTEC gasoline engine found on the hatch.

The four-cylinder unit produces 90 horsepower and can be matched to either a 5-speed manual gearbox or a CVT, delivering a fuel economy of 20km/lt, equal to 5.0lt/100km and 47mpg US / 56.5mpg UK.

It has been said that in other countries including India, the Amaze will be available with a small displacement diesel engine as well.

Prices in Thailand range from 454,000 Baht (US$14,800 / €11,400) for the base S MT to 521,000 Baht (US$17,000 / €13,100) for the V AT model.

 

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