Honda Cars India drives in new Honda WR-V

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Honda Cars India Ltd on July 2 launched the New Honda WR-V with enhanced exteriors styling, enriched interiors and BS-6 compliant engines in both petrol and diesel versions
The New Honda WR-V’s exterior changes include new bolder solid wing chrome grille, new advanced LED projector headlamps with integrated DRLs and position lamps, new advanced LED fog lamps and new Advanced LED rear combination lamps. The newly designed advanced R16 dual tone diamond cut alloy wheels, louver type front grille and shark fin antenna add to the overall bold look of the model.
Commenting on the launch of new WR-V, Mr. Gaku Nakanishi, President & CEO, Honda Cars India Ltd., said, “Honda WR-V features the brand’s global DNA and has been very well-accepted by almost 1 lakh customers in India. We constantly work towards creating products that appeal to our customers and are extremely delighted to introduce the New WR-V with bolder new looks and feature enrichments. We are confident that the renewed WR-V line-up will be appreciated by our customers.”
“We have offered the New WR-V in both petrol and diesel in BS-6 regime to offer wider choice to our customers depending on their requirement,” he said.
The interiors of the new WR-V offer a spacious, comfortable cabin with new and exclusively designed premium seat upholstery with emboss and mesh design and get additional chrome accents to add to the premium look of the cabin.
The New WR-V adopts the best of Honda’s powertrains to achieve a perfect balance of performance and fuel economy. The BS-6 compliant petrol variant of the new WR-V is powered by 1.2L i-VTEC Petrol engine that delivers a maximum power of 90PS@6000 rpm and a torque of 110 Nm@4800 rpm. It has been mated with Honda’s advanced 5-speed manual transmission delivering an impressive fuel efficiency of 16.5 km/l as per test data.
The BS-6 compliant diesel variant of new WR-V is powered by the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine of earth dream technology series and delivers the best combination of excellent fuel economy of 23.7 km/l and a maximum power of 100ps@3600 rpm with a max torque of 200 Nm@1750 rpm. It has been mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.
Honda has applied its advanced exhaust gas after-treatment system with NSC (NOx Storage Catalyst) and DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) to meet the challenging target of particulate matter (PM) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission in case of diesel engines. Honda’s original Silver Thin Coated DPF (STC-DPF) enables reduction of PM combustion time by 40% compared to the conventional DPF.

Honda WR-V features advanced equipment such as the One-touch Electric Sunroof, Auto AC with touchscreen control panel, Multi Information Combimeter with ECO ASSIST ambient rings, tilt and telescopic steering wheel with audio, voice, handsfree and cruise control switches, driver seat height adjuster, one push start/stop button with white and red illumination & Honda smart key system with keyless remote.
Then there is the DIGIPAD 2.0 – an advanced infotainment system that offers seamless and smart connectivity which is now a standard feature across all variants. The 17.7 cm advanced touchscreen audio, video and navigation system comes with seamless smartphone connectivity through Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ and a host of advanced functionality like in-built satellite linked turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic support through USB wi-fi receiver, voice command, messages, Bluetooth hands-free telephony & audio and wireless infrared remote.
The New WR-V provides plenty of storage spaces to fit all your stuff, including Front Armrest storage area large enough to swallow a full-size tablet and a remarkably spacious and accommodating cargo area. Also, there’s a 12-volt power outlet and available USB port which allows customers to connect their tablet or smartphone.
The New WR-V is equipped with a range of Honda’s active and passive safety technologies, which are offered as standard equipment across all variants. Honda’s own ACE body structure, Dual SRS airbags for driver and front passenger, Standard Anti-lock brake system (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), Multi-View (Normal, Wide and Top Down view) Rear camera with Guidelines, Rear parking Sensor, Rear Windshield Defogger, ECU Immobiliser System, Driver Side Window One touch up/down operation with pinch guard, impact mitigating front head rests, pedestrian injury mitigation technology – all are offered as standard in the New WR-V.

The New Honda WR-V comes in two feature packed variants SV and VX in both Petrol and Diesel variants.
The car is available with a choice of six colour options: Premium Amber Metallic, Lunar Silver Metallic, Modern Steel Metallic, Golden Brown Metallic, Radiant Red Metallic and Platinum White Pearl.
The New Honda WR-V offers complete peace of mind with 3 years Unlimited Kilometres warranty as standard benefit to the customer. Additionally, customers can opt for Extended Warranty for additional two years Unlimited / Limited kilometres for extra peace of mind. The car offers low cost of maintenance with Service interval of 1 year/ 10,000km whichever is earlier and the 3-year Annual Maintenance Package at the time of car purchase with an average cost of Rs.4,000 for Petrol and Rs.6,000 for Diesel per year.