Honda has released the second generation Amaze in India. The sedan uses an all-new platform to make the car bigger. The Amaze is now longer and wider but 5mm shorter than the outgoing model. The wheelbase has been increased by a whopping 65mm, which has opened up additional space in the cabin.

 

The new Amaze will be available in four trim levels. Under the hood, you get a 1.2 liter, 90 BHp petrol and a 1.5 liter 100 BHp diesel, and both will be mated to a five-speed manual gearbox, with the option of a CVT automatic.

 

ARAI certified fuel efficiencies for the 2018 Honda Amaze are 19.5 kmpl for the petrol manual, 19 kmpl for the petrol automatic, 23.8 kmpl for the diesel automatic and a highly impressive 27.8 kmpl for the diesel manual.

 

The Amaze will sport new Digipad 2.0, 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that is Android Auto and Apple CarPlay-compatible and comes with features like MirrorLink and a Wi-Fi connec­tion to a synced phone for live navigation info.

 

Honda Amaze will be taking the fight to the Maruti Suzuki DZire, Hyundai Xcent, Ford Aspire and Tata Zest.

 

Hyundai i20 Active 2018 Facelift

 

RS 36,96,000

1.2 liter petrol

RS 41,96,000

 1.4 liter diesel

 

After the announcement of the 2018 Elite i20, Hyundai has now revealed the 2018 i20 Active. How­ever, the facelift has not changed much at the front and misses the grille of its earlier avatar. We can see updates at the rear, where the Active gets reworked taillights and a number plate insert. On the outside, there is a new Phantom Black roof and two new paint options. Just like the exteriors, the interi­ors too do not get many changes, except for a new seat uphol­stery pattern.

 

Under the hood, the Active will boast of the engine configuration of its previous iteration, a 1.2 liter 83 BHp petrol and a 1.4 liter 90 BHp diesel, with the inclusion of a CVT on the i20 Active, that very well could be a segment-first as none of its current rivals has an automatic variant.

 

Hyundai has not revealed much about the Indian launch of the updated i20 Active, but we expect the model to debut in the com­ing months. The new Hyundai i20 Active 2018 is set to compete against the newly-launched Ford Freestyle, Fiat Avventura and the Honda WRV.