New Honda Brio RS Hatchback Showcased At 2016 Indonesia Auto Show

In terms of looks, the new Honda Brio RS appears to be more or less the same as the new Brio hatchback, but a closer look will tell you that it is not the case. The Brio RS is a bit more stylish and comes with better features. Instead of the regular headlamps, the Brio RS comes with projector headlights and L-shaped LED daytime running lights. The grille design continues to be the same fat chrome slat with the Honda logo in the centre, but in the RS trim, you also get the 'RS' badge on the side. The front bumper looks way too muscular for the car with a wide central air dam and larger air intakes housing the new oval fog lamps. This is applicable to the RS version as well, which gets the same bumper as the regular variant.

Honda Brio RS Rear

The side profile of the Brio RS is largely similar to the regular hatchback variant but the ORVMs come with integrated turn signals in the RS trim and with sportier 15-inch alloys instead of the regular 14-inchers. The rear section of the Brio RS carries that muscular stance of the hatchback which is evident from the brawny spoiler, rear diffuser and a larger chrome tipped exhaust. In comparison, the regular Brio hatchback facelift comes with the standard rear bumper, smaller exhaust pipe and a fat chrome slat at the bottom of the hatch door.

Honda Brio Facelift Interior

The interior gets spruced up too with a fresh new dashboard and a new horizontal air con panel. It is the same cabin design we saw in the new Amaze sub-compact sedan. The top spec RS trim gets a 6.2-inch touchscreen unit and an all-black cabin with yellow highlights. The regular hatchback variants like E and S trim come with dual tone black-beige cabins - black dashboard and beige seats.

New Honda Brio RS at IIMS

Under the hood, the upgraded Brio gets the same 1.2-litre SOHC petrol engine, which has been tuned to deliver slightly more power and torque - up from 87bhp and 109Nm to about 89bhp and 110Nm. The facelifted Brio is offered with a five-speed manual transmission as well as a CVT in Indonesia. In India too, the new Brio may be offered with a CVT as an option, considering its compact sedan sibling, Amaze, has already received one.

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