After the immense popularity of the Duster and Creta, Honda has brought in its own contender with an ace up its sleeve – a third row of seats.
We mentioned that the BR-V was light, and that’s really paid off in the fuel economy stakes. Honda claims best-in-class fuel-efficiency, at least for the diesel, and with our real-world-tested city and highway figures of 13.88kpl and 20.04kpl, respectively, they are absolutely correct. A 42-litre fuel tank means you could potentially go 840km on a single fill of diesel. The petrol car too is impressive, and Honda says the CVT is actually more efficient than the six-speed manual. In our tests, the auto managed a respectable 11.01kpl in the city and 14.01kpl on the highway, reminding you again that this car does its best work in urban environs. We didn’t get a chance to do a thorough fuel test of the petrol manual, but given the car’s light weight, the motor’s flexible nature and the well-calibrated six-speed manual, we anticipate it
to be very good too.