Honda WR-V: The New Compact SUV For India

[adivik]

Diesel WRV Vs Diesel Brezza VS Diesel Ecosport. Must be close and will go by individual preference for Brand and looks I guess.

[kkn13]

Originally Posted by adivik

Diesel WRV Vs Diesel Brezza VS Diesel Ecosport. Must be close and will go by individual preference for Brand and looks I guess.

Yeah and if even one of them got a proper AT , the whole equation would change
Maybe even Brezza AMT(upcoming), I personally hate AMT but am sure that it would make Ford and Honda introduce proper AT in their offerings

[jayap]

I have got a couple of chances to test drive Honda WRV Diesel top variant. Feels like a great car and sturdy on highways. The Diesel variant seems to be the better one as the Patrol is a little under powered on Highways. 2 best things I noted while driving were; a. The steering, b. Improved low end torque. Anyone has experience driving the WRV? I am looking at this car seriously to buy in another 6 months. Feel free to put your comments.

[kenlitting]

Originally Posted by jayap

I have got a couple of chances to test drive Honda WRV Diesel top variant. Feels like a great car and sturdy on highways. The Diesel variant seems to be the better one as the Patrol is a little under powered on Highways. 2 best things I noted while driving were; a. The steering, b. Improved low end torque. Anyone has experience driving the WRV? I am looking at this car seriously to buy in another 6 months. Feel free to put your comments.

Did a test drive of WRV petrol version little under powered but good suspesion felt like a breeze to drive in rough roads. I couldn't td the diesel version as the vehicle had gone for a td at another customer 's house.

[kkn13]

Originally Posted by jayap

I have got a couple of chances to test drive Honda WRV Diesel top variant. Feels like a great car and sturdy on highways. The Diesel variant seems to be the better one as the Patrol is a little under powered on Highways. 2 best things I noted while driving were; a. The steering, b. Improved low end torque. Anyone has experience driving the WRV? I am looking at this car seriously to buy in another 6 months. Feel free to put your comments.

Originally Posted by kenlitting

Did a test drive of WRV petrol version little under powered but good suspesion felt like a breeze to drive in rough roads. I couldn't td the diesel version as the vehicle had gone for a td at another customer 's house.

WR-V 1.2 IVTEC's main issue is the infamous low end torque of IVTEC (also affects 1.5,2.0 and 2.4 variants) + underpowered nature of the 1.2
The CVT in the Jazz was amazing at masking this frankly and Honda should have offered 1.5 Manual or 1.2 CVT imho

There are rumours Honda may offer 1.5 IVTEC CVT in the coming months, if so , its totally the variant to go for
The new 1.2 VTEC turbo would have been an amazing engine to debut in WR-V imho

Honda WR-V likely to borrow 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol engine & CVT unit from Honda City - India.com

1.5 IDTEC is a good engine but nowhere as refined as the 1.3 MJD etc

But if you like the IDTEC or 1.2 IVTEC, go for it. A lot of people are very happy with the car and being a Honda engine, 1.2 IVTEC sure loves to be revved

[kenlitting]

Originally Posted by kkn13

WR-V 1.2 IVTEC's main issue is the infamous low end torque of IVTEC (also affects 1.5,2.0 and 2.4 variants) + underpowered nature of the 1.2
The CVT in the Jazz was amazing at masking this frankly and Honda should have offered 1.5 Manual or 1.2 CVT imho

There are rumours Honda may offer 1.5 IVTEC CVT in the coming months, if so , its totally the variant to go for
The new 1.2 VTEC turbo would have been an amazing engine to debut in WR-V imho

Honda WR-V likely to borrow 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol engine & CVT unit from Honda City - India.com

1.5 IDTEC is a good engine but nowhere as refined as the 1.3 MJD etc

But if you like the IDTEC or 1.2 IVTEC, go for it. A lot of people are very happy with the car and being a Honda engine, 1.2 IVTEC sure loves to be revved

I too read about HONDA about to bring the 1.5litre engine instead of 1.2 but they won't be able to give the suv at this cost and cannot compete with ecosport if they go in for a higher price range.Maybe 1.5litre may be a competitor for Maruti Brezza if they bring out a petrol version of Brezza.

[kkn13]

Originally Posted by kenlitting

I too read about HONDA about to bring the 1.5litre engine instead of 1.2 but they won't be able to give the suv at this cost and cannot compete with ecosport if they go in for a higher price range.Maybe 1.5litre may be a competitor for Maruti Brezza if they bring out a petrol version of Brezza.

Yeah but 1.5 IVTEC is better than Ecosport's petrol 1.5(which is better suited for Fiesta etc)
Honda CVT is also better than Ford DCT in terms of reliability and performance

[chayan]

Originally Posted by kkn13

WR-V 1.2 IVTEC's main issue is the infamous low end torque of IVTEC (also affects 1.5,2.0 and 2.4 variants) + underpowered nature of the 1.2
The CVT in the Jazz was amazing at masking this frankly and Honda should have offered 1.5 Manual or 1.2 CVT imho

There are rumours Honda may offer 1.5 IVTEC CVT in the coming months, if so , its totally the variant to go for
The new 1.2 VTEC turbo would have been an amazing engine to debut in WR-V imho

Honda WR-V likely to borrow 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol engine & CVT unit from Honda City - India.com

1.5 IDTEC is a good engine but nowhere as refined as the 1.3 MJD etc

But if you like the IDTEC or 1.2 IVTEC, go for it. A lot of people are very happy with the car and being a Honda engine, 1.2 IVTEC sure loves to be revved

I had a brief visit at the Honda showroom to see the WRV. Under the hood, the petrol version has lots of un-utilized space left.. making me think that the original plan was to plonk a 1.5 lt iVTEC engine, but later replaced with 1.2 one either to reduce price or manufacturing constraints. If sale of the petrol version is not up to the mark, I think we should find the 1.5 lt engine in that bay, before the year is out.

[DZEvoque]

Any Honda WR-V owners here, Please do share your ownership experience here.

Also does anyone have seen base WR-V variant in real, if possible then do share its Exterior & Interior pics with visible differences. I haven't came across any of walk around videos too on YouTube of its base variant.

[GautamJ]

Originally Posted by DZEvoque

Any Honda WR-V owners here, Please do share your ownership experience here.

Also does anyone have seen base WR-V variant in real, if possible then do share its Exterior & Interior pics with visible differences. I haven't came across any of walk around videos too on YouTube of its base variant.

I everyday see SV variant of WR-V while going towards station. Too be honest from exteriors its difficult to judge better SV and VX, at first glance you can see fogs, alloys and rear wiper missing.

I will request owner if I can take pics and post here.

[acechip]

Originally Posted by chayan

I had a brief visit at the Honda showroom to see the WRV. Under the hood, the petrol version has lots of un-utilized space left.. making me think that the original plan was to plonk a 1.5 lt iVTEC engine, but later replaced with 1.2 one either to reduce price or manufacturing constraints. If sale of the petrol version is not up to the mark, I think we should find the 1.5 lt engine in that bay, before the year is out.

That is because the Jazz (the original of WR-V) is designed with the 1.5 litre engine in other markets. Honda has adopted this approach of throwing peanuts at India in the guise of 'premium' branding, hence they offer that puny 1.2 litre petrol instead. Had they offered the 1.5 CVT or even the manual, I would have gladly purchased the Jazz.

Spending 9.5 lacs on a 1.2 litre 88 bhp car didnt appeal to me. So I went for a 1.2 litre, 105 bhp engine (Polo TSI) instead for a lac or so more, and with much higher torque and DSG transmission

[carcommentor]

Originally Posted by DZEvoque

Any Honda WR-V owners here, Please do share your ownership experience here.

Also does anyone have seen base WR-V variant in real, if possible then do share its Exterior & Interior pics with visible differences. I haven't came across any of walk around videos too on YouTube of its base variant.

If you are planning to buy a base variant, I advise you not to do so because the base variant of all car manufacturers is invariably crippled and has lots of features missing. Buy at least the mid variant.

[kkn13]

Originally Posted by acechip

That is because the Jazz (the original of WR-V) is designed with the 1.5 litre engine in other markets. Honda has adopted this approach of throwing peanuts at India in the guise of 'premium' branding, hence they offer that puny 1.2 litre petrol instead. Had they offered the 1.5 CVT or even the manual, I would have gladly purchased the Jazz.

Spending 9.5 lacs on a 1.2 litre 88 bhp car didnt appeal to me. So I went for a 1.2 litre, 105 bhp engine (Polo TSI) instead for a lac or so more, and with much higher torque and DSG transmission

Agreed but Polo is a different car
No space etc , Jazz is more comfortable but with the engine as the chink in its armour

[GautamJ]

More about WR-V 1.5L (ivtec) CVT

No CVT on the radar for the WR-V anytime soon. If there's enough demand, Honda might consider it in the future.

Source: RavenAvi (bhpian)

Originally Posted by acechip

That is because the Jazz (the original of WR-V) is designed with the 1.5 litre engine in other markets. Honda has adopted this approach of throwing peanuts at India in the guise of 'premium' branding, hence they offer that puny 1.2 litre petrol instead. Had they offered the 1.5 CVT or even the manual, I would have gladly purchased the Jazz.

Spending 9.5 lacs on a 1.2 litre 88 bhp car didnt appeal to me. So I went for a 1.2 litre, 105 bhp engine (Polo TSI) instead for a lac or so more, and with much higher torque and DSG transmission

We can blame Honda and our Government too.
Isn't sub 4m car to have less than or equal to 1.2L petrol engine (for diesel its 1.5L)?

[kkn13]

Originally Posted by GautamJ

More about WR-V 1.5L (ivtec) CVT



Source: RavenAvi (bhpian)



We can blame Honda and our Government too.
Isn't sub 4m car to have less than or equal to 1.2L petrol engine (for diesel its 1.5L)?

Even if they offer 1.5 IVTEC in manual, I think itll gain more sales
or maybe even the new 1.2 VTEC Turbo, puts out the same output and a solid contender to the Polo GT whose main USP is the driving pleasure but Polo's chink is its space and low slung height compared to Jazz
I havent compared current Jazz much but the previous gen Jazz felt more airy than even my Honda City 3rd gen when I went to take delivery of my City and had time to kill while stuff was being completed