This marks the second facelift of the second generation Amaze
- Revamped styling
- First-in-segment ADAS
- New interiors
Honda has launched a major facelift of its sub 4 metre sedan, the Amaze at Rs. 7.99 Lakhs (Ex-showroom). Representing 40% of Honda’s sales in India, it gets new styling, interiors and major feature updates.
2024 Honda Amaze: what’s changed
As part of the facelift, the styling of the Amaze gets reworked to be in line with Honda’s latest design language. At the front, like it’s sibling Elevate, it now sports a large hexagonal grille flanked by smoked projector LED headlamps with a chrome strip running across the width above. Also new is the bumper which now has fewer elements. Towards the sides, there are fewer changes with the new 15 inch alloy wheels being the most noticeable of the lot. At the rear however, the Amaze now draws inspiration from the City for its taillamps which now sport a fresher look with L-shaped DRLs and a new bumper.
Inside as well, the Amaze sports a new dashboard drawing inspiration from the Elevate with a flat design and a standalone 8 inch touchscreen in the middle. You also get a new steering wheel borrowed from its siblings as well as a new semi-digital instrument cluster with a 7 inch MID with colour TFT display.
In terms of equipment, the aforementioned 8 inch touchscreen infotainment is an addition which also gets Wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay functionality. This gets paired to a 6 speaker surround sound system. There is also a wireless smartphone charger, rear AC vents and ADAS features including lane watch, lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control and more. In terms of safety it also gets 6 airbags as standard, ESC, Hill Hold Assist, 3 point seatbelts with reminders for all occupants as well as a new centre headrest for the middle passenger.
Under the hood, it remains powered by the same 1.2L four-cylinder iVTEC petrol engine mated to either a 5 speed manual or 7 step CVT transmission. This powertrain makes 90HP and 110NM of torque. According to Honda, this engine is now E20 compatible. Further, Honda is offering a 3 years/ unlimited Kms warranty as standard which can be extended to 7 years/unlimited Kms or even 10 years/1.2L kms as well.
2024 Honda Amaze: Pricing & Rivals
The 2024 Honda Amaze starts at an introductory price of Rs. 7.99 Lakhs (Ex-showroom). The detailed pricelist is given below. It also gets a new Obsidian Blue Pearl paint option along with the existing Golden Brown Metallic, Radiant Red Metalllic, Lunar Silver Metallic, Meteoroid Grey Metallic and Platinum White Pearl.
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MT |
CVT |
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V |
7.99 | 9.19 |
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VX |
9.09 | 9.99 |
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ZX |
9.69 | 10.89 |
(All prices Ex-showroom in Lakhs INR)
In terms of rivals, the Amaze competes with the Maruti Dzire, Tata Tigor and Hyundai Aura.
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