The Japanese automaker, Honda Motors, have come up with a privileged edition of its compact sedan- the Honda Amaze. Looking at the sales figures of the recent months after. the launch of the new Maruti Suzuki Dzire the sales of other compact sedans took and dip. The other companies had to look for strategies to come back to the race and to combat this situation, Honda has come up with the Privilege Edition of the Amaze.
This Amaze is feature loaded and limited run. The Amaze Privilege Edition is based on the mid-trim Amaze S(O) variant and costs Rs 10,000 over the regular S(O) manual trim (not available with CVT petrol). The petrol version of the Amaze Privilege Edition is priced at Rs 6.48 lakh, while diesel version costs Rs 7.73 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi).
Apart from the “Privilege Edition” emblem the new Honda Amaze has a 7 inch Digipad touchscreen infotainment system with bluetooth connectivity, HDMI, MicroSD and USB inputs. It has built-in satellite navigation and WiFi reception and also gives live traffic updates. Honda also has to offer 1.5GB of storage that is build in and can store your voice commands which can be used for playing your favourite song, setting a navigation map and calling your best friends. All this and more just on the command of your voice.
It also has a lightly refreshed interior and carries beige leatherette seat covers and an additional armrest to make your drive comfortable.
As it is a limited edition model, it remains mechanically unchanged and is available with either the 1.2-litre i-VTEC petrol or 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel engine coupled to a 5-speed manual transmission like the S(O) MT trim. In terms of safety, the S(O) variant, on which the special edition is based, comes with dual airbags in the petrol variant, while the diesel variant gets the addition of anti-lock braking system (ABS) as well.
