Honda Amaze

Pathetic car and hopeless service. I bought Honda Amaze 1.2 S CVT in Jan 2023. I have driven few thousand KMs. Based on that le me summarize the pros and cons. Pros: 1. Exterior & Interior looks are great Cons: 1. Poor mileage of 11 in the city and 15 on highways if you drive in Eco mode 2. Average build quality with rusting issues in first six months of usage. 3. CVT design is faulty as accelerator will not give you the desired speed. It will pickup slowly and steadily making noise if you press the accelerator hard. Its not meant for driving uphill. 4. Visibility during night is low due to cheap parts inside headlight. Modification is must 5. Driver seating is very uncomfortable for long drive but manageable if you want to drive 20-30 KMs at a stretch. 6. Horn has got special feature to avoid noise pollution and it stops working if you press it continuously for 3 seconds i.e. you need to press and release again and again. I am not very used to such tech, trying to learn.

I only want to talk about long term ownership experience since I bought an Amaze 5 years. ago. It's awesome I have driven it 13-14 hrs. continuously on mountains, highway etc. multiple times. no complaints Great comfort Good road presence Good pickup It's very easy on the pocket in terms of maintenance. I love the car but in bumper to bumper traffic in the city the car drinks petrol. So I fitted a CNG. Now on highways it gives a mileage up to 35 km/kg. I am loving it. Just came back from Ooty we were 2 people and Bangalore to Ooty with mountain drive got an average of 25 also, drive on hills on CNG only it's got power.

Before buying this car consider my review. I’m a proud owner of the Honda Amaze and bought in mid 2022. Car looks and feels good with sharper design and led lights. Ride quality- The tires provided by OEM is making the suspension feels so hard and doesn’t have a good grip while making turns. Huge body rolls can be felt when you corner at 50-60kmph. Replacing the tire with some softer options and the increasing the width of the tire might resolve this issue. Road noises are more imminent at high speeds Engine & Transmission- Honda’s i-vtec is a gem of a engine which is reliable and if well maintained can age like a fine wine. The engine is refined and the CVT makes it a wonderful experience to drive it in the city. Occasional lags can be witnessed when trying to overtake or making a quick manoeuvre. The addition of sports mode gives you a partial control of shifting the gear manually with paddle shifters and makes it engine eager for more power and throttle. Definitely not a good highway car if your are planning to take it outstation often. Mileage - I’m more of a city user and for me in bumper to bumper traffic it gives a solid 10-11kmpl. I commute to office everyday which will be 40km to and fro in heavy traffic almost at all places. Good to get such mileage considering it is a cvt and 1.2L 4cyl engine. Service. - Service costs can be a bit expensive but when it comes to reliability and spares, nothing can replace Honda’s brand service. Interior- The part which I hate the most is the fit and finish. Doors, windows, glove box, rear armrest all feel very fragile and doesn’t match with the Honda’s quality standard. Features- Not much to add, but we get all essential features. Wired connectivity for mobiles is due to the privacy and safety up keeping. Honda’s infotainment system is par below average and doesn’t provide any excitement to use it. Safety - the car has 2airbags as standard and it is built on ACE body structure which was seen in Jazz which is a global car. So nothing really to complaint about safety as long as we drive it responsibly. Concluding my review- a car for predominant city use, no nonsense tech and unnecessary feature. Great reliability and value in used market also. If you are seeking something different from a cab and get a comfy car then consider buying Amaze

Buying experience was good & warm by Honda mandi (himachal). All formalities completed well in time. Drive almost 10500 Km in one year (buy on March 2023) both on plain of PUNJAB and hills of HIMACHAL. comfortable for long driving as well e.g. 150- 200 km in one go. As far as looks, there is no match in the segment, stylish enough. Good looking in 360 degree. Performance is fine with 1200 cc engine. Service and maintenance - 3 free service completed. Cons: 1. Facing issue in first and second gear shift. 2. AC is smelling when I switch off AC but fan is on. 3. there is noise in driver side dashboard as i discussed with Honda agency (jalandhar), they are not able to sort out.