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Appearances aside, the Brio Amaze is one of the most capable Ecocars available so far

Published: 17 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Life

When Honda launched its first Ecocar variant last year in the guise of the five-door Brio hatchback, there were mixed feelings about the car in the local automotive media.

Of course, there was no denying the Brio came with one of the most capable engines in its class, for it yielded good driving performance, refinement and fuel economy. Its compact dimensions made for good driving agility around town and it provided a reasonably engaging drive when you needed some fun.

The biggest complaint, however, was the Brio's rear windscreen that had no defogger or wiper. Once you drove on wet road surfaces, water splashed onto the window and obscured rear vision.

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bownepark
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Discussion 5 : 22 Dec 2012 at 09.395
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I purchased an Almera in September and have thoroughly enjoyed driving it. Great mileage, excellent handling, lots of room in the front, rear seats and trunk. Not super fast but good enough to drive to Bangkok and around town with no difficulty. This new Honda sounds excellent also but I doubt it has anything much over the Almera. The Almera is also a very attractive car, really nice styling and finish.
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Discussion 4 : 20 Dec 2012 at 18.404
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Normally I don't react on reactions, but discussion 2 and 3 invite me almost, so hereby a final reaction.

@ discussion 2. I did not say in my reaction to the subject that a 3-cylinder drives bad. Not at all, but it's not the same as a 4-cylinder engine in terms of smooth running of the engine. When you want to know what is the difference, please search in the internet. I have my own car dealership abroad and know exactly what is the difference and know also what I'm talking about. You also don't compare an chicken-egg with an ostrich-egg. Well at least not me :)

@ discussion 3. Indeed. technically both cars are totally different, so it
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Discussion 3 : 20 Dec 2012 at 18.123
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Almera and Brio Amaze can't be compared because they are technically different? Maybe, because the Brio has both better performance and economy.
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Discussion 2 : 20 Dec 2012 at 01.042
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@ Disscussion 1 I had a small car (Suzuki) with a 3 cylinder engine back in the 1980's. It was an excellent car with sufficient power even back then and got fantastic fuel economy. So what's the big difference between a 3 cylinder or a 4?
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Discussion 1 : 19 Dec 2012 at 10.371
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In my point of view you can not compare this Brio Amaze with an Nissan Almera in terms of technology. I understand that the journalist is a "Honda-lover" but in my point of view you don't hit the nail correctly. Why I say this, because the Honda has an Eco-4 cylinder engine and the Nissan an Eco-engine 3 cylinder engine just like the March. Both drive perfect and both are fuel reducing engines, but an 3 or 4 cylinder engine is totally different in it's way of driving and that's also what you can feel. So I can start a whole technical story here, but I prefer to keep it till here.
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