The Brio’s family is growing and its third member, the Mobilio, is a clever package. We take a closer look at Honda's first MPV for India.
Now, what about the last row? With the middle row left in its centre position, there’s adequate room for your knees to move about a bit with a clearance of about half an inch. However, when the middle row seats were pushed back all-the-way, your knees will feel tightly jammed against the backrest of the 60:40 split middle seat. Overall, we'd say that with a slight compromise, the Mobilio can genuinely carry seven passengers in decent comfort.
As for the boot, even with the third row seats upright, it’s quite spacious and can easily hold a suitcase and a couple of soft bags. At first glance, it does look a tad bit more capacious than the Ertiga’s boot but we’ll be able to confirm that only after a proper road test.
While we were able to assess the car both inside and out, unfortunately, we weren’t able to drive it and shall reserve a driving opinion for later. However, the Mobilio is powered by the same 1.5-litre i-DTEC engine as seen on the Amaze and will offer superior driveability when compared to the Ertiga diesel. The petrol-engined Mobilio is powered by Honda’s 1.5-litre i-VTEC motor and that again has a power advantage over the Ertiga’s 1.4-litre K14 engine.
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