It’s now official! The all-new Honda Brio has arrived on Philippine shores. Now on its second-generation, the new Brio set to change consumers preferences especially when buying a compact car.

Size-wise, the new Brio now gets an additional 60 mm of extended wheelbase and 90 mm of extended cargo area as compared to its predecessor. Thanks to its 3,815 mm length and 1,680 mm width size. In fact, we compared the exterior width dimension of its bigger siblings—the Honda Jazz—which has only 14 mm space width advantage. This means, more space to accommodate with bigger large items.

The more obvious transformation comes from the bumper and its front fascia that blends a solid character lines featuring a Honeycomb Front Grille and Multi-Reflector Halogen Headlights with LED Parking Light Guides, which contributes to a wider look and strong sense of motion with a sporty expression.

At the rear, it now features a new tailgate as compared to the large glass panel found in its first-generation variant. This allows driver to maintain an excellent rear visibility and provide improved body rigidity, which helps improve stiffness of the body structure while providing safety for passengers.

You can also found a new set of rear combination lamps with rear reflectors, large external red lenses of the tail and brake lights. The car also sits on 14-inch alloy wheels for the standard variant and 15-inch alloy wheels for the top-tier model.

Inside, a number of technology features has also found its way to Honda’s new subcompact hatchback. For added convenience, the new Brio now features manual air conditioning with digital display. For the in-car entertainment, two different audio head unit options can be found at the center: 7-inch touchscreen audio system (for the 1.2 V CVT) and 1-Din Audio head unit (for the 1.2 S MT).

Despite their differences, both provides a more intuitive entertainment functionality which allows passengers to connect to their devices such as Bluetooth connectivity for audio streaming or connect their devices via USB port connection, which would allow various multimedia devices to be controlled through the audio systems.

Now, let’s talk about Brio’s performance on the road. The car is equipped with 1.2-liter 4-cylinder SOHC i-VTEC engine that produces a maximum power of 90 ps at 6,000 rpm. This is mated to a Manual Transmission or Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)—all developed based on Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology.

Safety is Honda’s primary concerned. The new Brio boasts a four Star ASEAN NCAP safety rating as it comes equipped with the essential active and passive vehicle safety features. All variants get Dual Front Driver and Front Passenger SRS Airbags and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) as standard.

According to Honda, the all-new Brio is set to attract customers who aspire to own and experience of Honda’s signature sporty and practical characteristics in an affordable package.

Here’s the following price list of the all-new Brio:

  • P585,000 (1.2 S MT)
  • P646,000 (1.2 V CVT)
  • P727,000 (1.2 RS Navi CVT)
  • P732,000 (1.2 RS Black Top Navi CVT)