Honda has just unveiled the Mobilio prototype at the 2013 Indonesia International Motor Show held in Jakarta.
The Mobilio is designed to preview a new multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) for Asian markets. It will be Honda's first model to be introduced in the lower priced MPV category which is the best-selling category in the automobile market in Indonesia.
The Japanese carmaker developed this model based on the research conducted in Indonesia regarding local road, weather conditions and customer needs. While offering a spacious cabin space with a three-row seat configuration for seven passengers, the Mobilio features a compact-sized body fitting the general size of parking spaces in Indonesia which are of less than 4.4 m in length.
Moreover, taking local road surface conditions into consideration, the Mobilio has a ground clearance as high as 185 mm, which is equivalent to the ground clearance of SUVs while achieving nimble driving performance.
Powered by a 1.5-liter i-VTEC four-cylinder gasoline engine, the Honda Mobilio will be produced at the company's new plant in the Karawang region of Indonesia.
