ALL IN THE FAMILY

Honda’s competent compact sedan gets a mid-life refresh

- Rivan RS

By industry standards, this midlife facelift for the Honda Amaze has been launched slightly earlier than usual; it has been just a little over three years since the Japanese brand brought the second-gen of its compact sedan to India. However, this refresh is not a major one. There are differences outside and inside, with Honda taking great pains to ensure the Amaze looks like a part of the family. One look at the Amaze facelift’s nose and you’ll see the familial connection with both, the fifth-gen City and the WR-V.

The upper half of the grille mimics the larger sedan’s, while the slatted bit below is reminiscent of the cross-hatch. The new LED headlights and the LED DRLs do add some presence, while there’s a bit more chrome seen around the fog lamps, too. Although the silhouette is identical to the previous Amaze, the refreshed compact sedan gets sharp-looking 15-inch dark chrome alloy wheels. Just adding a chrome strip on the rear bumper and slightly reshaped LED tail-lights manages to uplift the rear end.