Honda Amaze

The facelifted Amaze borrows styling bits from its bigger sibling, the City, while staying true to the good stuff that has made the car popular

- Aniruddha A Rangnekar

ONCE UPON A TIME THE SUB 4-metre segment was on fire and the Honda Amaze was an attempt to eat into the huge volumes of the then-hot Maruti Suzuki Dzire. Except the market quickly moved to compact SUVs and sedans lost their sheen. Engineered for emerging markets such as ours, the Honda Amaze comes with the premium image of owning a Honda, the brand’s legendary reliability, and of course plenty of practicality not to mention its unique diesel-CVT powertrain. However, since its launch in 2018, Honda hasn’t really done much to update this second-generation Honda Amaze. Now Honda has given it a subtle update, just to keep things fresh. The facelift brings some exterior and interior updates, adds a few new features, while remaining mechanically unchanged.

The obviously noticeable updates on the Honda Amaze facelift are on the front end. It now gets a new front grille that looks sleeker and gets some additional chrome bits at the bottom. There’s new chrome garnishing around the fog lamps, giving the front some flair. The other big update is on the top end VX trim, tested here. It now comes with projector headlamps, similar to those seen on the Honda City with neatly integrated LED DRLs along with LED fog lamps.

Move over to the side and you’ll notice the newly-designed diamond cut alloy wheels. These come in a dual tone finish, adding a bit of sportiness to this family sedan, though the size of the wheels remains unchanged at 15-inches. Keeping with the chrome theme from the front, it also gets new chrome door handles. Over at the rear, the facelifted Amaze sports new C-shaped LED taillights, while also getting chrome garnishes for the reflectors on the bumper. Though the changes are not massive and keep the basic identity of the Amaze intact, they do add some freshness to the design.