Honda Freed: An MPV That Never Made to India

Honda has revealed the latest version of their MPV in Japan, the Honda Freed. The MPV is already on sale in international markets and shares its platform with the Honda City, one of the most popular sedans in India. 

Honda was once planning to bring this MPV to India as a competitor to the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga but they launched the Honda Mobilio, instead. The Mobilio could not become as successful as the Honda City or the Honda Amaze and was later discontinued. 

Honda Freed Highlights

The MPV is on sale in two different variants. One is the standard variant and the other is Freed Crosstar. The standard variant of the Honda Freed has a simple exterior and interior design with a three-row seven-seater layout. Whereas, the Freed Crosstar has distinctive design elements to make the car’s appearance a little more muscular and appealing. The front grille, bumper design, alloy wheels, headlamps, etc., are changed on the Crosstar variant for a refreshed look. 

The interior of the Honda Freed is loaded with many features and interestingly, the Crosstar also offers a five-seater version. It should come in handy for people who transport luggage more than people. The dashboard houses a large touchscreen infotainment screen, below that, the vehicle gets the dashboard-attached gear lever which looks cool and creates additional space for the driver and front co-passenger.

The Freed is a fairly large vehicle with a length of 4266 mm a width of 1694 mm, a wheelbase of 2740 mm, and a ground clearance of 135 mm.

The powertrain details of this vehicle are not completely known yet. But we expect the Freed to be powered by a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine with a CVT unit, and a hybrid version for high-end variants.

Will it come to India?

Honda is currently focusing on the sales of City, Amaze and Elevate in India and there are no known plans for this vehicle’s India launch yet.

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