Honda FR-V

. Honda FR-V renewed with minor changes in exterior and interior design, and adds to the range a new petrol engine that can take 140 hp six-speed manual or automatic five. In addition, the FR-V is still available with a 2.2 liter diesel engine with 140 hp (only with six-speed manual transmission).

Is for sale from € 21,600 Gasoline and Diesel engine with 25,600. This price difference is justified in part because the Diesel has some cheaper items of equipment that does not lead to cheaper gasoline programs speed of the radio controls on the steering wheel, an armrest in the center of the rear seats, a drawer under the seat in front the central square and trim the same color as the bodywork.

All Honda FR-V has standard stability control, six airbags, air conditioning, four electric windows. The latest version can be equipped xenon headlights, navigator, or leather upholstery with heated seats, among other things.

All prices and equipment of the Honda FR-V range.

The new engine is a four-cylinder 1.8-liter displacement and 140 HP. This is the same engine that carries the Honda Civic 1.8 (test version). This engine is characterized by a good performance (more on the engine.) In the FR-V, this version replaces the two petrol engines available in the previous range (a 125 hp 1.7-liter and 2.0 liter 150 hp).

What is peculiar of this car which has six seats arranged in two rows of three seats. In each row, three occupants are better than other carriers because the interior of the Honda FR-V is wide. However, only in the front seats are wide enough for people of normal corpulence, the rear seats are narrower and the center seat of the rear seats is worse than the one in the front seats. That is, if you have to travel five, it is better to be three in the front seats.

In addition, the central front seat can be delayed much about the other two, bringing the shoulders of the occupants are not touching each other (another thing is that the driver is comfortable so close to another person).

The width of the bodywork of the Honda FR-V (1,810 mm) is equal to that of a Renault Scenic, Ford Focus C-Max is a bit wider (1,825 mm). The interior of the FR-V is more advantage than in either of those two other carriers, because it is wider.

The Honda FR-V is a minivan for 4285 mm long, 1810 mm wide and 1610 mm in height. Its length is similar to that of a Ford C-Max. The trunk has a volume of 439 l, expandable up to 1049 l. Because of the shape of the tailgate (with some decrease) the FR-V is not as profitable to charge high objects, such as a Volkswagen Touran (whose gate falls almost perpendicular to the ground)

Another peculiarity is that the interior, as in the Fiat Multipla, the right front air bag is made to protect the two front passenger van, once deployed, it measures 860 mm wide and 133 l volume (ie large ). The front driver's airbag is standard and is situated on the steering wheel. If the central square in front a child travels, Honda recommends delaying the rear center seat to the maximum