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Although the all-new 2023 Honda WR-V has solely been on sale for a month in Indonesia following its global debut in November 2022, Honda’s entry-level SUV grew to become the nation’s best-selling small SUV in December.
In response to gross sales information by Gaikindo, 1,740 items of the WR-V had been offered in Indonesia in December 2022. This places it on the high spot among the many small SUV section within the nation, snatching the crown from the Toyota Raize which noticed 1,222 items offered in the identical month.
In the meantime, the Raize’s twin, the Daihatsu Rocky solely noticed 226 items offered that month. Mixed, each Indo twins to the Perodua Ativa offered barely lower than the newborn Honda SUV with 1,448 items offered.
The Honda WR-V is obtainable in Indonesia in 3 variants. In response to our colleagues at AutoFun ID, the preferred variant is the RS CVT variant with 810 items adopted by the RS CVT with Honda Sensing variant (750 items) and the bottom E CVT variant (180 items).
Additionally learn: All-new 2023 Honda WR-V debuts in Indonesia – Can it win over the Ativa?
Therefore, round 90% of the WR-V offered is the RS variant. All variants of the WR-V are powered by a naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre DOHC i-VTEC petrol engine (121 PS/145 Nm) that’s carried over from the Honda BR-V. A CVT computerized transmission is the only gearbox provided for the WR-V in Indonesia.
Additionally learn: Who has the best CVT? Perodua, Honda, Toyota or Nissan?
Nonetheless, the Toyota Raize stays the best-selling small SUV in Indonesia in 2022 with 24,092 items offered. It’s positioned thirteenth total between the Daihatsu Terios and the Daihatsu Ayla whereas the Daihatsu Rocky offered 8,336 items in the identical 12 months.
Because the WR-V solely began gross sales in December, it did not profit from a full 12 months gross sales but.
Nonetheless, it is a profitable begin for the Honda WR-V which is kind of apt because the title stands for “Winsome Runabout Automobile”. Can the WR-V lengthen its win in Indonesia in 2023?
As for Malaysia, it’s potential for Honda Malaysia to introduce the Ativa rival right here since it’s a regional product. Nevertheless, we count on it to be arriving right here within the second half of 2023 and it might be priced round RM 90k.
Additionally learn: Honda WR-V, more powerful than Ativa, adds Sensing, sub-RM 90k possible for Malaysia?
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