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09-20-2013, 02:00 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-mobilio-prototype/"><img alt="Honda unveils the Mobilio MPV at the Indonesia International Motor Show." data-mep="9080" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/4058x2705+0+211/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/99990fe3fe47ec01de27b12847e76290/am_mb1309001H.jpg" /></a><br />
Sometimes, vehicles developed for mainstream markets don't work as well in emerging markets due to a lack of infrastructure for which they were originally designed. Indonesia is one of those environs where vehicles that are low, long and wide struggle cover the country's often rough terrain, let alone fit into the nation's compact parking spaces. Taking this into account, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> has been developing the Mobilio multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/honda-mpv-jakarta-indonesia/">which it teased in July</a>, based on research conducted on the country's roads and weather conditions. Today the Japanese automaker unveiled a prototype of the MPV at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/indonesia+international+motor+show/">Indonesia International Motor Show</a>.<br />
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The Mobilio has three rows of seating for seven occupants, is compact enough to fit into the country's parking spaces, which are often less than 14.4 feet in length, and has a sports utility vehicle-like ground clearance of 7.3 inches to handle most road conditions. It's equipped with a 1.5-liter i-VTEC four-cylinder engine, which should give the MPV good fuel economy.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-brio-satya/"><img alt="Honda debuted the Brio Satya on September 11." class="right border" data-mep="9081" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1684x930+31+172/resize/250x138!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/2f455ae35fdcec52ed579f0f0dd4a345/am_bs1309001H.jpg" style="float: right;" /></a>On September 11, Honda also introduced the Brio Satya five-door hatchback (shown at right) for the Indonesian market, which features an i-VTEC four-cylinder engine that Honda says will help the car net a fuel economy rating of 20 kilometers per liter of gasoline (equivalent to 47 miles per gallon). The model is closely related to the Brio budget hatchback, which was <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/03/21/honda-brio-minicar-debuts-in-thailand/">first revealed back in 2011</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Both vehicles will be built in a Honda Prospect Motors (HPM), a joint-venture manufacturing and sales facility in Karawang, Indonesia. </span>For a bit more information, take a look at the press release below.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda reveals Mobilio MPV, Brio Satya hatchback for Asian markets</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/">Honda reveals Mobilio MPV, Brio Satya hatchback for Asian markets</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20725085/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Sometimes, vehicles developed for mainstream markets don't work as well in emerging markets due to a lack of infrastructure for which they were originally designed. Indonesia is one of those environs where vehicles that are low, long and wide struggle cover the country's often rough terrain, let alone fit into the nation's compact parking spaces. Taking this into account, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> has been developing the Mobilio multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/22/honda-mpv-jakarta-indonesia/">which it teased in July</a>, based on research conducted on the country's roads and weather conditions. Today the Japanese automaker unveiled a prototype of the MPV at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/indonesia+international+motor+show/">Indonesia International Motor Show</a>.<br />
<br />
The Mobilio has three rows of seating for seven occupants, is compact enough to fit into the country's parking spaces, which are often less than 14.4 feet in length, and has a sports utility vehicle-like ground clearance of 7.3 inches to handle most road conditions. It's equipped with a 1.5-liter i-VTEC four-cylinder engine, which should give the MPV good fuel economy.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-brio-satya/"><img alt="Honda debuted the Brio Satya on September 11." class="right border" data-mep="9081" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1684x930+31+172/resize/250x138!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/2f455ae35fdcec52ed579f0f0dd4a345/am_bs1309001H.jpg" style="float: right;" /></a>On September 11, Honda also introduced the Brio Satya five-door hatchback (shown at right) for the Indonesian market, which features an i-VTEC four-cylinder engine that Honda says will help the car net a fuel economy rating of 20 kilometers per liter of gasoline (equivalent to 47 miles per gallon). The model is closely related to the Brio budget hatchback, which was <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/03/21/honda-brio-minicar-debuts-in-thailand/">first revealed back in 2011</a>.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Both vehicles will be built in a Honda Prospect Motors (HPM), a joint-venture manufacturing and sales facility in Karawang, Indonesia. </span>For a bit more information, take a look at the press release below.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda reveals Mobilio MPV, Brio Satya hatchback for Asian markets</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/">Honda reveals Mobilio MPV, Brio Satya hatchback for Asian markets</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20725085/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/19/honda-mobilio-mpv-brio-satya-hatchback-revealed-for-asia/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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