Indonesia: Honda Mobilio with all-new interior launched

Honda has launched an updated version of the Mobilio MPV in Indonesia. The refreshed model gets alterations to the exterior and interior. The biggest change in the car is an all-new dashboard. The Mobilio drops the crude dashboard of the Brio and instead, opts for the dashboard design we have seen in the upcoming BR-V.

Features include new AC vents with silver accents, a digital AC display and a new blue backlit instrument cluster. The Brio-derived steering wheel has been retained, as has the beige and black interior colour theme. The RS grade gets all-black interiors. There's also a storage area where the rotary knobs are in the Mobilio that is currently sold in India.

On the outside, the MPV gets chrome bezels around the front fog lamps, new wheel designs and wing mirrors with integrated turn-indicators.

Mechanically, the Mobilio gets no changes in Indonesia. It is still offered with a 1.5-litre petrol engine that can be mated with a 5-speed manual or a CVT gearbox. The Indian Mobilio could greatly benefit from some of the updates, primarily the new dashboard. The low-cost Brio interior + Honda's premium pricing damaged the Mobilio's chances at a seminal stage, causing it to lag far behind the Maruti Ertiga.