Initially showing to be an Indonesian odditythe Honda StepWGN is wanting increasingly more prone to be supplied to the remainder of Southeast Asia, having been teased in Thailand forward of the nation’s Motor Expo on November 28. The mid-size MPV, nonetheless CBU totally imported from Japan, is about to battle rivals such because the C28 Nissan Serena e-Energy.
As per its residence market, the StepWGN can be supplied solely in e:HEV hybrid kind – presumably the identical 2.0 litre model as Indonesia. There, the automotive is powered by a 184 PS/315 Nm electrical motor, with the 145 PS/175 Nm petrol engine appearing as a generator and performing occasional driving duties at greater speeds due to a clutch.
For the uninitiated, the StepWGN is in its sixth era, with the most recent model being the primary to be supplied formally in Thailand since 2012. It incorporates a clear, boxy design that dispenses with its predecessor’s cool Waku Waku Gate tailgate-integrated side-opening door.
The horizontal design theme continues inside with a straight backside window line that runs throughout the automotive, bettering outward visibility. The seven seats are configured in a 2-2-3 configuration, with the second-row captains chairs accessible with ottomans and in a position to be slid all the way in which forwards and again. The raised third row is break up 50:50 and may, after all, be stowed into the boot flooring to create a flat load bay.
Anticipate the StepWGN to be priced across the similar degree as it’s in Indonesia, the place it retails at 629,000,000 rupiah (RM115,800/1,221,000 baht). That might put it under its additionally imported-from-Japan rivals such because the Serena, which prices a whopping 1,690,000 baht (RM215,900).
May the StepWGN be coming to Malaysia subsequent? Honda Malaysia is definitely not shy to herald Japanese-market fashions, together with the previous-generation Odyssey. Nevertheless, the automotive can be up towards extra severe competitors over right here, as the brand new Serena (any minute now, ETCM) is anticipated to be CKD domestically assembled and thus cheaper.
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