BS6 Effect Honda Discontinues Civic Sedan CR-V SUV Diesel Variants And BR-V In India

• CR-V loses the 7-seater option and AWD drivetrain.
• Civic loses 6-speed manual transmission.
• Prices for petrol variants of both models remain unchanged
• Both diesel models shared a 1.6-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged unit producing 120PS and 300Nm.

As April 2020 and more importantly, the BS6 emission norms finally kick in, later this year. Here's all that's changed in terms of variants:

CR-V Variants	Prices (ex-showroom, March 2020)	Prices (ex-showroom, April 2020)
Petrol 2WD	Rs 28.27 lakh	Rs 28.27 lakh
Diesel 2WD	Rs. 30.67 lakh
Diesel AWD	Rs. 32.77 lakh

Honda Civic Variants	Prices (ex-showroom, March 2020)	Prices (ex-showroom, April 2020)
V	Rs. 17.94 lakh	Rs. 17.94 lakh
VX	Rs. 19.45 lakh	Rs. 19.45 lakh
VX Diesel	Rs. 20.55 lakh
ZX	Rs. 21.25 lakh	Rs. 21.25 lakh
ZX Diesel	Rs. 22.35 lakh

With this discontinuation of the Civic and CR-V diesel variants, the former is now available in only three trims and the latter in one sole petrol variant. Also, the CR-V loses the 7-seater option and all-wheel-drivetrain with the loss of the diesel. In the case of the Civic, the 6-speed manual transmission gets dropped since the petrol variants are only offered with a CVT transmission. Both models share a 1.6-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged unit producing 120PS and 300Nm.

The petrol-powered CR-V is a BS6-compliant 2.0-litre 4-cylinder naturally aspirated unit producing 154PS and 189Nm, paired to a CVT gearbox and 2WD. The Civic petrol variants are powered by a BS6-compliant 1.8-litre 4-cylinder naturally aspirated mill putting out 141PS and 174Nm. The CR-V rivals the likes of the.

The Honda BR-V was launched back in May 2016 with prices ranging from Rs 9.53 lakh to Rs 13.83 lakh (ex-showroom) in four variant trims. It was based on the now-discontinued Mobilio MPV and took on the likes of the Renault Duster and Hyundai Creta. However, it never managed to strike a chord with Indian buyers.

With the BS6 era officially in full swing, expect more changes to Honda's model lineup including the launch of the BS6 facelift later this month. Pre-bookings for the SUV are already being accepted for a token amount of Rs 21,000.

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