The Full Form of BRV is‍ Bold Runabout Vehicle.

Underlining Honda’s increasingly smart move towards investing where populations and incomes are rising in Asia, the company has just revealed a prototype of a new model, the BR-V.

The little seven-seater will be shown to the public for the first time this weekend at a motor show in Jakarta. Production at Karawang 2, a manufacturing plant some 70km east of the Indonesian capital run by PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), is due to commence in January. But that will be only the first part of Honda’s strategy for the car. HMIL’s Tapukara plant in the Indian state of Rajasthan is another build location. Expect the local market’s car to appear at the New Delhi auto expo in the first quarter of next year.

This little crossover shares much with the Brio, Brio Satya, Amaze and Mobilio small cars. Like the last of these, it will offer up to seven seats. A 120hp 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine will be standard in the Thai and Indonesian markets. The torque output is said to be 145Nm, and in Indonesian spec, the BR-V will offer the choice of a CVT or a six-speed manual gearbox.