All New Honda BR-V Owners & Fan Club (including Features & Information)

[farhan_khan_h1]

BR-V!
Bought it in 2021, still going strong Alhamdulillah!
Very simple MPV, no shashka, nothing, plain engine, doors, body, the only new tech feature it has is "Push Start", no cruise control, no parking sensors, no front camera, etc...

[umairzafar]

Brv is Mehran of MPV

[pwuser148009591558]

What are the chances of 2nd Gen BR-V? It's the best option for Honda to stay relevant in crossover segment of Pakistan....

[the_mira_guy_08]

Both the BR-V and the current Honda City are built on the same platform with some differences. This is one of the reasons why we go the old city instead of the current 7th generation because it would mean separate production tooling which is not economical and would result in complications. If Honda were to introduce the 2nd generation of the BR-V, they would have to release the 7th gen city as well unless they are willing to invest in a separate production line.

[j_aquil]

Throughout these years, Honda has managed to sell 28,387 units of BR-V which isn’t too impressive considering the utility segment the vehicle catered to. It is largely believed that the high price and lack of features & equipment along with an obsolete model are the major reasons that have drifted the buyers away. Initially, the BR-V was offered in two variants, the CVT for PKR 22.29 lac, and CVT-S for PKR 23.29 lac whereas a year later an MT (manual) variant priced at PKR 20.99 lac was also introduced. Today, however, only the lone CVT-S variant is available which is priced at a whopping PKR 62.99 lac.

https://carspiritpk.com/honda-br-v-enters-8th-year-of-production-in-pakistan/

[kameetaha]

I remember people were ditching their GLIs and City’s upgrading to this new vehicle at 2017. It was well received at that time. Nowadays we got a lot of better options. I do still think BR-V is the perfect A to B car for the family, it certainly delivers its purpose.

[mustafasethi]

This is a very late update from my side. There was no real problem with the clutch They just sprayed wd 40 on the clutch linkage which is near the engine and my problem was solved.

I am ready to buy the n7x new model of brv but I will not buy if they are just selling it in CVT form. I only want manual, as I have had bad experience with the new city (transmission problems). Also even grande has transmission problems of their cvt

[mgalaxy3]

Nope

Both city and Grande have superb CVT.

Actually Grande probably has the most robust in the world, better than the manual brv too

Brother not sure why you’re so anti automatic don’t deprive yourself of such reliable stuff.

[mustafasethi]

Not at all . I am not anti automatic, only anti CVT transmission.
check in the net about problems in grande transmission.

Before purchasing HRV, I had visited toyota township to buy Altis , but manual only, but my children failed it . The reason was the last row had bucket type design seat with curved sides and my children told me that they cannot sit in it comfortably for long drives (northern visits).
They then sat in Grande and approved it and this was because grande's seats were flat both the back and the bottom area, I asked the manager if he could change the seats and charge me for it but he refused. And as grande was cvt, hence I visited honda and my children immediately approved HRV and I purchased it . By the way HRV unfortunately is cvt and I have already faced a problem once in it due to cvt oil heating up. The rear leg space is quite a lot and seeing is believing. But the middle row is a bit raised, but my children told me that they could bear it . But drive of hrv and quite superior and I had visited murree in december then everything was okay. The pick up after 120 is superior to brv manual which may surprise people.

At 120 speed you keep itching to press the accelerator more .you don't feel that you are at that speed.

And my brv is used for long routes like Hunza brv , and for short hauls like murree, i take my hrv.

But manual brv's fuel mileage is quite good and 1.5 cvt cars cannot compare to it. 0 to hundred times is around 10 seconds which i have checked . Not many cars can beat brv upto 100 speed but after that like sportage, tucson etc due to their heavier engine, they will cross brv.

I think that upto 100 speed, brv is the champ. With full load, car usually does not touch from anywhere and this point plus the 7 seat is very important for me.

The front seats are fine and the rear seats may be a bit hard, but the last row is better than 98 % of all the crossovers. Ingress is very good and cannot be compared to Oshan even , not even santa fey or sorento

[mustafasethi]

I think that I have also mentioned that I owned city 1.2 cvt. A good car but very poor performance after 100 km speed. The car is screaming at 120 literally. Also car started giving me 12-13 mileage but only aft 13,000 km, and before it was 10 or 11 , and I drive with light foot.

I sold it off after driving it 18000 km due to steering problem which was not being solved by honda and also water was coming in the car and making my footwell area literally floating (after rains). and honda could not find the problem.

Also I took my family to kalam in it and even in L gear, at one point it climbed with great difficulty.

However there are no problems in 1.2 city manual, gives great mileage and pick up is better than most 1.3 engines. A very very good car.

I have found only two problems in manual cars.

1. in rush area the number of times you have to change the gear is a problem.

2. Suppose you are going to murree or naran and you are climbing and there is a rush and the cars are inching forward . Then the clutch / brake / race / handbrake is a lot of tension, quite a lot of tension.

At this point automatic wins . So basically i am not against automatics like tucson, sportage, elantra , oshan but I am only against cvt, even though I own a cvt car

And oh yes , when I have the chance again, I would purchase an Aspire but manual (but only after they have solved the steering problem) . I liked driving the city which I had also the rear seats had lots of space , more than a corolla. Check it out.

[mgalaxy3]

Ok brother I don’t know why you have been so unlucky with cvt cars.

It seems like my 1000cc Vitz performs way better than 1.2 City you had. Not sure why. Probably because you got a severely underpowered car 1.2 with heavy weight of City.

Have heard of absolutely no problems of 1.5 City CVT climbing anything. cc @dms664

And Grande’s CVT is not up for debate, it’s probably the most reliable cvt in the world - rock solid without lag and top notch acceleration too. Civic CVT and Prius CVT are also absolutely fine.

Again I guess you have been unlucky with CVTs.

[dms664]

L/B gear/mode in cvt is for engine braking on downslopes.

S gear/mode is what you need on ascends.

I have experience with Vitz and aspire city 1.5 and ma sha Allah no issues at all in ascends though vitz is popular for being under powered. I climbed my 1.0 cvt vitz to highland resort islamabad and those who had been there, know its a real tough test for any car. I also took my vitz to hotel green retreat in Nathiagali without any issues with 5 person onboard.

[mustafasethi]

I have only kept the 1.2 cvt for 1 year and I haven't driven the aspire so I cannot actually comment on it. But it shouldn't have any problems.

It may have been my luck that the cars which I bought, they had cvt instead of normal automatic.

Suppose your car is stuck behind other cars near babusar, the incline is quite a bit plus oxygen is low also. THIS IS THE POINT where you need a 1.8 engine in case of a cvt. You will definitely feel that a 1.5 cvt with full load will just not cut it.

Now whether grande is up for debate or not does not matter. Go and talk with the foreman of Toyota Township and listen to what he says.

[mustafasethi]

I don't know about both these places

But in islamabad there is no oxygen problem .
Also in murree , if you study carefully you will come to the conclusion that the climb of murree is also tough, but no problem for any car because there is enough oxygen.

Try climbing in vitz 1.0 from Chilas to Babusar top with a full load and let me know how it went.

[dms664]

murree

sir there are 2 entry points to murree. one is the one near paf base the mcdonalds one which is not that steep

the other one is way earlier before the gloria etc and its a very sharp left turn and very steep and if my vitz can climb that then any car can climb that.

[dms664]

Chilas to Babusar top

i think we are discussing cvt here. i am not sure about vitz as I have not driven on that road but the city 1.5 aspire will climb it without any hassle, in sha Allah

[mustafasethi]

And I will in future change my car and exchange it for a DCT type transmission car. Certainly never a cvt again in sha allah.

The fact that as you age, manuals tire you out is quite true and I am not getting any younger, so in future I might even change BRV for a normal autometic car like dct but not cvt

[dms664]

DCT

Vezel and other alike cars are plagued with DCT issues. I think CVT is more reliable option for me.

[mustafasethi]

Well sir as far as my knowledge goes, please see the following details:

1. The Macdonalds / Actually Fri Chicks point is at the end of Mall road, and is Cantonment area and only locals can come by that way.

2. The second point is near the ADDA where the buses are. You will see a gate with the words "DILKUSHA HOTEL" and you climb it to reach Dilkusha hotel, and this is the hotel which is chosen by me always. The reason is that I don't take my family for walks on Mall Road for reasons that you can well understand. We only visit the Pathan Market for buying cloths etc or we go directly to hotels.

3. To visit Al Badar Hotel which is on another road opposite Dilkusha , you have to find the gate of Cecil Hotel (which comes before the gate of Dilkusha Hotel) and climb that road which is very very steep and dangerous and this takes you to Hotel Al Badar and all the other hotels opposite Dilkusha Hotel.

4 There is another route .In 2012 I had accidentally taken the expressway and on climbing it I reached a point there were two roads and I asked a person and he told me to take the thin road on the left and not to take the right road as it will first take me to new murree. On taking the thin road I reach mall road from the upper side of GPO in about 10 minutes time. But at that point the hotels are very old and I would not suggest any one to stay in them as they are also possessed, and I had a bad experience there and also my friends too

[mgalaxy3]

Sir I guess the topic is becoming a bit deviating.. from CVT to cc of engine and now we are discussing specific hotels, their inclines, and on top of that what hotels are possessed by supernatural powers

In short, I understand you don’t have a preference for CVTs but I also believe that you probably got unlucky in buying either very underpowered cars or had some other issue climbing those specific inclines.

1.5 City aspire will have no issues climbing Babusar from Chilas side I too believe that.

In future if you go for a wet clutch DCT it might be okay but god forbid do not get a Vezel with dry clutch DCT or you will think CVT issues were like paradise

CVTs will also run absolutely fine and for your high requirements of specific inclines I suggest you only go for 1.6 or above. Otherwise it might again feel underpowered to you.