BY BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS | 29th Aug 2018
HONDA Australia is on a roll. Sales are up significantly year on year in a market that has declined, with the CR-V accounting for 80 per cent of the company’s growth.
In fact, the medium SUV is number two with private buyers just behind the Mazda CX-5, and rising. Buoyed by such success, the brand has launched a new base Vi, including automatic, for a sensational $28,290 before on-road costs.
That’s $2400 less than the continuing old entry-level VTi, and undercuts all rival equivalents. But, in cutting spec to achieve that headline pricing, has Honda thrown the baby out with the bathwater?