Honda WR-V (Jazz-based crossover) spied with production body

In the latest, the Honda WR-V has been spied in production body in Brazil, courtesy Auto Esporte.

As seen in speculative renderings during the past few months, the Honda WR-V will look mostly like a jacked-up Honda Jazz with off-road styling. Citing a source familiar with the vehicle's development, a report earlier said that the WR-V's wheelbase will measure 2.60 metres.

In Brazil, the Honda WR-V will be powered by a 1.5-litre engine which would be the Honda Jazz's i-VTEC FlexOne flex-fuel unit that produces 115 hp (petrol)/116 hp (ethanol) and 149 Nm (petrol)/150 Nm (ethanol) of torque.

The Honda WR-V will be unveiled at the 2016 Sao Paulo Auto Show in November, and likely be launched in South America first. The crossover will be launched in India too, reportedly sometime in 2017. For India, Honda would offer the 1.2-litre i-VTEC petrol and the 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel engine with manual and CVT (only available on the petrol) gearboxes.