Which Variant Of 2019 Honda WRV BS4 Diesel Is Best? Variant Comparison - S, V, VX

by Mahesh Yadav on Wednesday, Dec 04 2019

The Honda WR-V BS4 diesel starts at Rs. 8.15 lakh for the petrol engine. The diesel variants are about Rs. 1.1 lakh pricier and are priced between Rs. 9.25 lakh and Rs. 10.35 lakh (ex-showroom).

2019 Honda WR-V BS4 Diesel Variants - Prices

HONDA WR-V PRICE LIST EX-SHOWROOM INDIA \| DEC. 2019
	S	V	VX
1.2L PETROL	Rs. 8,15,000	--	Rs. 9,25,000
1.5L DIESEL	Rs. 9,25,000	Rs. 9,95,000	Rs. 10,35,000

2019 Honda WR-V BS4 Diesel Variant - Engine Specs

The Honda WR-V diesel comes with a 1.5-litre diesel engine with 100PS of power at 3600rpm and 200Nm of torque at 1750rpm. The WRV’s power output is average for the class but the torque figure is at the bottom of its class. It’s only available with a 6-speed manual transmission and as per ARAI, its fuel efficiency figure stands tall at 25.5kmpl.

2019 HONDA WRV BS4 DIESEL VS COMPETITION - ENGINE SPECS
	Honda WR-V	Ford EcoSport	Hyundai Venue	Maruti Vitara Brezza	Mahindra XUV300	Tata Nexon
Displacement	1.5-litre	1.5-litre	1.4-litre	1.25-litre	1.5-litre	1.5-litre
Power	100PS @ 3600rpm	100PS @ 3750rpm	90PS @ 4000rpm	90PS @ 4000rpm	116.6PS @ 3750rpm	110PS @ 3750rpm
Torque	200Nm @ 1750rpm	205Nm @ 1750-3250rpm	220Nm @ 1500-2750rpm	200Nm @ 1750rpm	300Nm @ 1500-2500rpm	260Nm @ 1500-2750rpm
Manual Transmission	6-speed	5-speed	6-speed	5-Speed	6-speed	6-speed
Automatic Transmission	-	-	-	5-speed AMT	6-speed AMT	6-speed AMT
Claimed FE	25.5kmpl	23.0kmpl	23.7kmpl	24.3kmpl	20.0kmpl	21.5kmpl

2019 Honda WR-V BS4 Diesel Variant - Dimension Comparison

All cars in the sub-4m SUV segment are equally long. However, Honda WRV is the narrowest. A narrow body limits shoulder room for rear occupants. It does make up for that by offering a respectable wheelbase of 2555mm. A longer wheelbase typically results in better legroom. It also has a decent 188mm ground clearance. But where it once again shines is in boot space. It has the best-in-class boot capacity of 363 litres.

2019 HONDA WR-V VS COMPETITION DIMENSION COMPARISON
	Honda WR-V	Ford EcoSport	Hyundai Venue	Maruti Vitara Brezza	Tata Nexon	Mahindra XUV300
Length	3999mm	3998mm	3995mm	3995mm	3994mm	3995mm
Width	1734mm	1765mm	1770mm	1790mm	1811mm	1821mm
Height	1601mm	1647mm	1605mm	1640mm	1607mm	1627mm
Wheelbase	2555mm	2519mm	2500mm	2500mm	2498mm	2600mm
Ground Clearance	188mm	200mm	190mm (est)	198mm	209mm	180mm
Boot Space	363 litres	352 litres	350 litres	328 litres	350 litres	257 litres

2019 Honda WR-V BS4 S Variant - Budget Buy

Like most Honda cars, the S variant of the WR-V gets a lot of features to take off the ‘base variant’ sticker off its back. The standard safety features include 2 front airbags, ABS, parking sensors, rear windshield defogger and day/night mirror. The functional feature list includes remote central locking, tilt and telescopic steering, height-adjustable driver seat, automatic AC, all four power windows and electrically-adjustable outside mirrors. A set of 16-inch alloy wheels, LED DRLs, body-coloured door handles, outside mirrors and bumpers take care of the style aspect while a 4-speaker music system with Bluetooth and USB handle the entertainment duties.

HONDA WRV 1.5L DIESEL \| S VARIANT FEATURES Rs. 9,25,000 \| EX-SHOWROOM, DELHI \| DEC. 2019
Safety	Entertainment	Functional		Style
Dual front airbags	Audio system with Bluetooth & USB	Remote central locking	Automatic AC	16-inch Alloy Wheels
ABS with EBD	4 Speakers	Tilt & Telescopic Steering	Tachometer	Front Fog Lamps
Rear Parking Sensors	-	Height Adjustable Driver Seat	MID LCD Display with blue backlight	LED DRLs
Seat Belt Reminder	-	Front Seat Adjustable Headrest & Fixed Rear Headrest	Accessory Charging Socket	Front Chrome Grille, Silver Finish Roof Rails & Faux Silver Skid Plates
High-Speed Alert	-	All 4 Power Windows	Rear parcel shelf	Body Coloured Bumper, Door Handle & Outside Mirror
Rear windshield defogger	-	Electrically Adjustable Outside Mirrors	Cargo Light	Center Antenna
Day/night inside mirror	-	Driver & Passenger Vanity Mirror	Foldable rear seat	Seat Upholstery Black & Blue
Speed Sensing Auto Door Lock	-	Instrument Console Light Brightness Setting	-	Silver Finish Elements in Interior

2019 Honda WR-V BS4 V Variant - Better To Consider VX Variant

The V variant of the WR-V, which is only available with a diesel engine, adds enough features to be called the top variant. It gets 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a rearview camera, rear washer and wiper, keyless entry with push-button start-stop, front armrest, cruise control and electrically-folding outside mirrors. For an incremental increase in the price of Rs. 70,000, it’s a fair value considering that it only leaves out some nice-to-have style elements. Go for it if you don’t care about a sunroof.

HONDA WRV 1.5L DIESEL \| V VARIANT \| FEATURES OVER S VARIANT Rs. 9,95,000 \| EX-SHOWROOM, DELHI \| DEC. 2019
Safety	Entertainment	Functional	Style
Rear View Camera with multiview and guidelines	7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with inbuilt navigation and 2 tweeters	Smart Key Entry with Push Start/Stop button	Turn Indicator on ORVM	Front Center Panel with Piano Black Finish
Rear Wiper & Washer	1.5 GB internal media memory	Cruise Control	Chrome Door Handles	Silver Finish Ornaments
Dual Horn	Mirror Link support for Smartphone connectivity	Front Center Armrest with storage	Micro Antenna	Black Silver Seat Upholstery with double stitching
-	Voice Commands	Electrically Foldable Outside Mirrors	-	-
-	2 USB Ports, 2 Micro SD Ports & 1 HDMI-In slot	Seat Back Pockets	-	-
-	-	Accessory Charging points - 2	-	-
-	-	Front Map Lamp	-	-

2019 Honda WR-V BS4 VX Variant - Top Recommended

Adding another Rs. 40,000 to the ex-showroom price of the V variant gives you an electric sunroof and a leather-wrapped steering wheel. That price increase is totally justifiable and therefore, this is our top recommended and the most value-for-money variant of the Honda WRV diesel.

HONDA WRV 1.5L DIESEL | VX VARIANT | FEATURES OVER V VARIANT

Rs. 10,35,000 | EX-SHOWROOM, DELHI | DEC 2019

Style

Electric Sunroof

Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel

2019 Honda WR-V BS4 Best Variant - VX

The S and V variant, both offer a respectable number of features. But the VX variant steals the show with just 1 big-ticket item (sunroof) for a reasonable sum of Rs. 40,000. That’s because you can’t even get an aftermarket electric sunroof for this price.

Variant	Price (ex-showroom)	Recommendation
S	Rs. 925,000	Recommended for those who want to buy the WR-V, but can’t stretch the budget beyond V variant
V	Rs. 995,000	Good value but consider upgrading to VX variant
VX	Rs. 10,35,000	Suitable for most buyers