Honda Freed

Honda Freed
Production period:	since 2008
Class :	Van
Body versions :	Station wagon
Previous model:	Honda Mobilio Spike

The Honda Freed is a van that the Japanese automaker Honda has been producing in Sayama since 2008 . The Freed, which is based on the Honda Jazz platform , is the successor to the Honda Mobilio Spike .

1st generation (2008-2016)

1st generation
Production period:	2008-2016
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.5 liters (87 kW)
Length:	4215 mm
Width:	1700 mm
Height:	1735 mm
Wheelbase :	2740 mm
Empty weight :	1270 kg

Rear view

The first generation is offered in three different versions: a seven-seat version with individual seats in the second row, an eight-seat version and a variant with five seats. Various handicapped accessible versions are also available.

The Freed has a 1.5-liter engine with 118 hp, which is also used in the Honda Jazz with slightly different performance characteristics.

After the model was initially only available in Japan, it was also released in Indonesia in March 2009. At the local production site in Karawang, the Freed is built with 20 mm more ground clearance than in Japan. This variant is also exported to Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

Since January 2011 Freeds made in Japan have also been sold to Hong Kong, where, unlike in other export markets, the seven-seater version is also available.

In 2010 the Honda Freed was fifth in the Japanese registration statistics, and in 2011 the model was sixth.

2nd generation (since 2016)

2nd generation
Production period:	since 2016
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.5 liters (96 kW) Otto hybrid : 1.5 liters (81 kW + 22 kW)
Length:	4265 mm
Width:	1695 mm
Height:	1710 mm
Wheelbase :	2740 mm
Empty weight :	1340-1510 kg

Rear view

The second generation Freed was introduced in June 2016 and has been on sale in Japan since September 16, 2016. The van is powered either by a 96 kW (131 PS) 1.5-liter gasoline engine or a hybrid drive . All-wheel drive is optionally available for both variants. At the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2019, Honda presented a revised version of the Freed.

Web links

Commons : Honda Freed  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Japanese website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Honda Worldwide News . Honda. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 23, 2011. 
2. ↑ Technical Specifications . Carfolio. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
3. ↑ Registration statistics for Japan . jada.or.jp. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 23, 2011. 
4. ↑ Registration statistics for Japan ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 3, 2012 
5. ↑ Anthony Lim: Tokyo 2019: Honda Freed facelift gets minor changes. In: paultan.org. November 4, 2019, accessed November 4, 2019 .