Honda Freed and Freed+ — Japan 2016
JP / 2016 launch / retained factbook
Honda Freed G2: Freed and Freed+ configurations
23 displayed configurations in the retained Honda2016/09 factbook. Exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN; not an all-year or complete launch-range matrix. Five HYBRID G choices without Honda SENSING occur in the launch release but lack a separately confirmed exact type mapping in this table. Special-needs type mapping and production boundaries UNKNOWN.
Japan sales begin
Honda began Japan sales of Freed and Freed+ on 16 September 2016. This is a sales date; exact production boundaries remain unknown.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 2016-09-16 sales launch
Dated heading and opening sales paragraph. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09-16 (dated Japan sales release).
Two bodies, one generation
The launch release distinguishes three-row Freed from two-row Freed+. Freed+ belongs within the existing Freed generation; it is not another generation.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 2016-09 launch range
Opening range paragraph: three-row Freed and two-row Freed+. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09-16 (dated Japan sales release).
Seats and drive stay together
The retained table confirms 14 Freed configurations and nine Freed+ configurations. Freed has six or seven seats; its seven-seat columns are FF only. All Freed+ columns have five seats.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · Retained2016/09 factbook; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN
PDF33 / printed32: FREED and FREED+ group headers; Type, Drive and Seating capacity rows. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09 (factbook edition and environment footer; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN; retained HTTP Last-Modified2017-07-31).
Full Japanese types
Petrol FF and 4WD columns carry DBA-GB5 and DBA-GB6 respectively. Hybrid FF and 4WD columns carry DAA-GB7 and DAA-GB8. These links apply to the displayed columns only.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · Retained2016/09 factbook; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN
PDF33 / printed32: Vehicle name/type row beneath separate FREED / FREED+ headers. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09 (factbook edition and environment footer; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN; retained HTTP Last-Modified2017-07-31).
Engine and motor labels
The petrol columns specify L15B; the hybrid columns specify engine LEB, motor H1 and combined power-unit designation LEB-H1. Both engines have a displacement of 1,496 cc.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · Retained2016/09 factbook; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN
PDF33 / printed32: merged Power unit, Engine type, Motor type and Displacement rows. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09 (factbook edition and environment footer; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN; retained HTTP Last-Modified2017-07-31).
Separate transmissions
Petrol columns specify a continuously variable automatic transmission with torque converter. Hybrid columns specify a seven-speed automatic. Exact gearbox assembly codes remain unknown.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · Retained2016/09 factbook; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN
PDF33 / printed32: merged Transmission row; no assembly code stated. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09 (factbook edition and environment footer; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN; retained HTTP Last-Modified2017-07-31).
Edition and revision limits
The environmental-specification footer says September 2016. Tax notes name registration deadlines in March and April 2017; the retained response reports a file modification on 31 July 2017. These do not establish the exact technical-table revision.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · Retained2016/09 factbook; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN
PDF33 / printed32: footnotes below technical table, star tax notes and environmental footer; retained AIR-FREED-TECH-2016.json HTTP metadata. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09 (factbook edition and environment footer; exact technical-table revision UNKNOWN; retained HTTP Last-Modified2017-07-31).
Source-scoped configuration table
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| Body / grade | Seats | Full type | Engine / motor | Drive | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freed · HYBRID B | 6 | DAA-GB7 | LEB + H1 | FF | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed · HYBRID B | 6 | DAA-GB8 | LEB + H1 | 4WD | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed · HYBRID G Honda SENSING | 6 | DAA-GB7 | LEB + H1 | FF | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed · HYBRID G Honda SENSING | 7 | DAA-GB7 | LEB + H1 | FF | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed · HYBRID G Honda SENSING | 6 | DAA-GB8 | LEB + H1 | 4WD | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed · HYBRID EX | 6 | DAA-GB7 | LEB + H1 | FF | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed · B | 6 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed · B | 6 | DBA-GB6 | L15B | 4WD | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed · G | 6 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed · G | 7 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed · G | 6 | DBA-GB6 | L15B | 4WD | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed · G Honda SENSING | 6 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed · G Honda SENSING | 7 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed · G Honda SENSING | 6 | DBA-GB6 | L15B | 4WD | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed+ · HYBRID B | 5 | DAA-GB7 | LEB + H1 | FF | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed+ · HYBRID G Honda SENSING | 5 | DAA-GB7 | LEB + H1 | FF | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed+ · HYBRID G Honda SENSING | 5 | DAA-GB8 | LEB + H1 | 4WD | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed+ · HYBRID EX | 5 | DAA-GB7 | LEB + H1 | FF | 7-speed automatic |
| Freed+ · B | 5 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed+ · G | 5 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed+ · G | 5 | DBA-GB6 | L15B | 4WD | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed+ · G Honda SENSING | 5 | DBA-GB5 | L15B | FF | CVT with torque converter |
| Freed+ · G Honda SENSING | 5 | DBA-GB6 | L15B | 4WD | CVT with torque converter |
Exact production boundaries, gearbox assembly codes and complete generation coverage: UNKNOWN. The source scope above applies to every row.
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JP / September2016 launch design
Freed and Freed+: seating, cargo space and names
Body, seating and FF qualifications are retained. Packaging figures describe the stated launch configurations.
Six-seat cabin design
For three-row, six-seat Freed, Honda describes captain seats with a 360 mm slide. This seat feature is not assigned to the seven-seat layout or Freed+.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 2016-09 launch; Freed three-row six-seat only
Key features > Packaging of Freed: captain-seat / three-row six-seat paragraph. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09-16 (dated Japan sales release).
Freed+ cargo packaging
Honda states a 335 mm tailgate-opening ground height for Freed+ FF. Its seat and utility-board arrangement creates a 120 × 195 cm flat space. The FF height is not transferred to 4WD.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 2016-09 launch; tailgate height FF only
Key features > Functions of Freed+: tailgate opening (FF type) and utility-board paragraphs. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09-16 (dated Japan sales release).
Names and intended uses
Honda says Freed was coined from Freedom and also carries the idea of Free + do. The plus sign identifies additional uses and functions.
Source and scope
Manufacturer source ↗ · JP · 2016-09 launch explanation
Asterisk notes: origin of Freed name and meaning of Freed+. Checked 6 October 2026. Source date: 2016-09-16 (dated Japan sales release).
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