Honda has launched the updated Honda City, with prices starting at Rs 8.49 lakh for the base petrol and going up to Rs 13.56 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the top trim diesel. The facelifted car gets revised styling with a new-design grille and bumper up front, tweaked light clusters, new-design alloy wheels on the top trim along with tweaks to the cabin as well.
The facelifted City gets a new top ZX trim, while the S trim now becomes the new entry-level model. The previously available entry-level E and VX(O) trims are no longer available. Interestingly, the base S trim is available with a petrol option only, while the top ZX trim – available with a petrol and diesel engine option – is not offered as a petrol manual. The SV trim now no longer offers an automatic gearbox option either.
Under the hood, the facelifted City carries forward using the same 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol and i-DTEC diesel engines, with the former offered with a five-speed manual and CVT gearbox and the latter with a six-speed manual unit only. Honda claims that the petrol engine delivers 17.4kpl when paired with a manual gearbox and 18kpl when optioned with the CVT gearbox. On the other hand, the diesel City is claimed to return 25.6kpl.
In terms of safety, dual airbags, ABS and ISOFIX child seat mounting points are offered as standard equipment across all variants.
In addition to the above safety systems, the base S trim gets (Petrol MT only)
- LED daytime running lamps
- Integrated audio system with USB, Bluetooth and Aux connectivity
- Keyless entry
- Electric adjust wing mirrors
- Rear defogger
The SV trim adds in (Petrol MT, Diesel MT)
- Steering-mounted controls
- Auto climate control
- Rear AC vents
- Cruise control
- Driver seat height adjust
- Power folding wing mirrors
The V trim furthermore gets (Petrol MT/CVT, Diesel MT)
- Fog lamps
- 15-inch diamond cut alloy wheels
- 7.0-inch Touchscreen infotainment system with voice command
- Push-button start
- Rear view camera
- Auto folding wing mirrors
Additionally, the VX trim features (Petrol MT/CVT, Diesel MT)
- LED headlamps
- LED fog lamps
- Sunroof
- Leather seats
- 16-inch diamond cut alloy wheels
- Telescopic adjust steering
The top ZX trim gets (Petrol CVT, Diesel MT)
- Six airbags
- Tail-lamps with LED inserts
- Boot spoiler
- Auto LED headlamps
- Rain-sensing wipers
The prices of the facelifted Honda City are as follows (ex-showroom, Delhi):
Petrol
Honda City S - Rs 8.49 lakh
Honda City SV - Rs 9.53 lakh
Honda City V - Rs 9.99 lakh
Honda City V CVT - Rs 11.53 lakh
Honda City VX - Rs 11.64 lakh
Honda City VX CVT - Rs 12.84 lakh
Honda City ZX CVT - Rs 13.52 lakh
Diesel
Honda City SV - Rs 10.75 lakh
Honda City V - Rs 11.55 lakh
Honda City VX - Rs 12.86 lakh
Honda City ZX - Rs 13.56 lakh
The Honda City has been under pressure lately and last year, the Maruti Ciaz outsold it in certain months. With the facelift and new equipment on offer Honda are trying to go further upmarket and away from the Ciaz. However with the premium pricing, it remains to be seen if enough customers find value in the new Honda.
Honda City facelift photo gallery