SPECIFICATIONS:
ENGINE
Type (P)
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4 cylinder 1497 cc, Petrol
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Type (D)
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4 cylinder 1498 cc, Diesel
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Power (P)
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117.3 bhp @ 6600 RPM
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Power (D)
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99 bhp @ 3600 RPM power
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TRANSMISSION
Gearbox
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5-speed Automatic/Manual, 6-speed Manual
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Type
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FWD
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SEATING
MEASUREMENT
Dimensions
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4440x1695x1495mm
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Ground clearance
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165mm
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SUSPENSION
Front
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MacPherson strut
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Rear
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- Torsion Beam
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BRAKES
Front
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Ventilated Disc
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Rear
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Drums
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TIRES
Tire size
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175/65 R15
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Wheel size
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15”
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REVIEW:
The all new Honda City looks all premium this time with major changes on its exteriors that make it contemporary and poses it with an all new ‘Shark Conceptual design’. The changes have been intelligently done on the exteriors to make it more appealing than the forerunners and resemble it with the ideal Honda City fleet. What makes it more adorable is the exclusive package of New Solid Wing Face Chrome Grille with company’s ‘H’ Badge at the centre, Premium Headlights and Premium Tail lamps. Built with high tensile steel along with the light weight and rigid body structure, the City comes framed with the new edge technology. Added to this, it is also blessed with high balance chassis system than ensures comfort and safety at the same time. Smoothness while driving is ensured with the classy set of suspensions that irons the uneven roads with ease. Like the previous generations, the new Honda City is five on five in terms of practicality ensuring best in class vehicle operating and stability. Besides this, the new City becomes an ideal car for the typical Indian conditions as the company has improved its ground contact performance by modifying the exhaust layout across the wheelbase centre.
EXTERIOR
The revised sedan is not a completely new product and development has taken place in terms of a sporty and aggressive design. This is based on the carmaker’s ‘Exciting H Design’ philosophy which is expected to make its way to all the upcoming cars from Honda. The changes include the modifications to the front and rear profile of the vehicle. The revised front grille displays a singular broad horizontal slat laden with chrome. It tapers upwards at the edges and gets the Honda emblem in the centre. The grille extends down to the bumper which sees another thin horizontal slat before the air intakes. The double barrel headlamps are wider. The front bumper, which houses the circular fog lamps with honeycomb surrounds, gets redesigned air intakes. The bonnet has two vertical creases to channelize the air.
The side profile of the car also exhibits the creases meant to reduce the overall aerodynamic drag. Though the overall length of the vehicle is the same, the wheelbase is longer. The top end variant of the car stands tall on swept back design alloy wheels while the lower models get wheel caps with a similar shape. A slight change can be seen on the rear bumper but what is worth mentioning is the two-part layout of the tail lamps. The outer part of the tail light extends into the sides of the car, while the inner part is on the boot lid. The chrome strip running horizontally above the licence plate slot spreads across the rear linking the lamps. The car is tall from behind but the height is unrecognizable thanks to the horizontal lines added to the back.
The overall length of new Honda City is 4440 mm which is slightly lesser than the rival Hyundai Fludic Verna. However, its wheel base is slightly more and measures, 2600 mm. This extended wheel base ensures plenty of leg-room space to the occupants. The width of this mid-size sedan is also sufficient and measures 1695 mm, while its height extends up to 1495 mm. Moreover, the ground clearance of the new Honda City is 165 mm.
INTERIOR
The interiors of the new Honda City are very similar to the layout of the previous car. However, the plastic quality has improved. It now gets a beige and black colour scheme with leather upholstery on the top spec variants while the lower variants get a fabric trim. The steering wheel has been revised and is larger than the previous one. It gets more buttons on it for audio connectivity, phone controls and cruise control.
The instrument cluster has three circles with the one in centre for the speedometer, the left one for the tachometer and the one on the right side to display the other information like the trip metre, the fuel gauge and the instant fuel consumption. The speedo boasts of two colours for the backlight- blue and green. If you are driving efficiently, the blue light turns into green. For tuning the car to the best possible efficiency, the automatic car’s dashboard gets an ‘Eco’ button. A centre arm rest is also present.
The new City comes blessed with airy interiors. It gets premium quality upholstery, ample of headrests, leg-room, head-room and shoulder-width for all the passengers. At the rear, the Honda City comes with a large cargo volume (boot space), measuring 510 Litres. Besides this, ventilation is properly channelized in the car through front and rear AC vent.
ENGINE
The new Honda City is being offered with two sets of engines and gearbox options. The diesel engine is the 1.5-litre i-DTEC unit from the Amaze sedan that churns out 98bhp and 200Nm of torque while the petrol is the retuned version of the 1.5-litre i-VTEC unit which produces 119bhp and 145Nm of torque. The diesel is mated to a six –speed manual while the petrol gets an option of a five-speed manual CVT gearbox.
The 4th Generation Honda City is all good in terms of acceleration and pick-up. The 1.5 Litre i-VTEC petrol mill is the same one borrowed from the predecessors that attains speed range of 0 – 100 kmph in just 10 seconds with its top speed of 170. Besides this, the newly introduced diesel engine is also commendable in terms of acceleration and pick up and its NVH level is also quite low.
