Honda City
Honda City Review
Summary
The Honda City is a popular C-segment sedan and has been instrumental in establishing the C-segent since the introduction of the car back in 1998. The Honda City since then has been regularly updated and is now in its fourth generation. The bestselling Honda has received its midlife update in 2017 and gets the latest in terms of features and styling with addition of the new top of the line ZX variants.
The City competes with the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, The Hyundai Verna and the two twins of the Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Vento and the Renault Scala and the Nissan Sunny. In case of the top-spec ZX trims, it also goes on to become an option for the Hyundai Creta, the Maruti S-Cross and the Nissan Terrano.
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Exterior
The 2017 Honda City is a mid-life update and hence the changes are few and largely cosmetic. The new headlamps with LED DRLs and LED tail lamps are reserved for the ZX trim along with the 16 inch alloys. The other cars continue to get 15 inch alloys albeit with a new design. Since the body shell is the same, the profile and rear are exactly the same. The front gets a new grille design that has a mesh grille under the thick chrome slat along with tweaked bumpers.
Interior
Inside, the top-spec ZX gets a 7 inch touchscreen with Apple Car Play along with rain-sensing wipers and auto-headlamps. For all other trims, the equipment list remains the same as before. It includes electric sunroof, electrically operated wing mirrors, tilt and telescopic adjustable steering wheel with controls for the music system. The higher trims get leather upholstery.
On the safety front, dual front airbags with ABS and EBD are standard across the range. The ZX trim gets six-airbags taking it at par with the safest cars in competition.
Engine & Transmission
On the engine front, this facelifted City will continue with the 1.5-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel. The former produces 119bhp/145Nm while the diesel produces 99bhp/200Nm. While the petrol comes with a five-speed manual and automatic CVT gearbox options, the diesel mill comes mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.
Mileage
The 1498 cc Diesel – powered variant delivers a fuel economy of 16 kmpl in city and 18 kmpl on highways, while the Petrol variant offers a mileage of 16 kmpl on urban roads and 18 kmpl on freeways, respectively.