Honda City 1500 cc i-VTEC

The new Honda City comes with a 1500 cc i-VTEC engine, with both automatic and manual transmissions and comes at a price of rs Rs 7.7 lakh and Rs 8.9 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Honda hopes that the new City would help the company arrest the ongoing sales decline in the Indian car market and improve sales.
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Diwali and the festive season is approaching, and this is the right time to launch cars in India as purchases go up – and Honda wants to cash in on whatever is possible at this time.
Great new interiors in the new Honda City
There are three trim levels for the new City, as well as six colours – and a nice 2-year warranty. Honda, of course, really does not even need to actively sell the car in India. Honda is a highly respected brand in India for its very reliable cars.
Bookings for the new Honda City -VTEC will begin today, even though car deliveries would start only in November 2008.
New Honda City – Design
New Honda City i-VTEC: Smart rear end!
The earlier Hodna City was not to everyone’s liking – some called it space-age, but any thought it was just odd. With the new Honda City, you would not have any such complaints. This truly is a space-age dsign from the front, and evokes images of the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell car as well as the new Accord or Acura, while from the side, it is quite like a Honda Civic.
The headlights are sharp and angular, there is a lot of steel on the grill, rear combination lights look sharp and snazzy. Flanks are neat and clean. Honda calls the design of the new City an ‘arrow shot form’.
The new Honda City is longer, wider and sturdier, says Honda. It is 4420 mm long – 5 mm longer than the old City, it is wider by 5 mm (1695 mm) and 15mm shorter while still giving you the same ground clearance and headspace. Wheelbase is now longer by 100 mm.
Integrated audio, and Civic steering wheel in the new City!
Interiors are much improved and smarter with a steering wheel that is borrowed from the Civic (but with added steeign wheel controls – aargh! – I don’t have that even in my Civic!), 5 Speed Automatic Transmission with a Paddle Shift option like in the Civic (as I said earlier, a first in its class), dual tone interiors, integrated audio system, great looking meters and dials. The interior design matches or even beats the Honda Civic.

Honda City
Honda City
Honda City
Honda City
Honda City