The much awaited 2014 edition of Honda City got reviewed by popular brand powerdrift and we are happy to showcase the video. One of the most anticipated cars of the segment, Honda City shows up with features that are all set to conquer the market. Although the pricing point is still in discussion, we will have to wait few more months to see what Honda prices the car at:
Honda’s i-VTEC engines are renowned for their brilliance, but this time around, the company is focussing on a diesel motor -- the 1.5-litre i-DTEC that debuted in the Amaze and has been carried over to the City. The new vehicle also gets the smaller saloon's gearbox, though it's a six-speed here. Honda claims that the new City i-DTEC will be the most fuel-efficient car in the country, with a claimed fuel efficiency of 26kpl!
The petrol version of the car gets the same 1.5-litre i-VTEC motor as in the last-generation car although it has been slightly tweaked to improve power delivery at lower revs. The car is also available in CVT auto version as well, which should add to its market.
The diesel engine comes straight from Amaze but the engine is remarked as more refined and with no speed cut-off - the company claims the top speed of diesel to be 190kmps!!
There’s plenty of equipment on offer. The instruments for the driver are big and easy to read, rings around the dials glow blue or green (depending on your driving style), and the chunky steering wheel is a high point, with well damped switches for the music and telephony. The music system includes a CD player (along with DVD support) as well as Bluetooth and Aux-in. A five-inch screen is the interface for the music system, while the air-con system is operated via a touch panel. And of course, there's a sunroof as well.
But despite the equipment levels, the LCD display blends in a little too much with the dash and the air-con control panel and plastics on the dash take away from the consistency of design.
The new City looks good on the outside as well with the slim headlights and the familiar arrowhead front profile. It has more presence and looks bigger. At the rear, the tail-lamps are integrated slickly with the boot. While the car looks bigger and has more presence, it's no wider than the older one and is as easy to drive around in the city as ever.
As per HT, the car is supposedly to be priced around 8.3-11.6 Lakhs, which sounds very promising.
- Unknown Updated at: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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