Honda Cars India has announced the launch date of the all new City after the global unveiling in November. The new City will hit the Indian roads on the 7th of January and will be available in both petrol and diesel engine options. The Petrol engine will be offered with a 6 speed manual & 5 speed automatic transmission option.
Our friends at Team Team have managed to get hands on the variant and feature list of the new City diesel. The call will be available in five variants – E, S, SV, V, VX. We could expect similar variants to be offered on the petrol and the Automatic gear box available on the SV, V and VX variants.
All variants of the City diesel will be equipped with ABS, EBD and a driver airbag as standard and the SV, V & VX comes with front passenger airbag.
The automatic climate controlled air conditioning with touch screen will be offered on the SV, V and VX models only, while the E and S will come with manual system. Also Rear aircon vents & rear armrest cup with holders will be available on the top three variants only.
Features like Alloy wheels, front fog lamps, and turn indicator on ORVMs will be available on the V & VX variants.
In built Music system with 5” monitor touch screen along with USB, AUX , FM, CD, MP3 with Bluetooth receiver & 6 speakers will be offered on the V& VX variants and the S & SV come with music system with USB, AUX , FM, CD, MP3 with Bluetooth streaming & 4 speakers. Steering-mounted audio controls will be available on all variants apart from the base E.
The top end VX variant comes with push-button start, sunroof, smart key, chrome door handles and leather upholstery.
In terms of pricing expect Honda to charge a premium of Rs. 40-50 thousand over the current gen City and around Rs. 9.5 lakhs for the base diesel.
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