Honda City 2017: Features, price and availability

Honda Cars India Ltd. introduced the New HondaCity 2017 today, with a new exterior design, enhanced safety featuresand an evolved infotainment system.  

The new 4th Generation Honda has advanced integrated LEDDRL, inline LED headlamps, LED fog lamps, new 16-inch alloy wheels with widertyres and upgraded interior features, including a touchscreen infotainmentsystem. The City variant line-up has been enriched with the addition of a newflagship grade - "ZX".

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Yoichiro Ueno, President andCEO, Honda Cars India Ltd. said, "The Honda City has been our mostsuccessful model in the country. It has brought joy to over 6.5 lakh customersacross the country and has been India's most successful sedan since its launchin 1998. It has also been the industry benchmark for quality and has beenranked No. 1 by the JD Power Initial Quality Study 14 times since its inceptionin the Indian market." 

"With the launch of a much-enhanced new Honda City 2017we aim to exceed our customers' expectations by offering amazing value at avery competitive price.  I am confidentthat with the new City, we will regain our leadership position in thesegment", he added.

EXTERIOR DESIGN

The new City has a wide stance, with a sporty, wide-openingbumper design and a new front chrome grille. The City 2017 will also havediamond-cut and two-tone alloy wheel design for both 15 and 16 inchwheels.  The new City also has auto-foldingdoor mirrors in V, VX and ZX grades. 

INTERIOR DESIGN

The interior houses several new features, including anadvanced 17.7 cm touchscreen infotainment system in the V, VX and ZX grades.The infotainment system has features like satellite-linked navigation, voicerecognition, bluetooth telephony, audio streaming, 1.5 GB internal memory, 2USB-in slots, 2 microSD card slots and 1 HDMI-in slot. It also features Wi-Fisupport for internet and mirror link support for smart phone connectivity. 

The New City has a soft-touch dashboard on passenger sideand new white illumination in the advanced 3D multi-information meter. Otherimportant interior feature enrichments include chrome plating on steeringswitches and chrome plated knobs for rear-aircon vent.   Tilt and telescopic steeringadjustment,  new white and redillumination for  engine one pushstart-stop ignition system button, fully auto-dimming inside rear-view mirrorand  new LED interior cabin lights. Theinteriors of the new City are premium beige upholstery with dual-tone beige& black trims.

ENGINE

The Diesel City is powered by the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engineof Earth Dream Technology series and will deliver fuel economy of 25.6 kmpl anda maximum power of 100ps@3600 rpm with a max torque of 200 Nm@1750 rpm. It hasbeen mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. Further, in the Diesel model, a number of new sound and vibrationabsorption technologies have been applied to further reduce the NVH levels.

The Petrol variant of the City is powered by 1.5L i-VTECengine that delivers a maximum power of 119 ps@6600 rpm and a torque of 145N-m@4600 rpm. It has been mated with Honda's innovative and advanced CVT with7-speed paddle shifters that delivers top-class fuel efficiency of 18. The5-speed manual transmission delivers a fuel efficiency of 17.4 kmpl. 

SAFETY FEATURES

The New City 2017 is equipped with a range of Honda's activeand passive safety technologies, which are offered as standard equipment acrossall variants. Honda's own ACE body structure, Dual SRS front airbags, StandardAnti-lock brake system (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), 3- PointELR seat belts with pretensioners & load limiters, impact mitigating fronthead rest system, pedestrian injury mitigation technology, ISOFIX compatiblerear seats  and rear windshield defogger- all are offered as standard in the New City.

Honda has introduced a new flagship grade City ZX with thenew Honda City 2017. Apart from the safety features available in the other variants,the ZX grade features 6 airbags - front dual airbags, both side curtain airbagsand both front seat side airbags. The ZX variant would also include automaticheadlights, headlamp auto-off timer and automatic rain-sensing wipers.

GRADES & COLOURS

The new Honda City 2017 will be offered in 5 grades. PetrolManual Transmission will be available in S, SV, V & VX grades. Petrol CVTwill be available in V, VX and the ZX grades. The diesel manual City will beavailable in SV, V, VX & ZX grades.

The New Honda City 2017 will be available in 5 colours -Modern Steel Metallic (New), White Orchid Pearl, Carnelian Red Pearl, AlabasterSilver Metallic and Golden Brown Metallic. All the colours will be available inall the variants of the new City 2017.

SALES, SERVICE AND WARRANTY 

Deliveries of the New City 2017 will begin immediately fromthe HCIL dealer network of 332 facilities in 220 cities across the country. TheNew Honda City 2017 offers 3 years/Unlimited Kilometers warranty as standardbenefit to the customer. Additionally, for the first time in the industry,customers can opt for Extended Warranty for additional two years/unlimitedkilometers.

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