The all new Honda City is a worthy would-be bestseller

With astral success coming its way, Honda India hopes to gain even bigger success with its newly launched 2014 City. The City has an iconic status for Honda in India, but it was outshone by its rivals lately, as it missed out a diesel version and some crucial features. The City’s top position was grabbed by the Hyundai Verna, but with the 2014 City, Honda eyes to regain the sedan’s lost glory.

Let us take a look at the all new City to figure out how far it is endowed with the right elements to make it a segment ruler again. The previous City looked neat and alluring, but the all new car is a step ahead and offers a stunning and contemporary look that really can be termed as an evolutionary and more matured design.

The all new City is based on the 2014 Jazz hatchback’s platform and flaunts the H design philosophy. The new sedan gets a more aggressive frontal looks with a stylized front grille with loads of chrome garnishes and sharper headlights similar to the new global Civic. The new bumper also looks sharper and contains two pointy fog lamp enclosures.

The new City looks longer than it actually is owing to the sleek and bold design lines on its side profiles and also because of its larger wheelbase. The car has become taller as well. These increased proportions have translated to enhanced interior space and head space.

The rear design of the sedan is most impressive, which is entirely new in the Honda line-up. The new tail lights that wrap around make the car all the more appealing. The rear also gets nice chrome treatments. The sedan also looks swankier and sleeker than its predecessor.

The 2014 Honda City sports one of the best cabins found in the Indian C segment.  The matte piano black interior looks premium and sophisticated with great metal contrasting treatment. The neat dashboard and the top trims leather upholstery give the entire premium feeling that one should expect from a Honda car.

Apart from enhanced space, the 2014 City comes with a long list of world class features to compete with its rivals, along with an additional sunroof in the high-end trim that even the segment leader Verna does not offer.

Engines

Most importantly, the new City now comes with its diesel counterpart. Its diesel models are powered by the Amaze’s 1.5 liter i-DTEC mated to a 6 speed manual transmission. The sedan offers the best fuel efficiency in the industry with an ARAI certified 26 km per liter.

The petrol models of the City use the same i-VTEC mill from the previous model that was tweaked to provide better efficiency and performance. Mated to either a 5 speed manual or a new automatic CVT transmission, the petrol engine offers the highest fuel economy of 17.9 km per liter.

Thus, the new City is all braced to start its battle for the crown in the C-segment in India.