Honda City [2011-2014] User Reviews

I drove this vehicle around 2500 km. Biggest flaw - its ground clearance (less than 100 mm) at laden (5-occupant) condition thus hitting all most all speed breaker in India. Till Honda improve on - this is a laibility. They are not ready to verify Ground Clearance while loaded. They claim it is as per Honda specs, but not divulging Ground clearance specs while vehicle is loaded. Honda engineer checked my vehicle - their comments, it is not hitting normal speed-breaker but hitting abnormal. Not ready to divulge details of normal / ab-normal speed-breaker. I am shocked with Honda / Service / Dealer response.Good lookingless than 100mm Ground Clearance at laden condition, hitting every Speed-Breaker

 

I purchased this car 3months back.Till now i have not been disappointed.I bought the smt model which is the middle variant.it looks best in white. I shortlisted 4 sedans-verna,sx4,city and linea This car is expensive than others but there is a reason for that.It has amazing pickup.when u sit in this car it feels that u r sitting in a civic.They share the same steering wheel.

BTW this car costs 9.5 lk n civic costs 13.75. this car is exp than other 3 sedans bt is still cheaper than corolla altis.it has more features than altis My budget was 10 lk. first option was sx4 but i stayed away because of its odd looks and poor interior. second option was hyundai verna. but it looks very small and does not feel exp from inside.also it has no road presence. Third option was fiat linea. i was confused bw city and linea until i test drove the linea.the ride quality ws pathetic.also the dealer network is nt gud.the spare parts are very costly.

So I chose city because of its reliability(coz i also own city zx),ride quality,spacious interior and it has been a wise decision n i m very satisfied with this car.

However the only neg thing abt the car is that if u keep a bottle in the boot u can hear the noise in the cabin.

stylish exteriors,ivtec engine,h badge,audio controls on steering wheelno fog lamps(in this model)

even though the new city has contemporary looks, modern integrated stereo, audio controls on steering wheel but i feel the price is too much as compared to cars in same class. Still lacks climate control, alloys. Honda could do with some price reduction if it aims to outdo fiesta or sx4Great looks, contemporary styling, modern features, honda stableHigh price as compared to competition,no climate control,no alloys

Overdrive magazine of November carries comparison test between SX4 and new City.In this ,the cars are having similar performance and fuel economy figures.SX4 is better in braking.

Autocar test for the new City is misleading and is assuming a vital data on fuel economy.How come they have not done this test.This is a bungling by Autocar.The new City is fully deloaded car

STYLE ,DRIVETHIS CAR IS FULLY UNLOADED

After waiting for long today I have seen the new honda city at Ring Road Honda,Gurgaon. The exterior of the car is good enough to buy the car but interior of the car is not at all matching the honda status. It gives the feeling of far lower segment car's interior. Wood and chrome has not been used at all. Fabric and plastic is of low quality in comparision to last version of honda city. In the middle of car the platform rises suddenly so putting foot is little uncomfotable while siting at the rear. May the sound quality of music will go down as all the 4 speakers are in windows.In comparion to the old honda city has rear 2 speaker are at the back.  Overall dissappointed.
Somebody has very correctly used the Title "Honda Logan". As performance may be good but there is alot of cost cutting in the interior.

It seems honda is keeping a lot for next version.

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Good Exterior, Good Pickup,Good performancePoor interior, Less spacious at back,No alloy wheels, no climate control, no fog lights

Feature to feature SX4 beats it at much lower price- no audio system is a definite let down

Iwould have expected Honda to have priced it at the same level as SX4 if not lower since they now have a fully depreciated plant in India

With the higher cost of spares and service as compared to Maruti it appears they are smiling all the way to the bank at the poor customers cost

Test drove NHC 2008 last week, my reaction at the end of the test drive was "not inspiring and average pickup". Since the test vehicle was not registered the dealer did not allow me to take test drive for longer. I wasnt really impressed with the test drive, the zippy feeling i get out of my Swift is missing in this car. One good thing though is i was really impressed by the ultra smooth steering and clutch ply.

I was comparing the City ZX VTEC+ with the NHC 2008. ZX Vtec is fully loaded (Airbag, ABS, Alloys, 2DIN MP3 player, Optritron combi meter, fog lamps and beautiful interiors) and it costs the same as NHC2008 1.5S MT. The engine used in both the version is the same, why then Honda is offering NHC2008 with such huge price and still not offering the goodies offered in ZX VTEC?

One other thing, Just look how the dashboard laid out in ZX VTec. You can really feel the richness when you get inside the ZX VTEC. I am not getting that feeling in the NHC 2008. A closer look at the aircon switches in both these version will reveal the truth. I guess the TATA designers would have done a better job in putting together the instrument cluster than the Honda designers.

NHC 2008 is no where close to SX4, i really wasted 4 months in waiting for this NHC hoping that it will be step above SX4. After seeing NHC2008 i've narrowed my choice to SX4.

Fuel economy, styling from A pillar onwards, ABS, smooth steering, soft clutchNo alloys, poor central console design on dashboard, AC knobs with third rated looks

With all enthusiasm, wife and I landed up at the showroom cause I simple loved the looks and the technical configuration. The brochure impressed us. Least expected the rude shock when we went to see the demo vehicle.

Styling was good from the outside, the insides were a complete dissappointment especially given the standards they set in the old City. The interior non-beige upholstery is a real damp squib. The silver paneling with the black AC knobs reminds me of  the Indica!

Then the supposed advanced audio. My take on it, "Pretty sad!". Would rather have a CD slot cause most systems today have Ipod/USB slots along with the player.

Finally, no alloy wheel option is a killer! No clue what's the thinking.

Clearly, they did an excellent job of the shape and the engine is a winner if it delivers what they claim in power and mileage. BAD IDEA to have tinkered with the interiors and try creative stunts. Now my hope for owning the new City pins on the revised 2009 version! Hope my friends at Honda are listening!

Fuel economy for the Power it delivers, external stylingPathetic upholstery, cheap looking paneling, no alloy option

Exterior

 Well built the arrow throw design, with new front chrome grill, integrated rear bumper line with reflectors, new tail lamps, side mirrors with indicators

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 The blue illuminated console really adds a rich quality to the console and some chrome in dash finally give an essence of quality, honda is only for the quality that is why we opt honda, though featrure are less than verna fluidic but go n check the quality of other segments that is why its too pricey, the 10 lakh cost is not meant for the logo of honda , They really provide the good quality of material as compare to other cars like verna, vento, skoda rapid n others. 

Apart from this what i like is the cruise control and the eco meter which sometime force you to drive in economy. so, with the cruise control what you all need to do is shift to the 5th gear and just set the cruise control at 55 the eco light will glow n everything is now just in the hand of the cruise chip, I have used the cruise control only to set the speed at which eco light glow for the longer time coz its little difficult to  maintain eco ride manually( I mean with your foot). I am getting 18 km/l in the city drive with ac blower set to 1.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Though i have driven 200km ,engine is really awesome it delivers 100 percent of power there is no turbo lag at all but I have not force the accelerator paddle above 2000 rpm-22000rpm eagerly waiting to cross the rpm and want to see how the engine rev

The second gear is quite hard or sometime it feels like jaming while shifting from 3, 4 and 5th, I think its the problem in every anhc this I felt during the test run of the dealer vehicle but thats not a big issue

fuel economy is good waiting to drive on highway in city I am getting 18.1km/l.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride quality is good and handling is superb  stearing response is well in all speed condition than verna fluidic though i didn't like the bumps they really feel inside the cabin like in maruti 800.

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Final Words

 Awesome to drive engine is so smooth sometimes you really dont feel that engine is turned on, trust me you have to see the ignition lights if it stalls or you are confused that engine is off or on great car to drive😎

Areas of improvement  

 ground clearence, and shock absorber rest is fine

 

The gem i-vtech engine, music sytem, cruise control,average, AClow ground clearance, bumps are felt inside, no ACC