Honda City [2011-2014] User Reviews

 

Exterior Great feel of a Honda car's build. Looks swanky in its rich red colour.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very comfortable and elegant, but no CD player. You need to buy one and fit it for an extra price. The space is lavish and can seat 4-5 people comfortably without feeling cramped.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Fantastic engine, great economy, smooth auto gear shift.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Comfortable ride an complete control.

 

Final Words Hands down the best car in its segment. I have driven it for 7,000 KM and am in absolute love with this car. The automatic gear shift is a dream rid in choked Mumbai Traffic. The After Sales service is great. Its been a great 12 months period using this car and the affair is here to last.

 

Areas of improvement Please give a CD player as a standard fitment. Also add a bluetooth option. Please also add a sunroof option.

 

Overall Experience, Fuel EconomyNo CD player

 

Exterior Good looking car.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Comfortable, being a passenger & driving.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Mileage - Good on Highway and average in City Traffic, Good performance.

 

Ride Quality & Handling A little bumpy, nothing to complain about.

 

Final Words Overall a good package. Definitely overpriced. Not sure how it fares against the VW Vento.

 

Areas of improvement Creature comforts missing. Climate control, alloy wheel on the spare, softer ride. CD player, dead pedal, thigh support on the seat needs to improve. Funny smell while gearchanges. Apparently on both the Manual & Automatic Transmission vehicles.

Interiors lags way behind the Civic. Needs a stepup. Top end should come with an optional black interiors as well.

When asked as to why Honda is not offering so much on the inside, the dealer proudly said that HONDA has invested a lot on the i-VTEC engine and that they have no funds left to offer back to the customer on other fronts.

 

Paddle Shift, Good mileage on H/wayAverage Mileage in the City, Missing dead pedal, Climate Control, CD Player. smell during gearchange

 

Exterior Good and stylish. The shape of the dicky is very good and differnt from other cars in the range.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Just OK, back seat comfort very poor.For this price the co. should give better quality seats and upholstery, better music system and a more stylish dash board.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Excellent. It is a pleasure to drive the car.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Easy to handle but ride quality poor on Indian roads.

 

Final Words Should redesign rear shock absorbers and tyre size for Indian roads. The car is too bumpy along the length as weel as the width of the car. It can be back breaking in long journeys of 50 km and above.

 

Areas of improvement To check the positioning of the rear seat vis a vis the rear tyre position to improve the comfort level at the back.Possibly introducing additional coil springs in addition to soft shock absorbers can help.

 

engine ,gearbox and driving comforttoo bumpy in the back, poor rear shock absorbers, poor interor finish

 

Exterior Quite a Good looking Car in its segment. Linea gives a tough competion on looks but any other car (SX4 etc) are way behind.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiors are good too. May be Honda Could have done a bit more going by the price but again comparing to other cars in this segment, HC is better. Music is supererb.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is satisfactory. Gear shift is smooth. Getting fuel economy as 14 Kmpl in Delhi NCR traffic & that too with AC, so quite satisfied in this regard. No other car can match that. Have driven about 15 K & on the whole quite satisfied. A very low maintainance car. Im owing it 4 the last 1 n half year and on an average spending only 2-2.5K per quarter on maintenance. As far as I knw, other cars maintenance cost is higher than HC.

 

AllNone

 

Exterior Best in its class. Though the paint chips off with minute scratches. Paint job can be improved... Not even in the same class of old M800, though the shining is better.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort Would have liked presence of rear AC ducts. AC is not at all effective in rear.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Very smooth, much better than vento, its noise levels are very low.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Very Good. No other car would be in this leauge..in similar price braket.

 

Final Words Not a good buy, considering longterm maintenance & service costs. It has to go to service centre every 3 months. There the so called honda service advisers (I call them emerging business leaders) would greet your car with a big service list everytime to make your wallet light. Expect around 30K...50K for maintenance per year.

 

Areas of improvement Tyres, Attention Buyers : - Do not take the delivery of the car, as long as Michelin tyres are fitted. My vehice has run just over 7K, and making screeching noise. The michelin tyre engineer says the noise it is due to cemented road surface. Do you want to hear same noise in your cars??? We all love cemented roads & the tyre does not like it, sounds amazing.

 

FE,Refinement,Price,Service Costs, Repairs

 

Exterior Excellent exterior see Hyndai is copying in model

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very comfortable and excellent leg room both front and rear with lots of boot spce ( amazing for some boday moved from Maruthi 800 to this segment)

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Struday engine No maintenance constntly increasing fuel efficiency as you run Km currently after 7k it is hitting 12km/ lit in city and 16 to 17 in high ways ( very honest fact)

 

Ride Quality & Handling Very good , gear box and steering so smooth a passive driver like me can manover easily

 

Final Words Still a great car  I have seen in Hyderabad market still this car is great hit and I enjoy this car

 

Areas of improvement May be ground clearance  but that is ok in good cities like Hyderabad , Honda city still command respect as best sedan with concept of man & machine maximum.

 

Excellent fuel efficiency with combine powerNone

 

Exterior Nothing short of beautiful!!!! I added alloy wheels of my choice and broader tires 195-65-15 Bridgestone which have improved the grip and handling of the car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good neatly laid out interiors. Useful electronics. Love the Brakes. Safety is good with air bags, EBD and ABS.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Fuel economy is amazing (according to the figures read on the dash board). I get a minimum of 12 kpl in the city conditions and maximum far exceeding 20 kpl when alone on long drives(Cool driving without a/c, and using overdrive lavishly). Usual driving between my place of business and hometown is about 150 kms and the car with a/c and along with one more person on board will return about 16 to 17 kpl touching speeds of upto 100 kph. Love the Gear box too for the cluck cluck sound when you shift gears which can be so easily shifted.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride could have been better. The suspension appears to have been tuned for stability at high speed rather than comfort. The car handles very well and broader tires with matching 5 spoked alloys have made the handling excellent. The tires have already done 25000 kilometers and appear good enough for another 30000 kms.

Final Words I just love the car. I am just short of "delighted" with the car. My previous car was a Hyundai Verna CRDI which I hated.

Areas of improvement Service interval of 5000 kms necessitates frequent visits to the Service center. My car came with a few problems like improperly finished luggage boot, whose insides began to leak and rust was seen. But a visit to the service agents M/s Cosmic Honda at Cochin solved the problem with a new coat of paint inside the boot. Also I am not happy with the thickness of the exterior steel (gauge), which tends to dent on even the slightest impact.

Engine, for power and fuel economy, Gear box for cluck cluck sound when you chanwhich sounds so neatLow service interval of 5000 kms.

Exterior

Classic City Looks! The first point of attraction, though I feel that the 2011 version looks a shade better than the 2012 version that i own. The nose design looks a little unimaginative... I guess the change has been brought about to increase the nose hitting the speed breakers in the earlier version. Could have been done with a little more taste 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Once inside, the space amazes you! This is a car where you can really stretch your body and maybe... your imaginations. Suit yourself, you can do both. The AC is quite powerful and is quite comfortable even at the lowest point.

The big minus are its front seats. I have got chronic backache after driving it for just 75 days. The Front Seats are not comfortable at all

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Good performance and it returns a mileage of about 14Km/ltr on the chaotic Amdabadi Roads. Gears are nothing to write home about and is quite rough. Far inferior compared to any model from the Suzuki stable

Ride Quality & Handling

Good Pick -up and great handling. But one should buy this car only and only for the smoothest drive on the Indian road for this price. I have turned the key in many instances even when the engine was running.

Final Words

 BUY IT! Stack up a few pillows in the Front seat and enjoy the smoothest drive ever. Somebody said, that driving the car was smooth like Maska (butter); I gave it a better name - Chikni Chameli

Areas of improvement  

 

 

Ultra -smooth Drive, Great Looks, Fuel Economy, Cabin Space, Boot SpaceVisibility, Driver Seat Comfort

Exterior The car looks smart and has amazing street presence. The new sporty look is much better than older version. 10 spoke alloy adds to the look.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Spacious cabing. great driving comfort on the wheels and in the rear. Good a/c and music system.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox A peppy engine and very responsive. Silent and gear movements are easy and in control. 10.5 kms a ltr is best expected in Mumbai traffic. Highway it closes to 14. The cruise control feature is good and helps you relax on a long stretch.

Ride Quality & Handling Quite sturdy and firm. quite in control while at the corners. Power steering is good and works with precision.

Final Words Within this segment, Honda City is hands down winner. Good package / value for money / good re sale / great ownership value.

Areas of improvement At 10.5 lac bracket you expect basic gadgets like climate control / bluetooth connectivity / parking sensor etc.

The design - It is sleek. The engine is peppy and silent.Basic gadget like parking sensor / climate control missing