Honda City V (Petrol) : A Good car BUT Not The Best

Exterior

  Not a major change when compared with previous 3rd gen Honda city. Its just a facelift. However, the rear tailight looks elegant but should have come with LED tail lights & Turn Indicators

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Feature: Lot of add on's to the 4th Gen city when compared with prev Gen. Honda has learnt it from there close competitors in the likes of Hyundai Verna & Fiat Linea.

However, considering the price paid, the City Car lacks some of the Features which others competitors offer such as, DTRL's, Cool Glove Box, Telescopic Steering, Bigger Tyres, Remote for Audio System.

Space & Comfort: Interior space is good. Especially, the rear seat. However, the width should have been slight bigger by around 30mm which would have made more comfort to the rear seat passengers.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Honda's i-vtec is a gem of an engine. Its infact a proven engine. Its a Rev happy and more refined engine when compared to its competitors.

Fuel economy is almost good but not great. The mileage is around 11 to 12 in city driving conditions with AC

Gearbox is smooth and no jerks

Ride Quality & Handling

  Ride Quality is good and stable at normal speeds (until 110). However, at 130+ the handling is not that good. This is mainly because of Skinny tyres (175/65). One needs to upgrade to 195/65 or 205/65 to get more stability. Also, the kerb weight of the car is reduced when compared with prev gen city. The lower the weight, the vechile becomes unstable at higher speed. 

Suspension is good but it should have been slighlty better.

Final Words

 Honda City is a good buy but not the best. Considering the pros & cons which every car has, I can tell in one word as "GOOD".

If honda pays more attention to some of the cosmetic changes to interiors & exteriors along with bigger tyres and more Kerb weight (More Metal / Iron guage to the Charsis), it can way way ahead of other cars in the category and very tough to beat.  

Areas of improvement  

Areas of improvement  

  More bigger tyres (195/65 or 205/65), Better body charsis build quality, Handling at high speeds, width of the car to be increased by another 30mm.

 

 

Refined Engine, Rear Seat Comfort, Looks, Rear AC, Cruise ControlTelescopic Steering, No Alloy Spare wheel, Skinny Tyres, small LCD screen for the music system