Truely Spacious

Disclaimer : I am not an expert for writing Car reviews. Just putting down my thoughts and experience with my New Honda City I-Dtec, bought recently

 

Exterior

 Exterior of the Car is decent, H design implemented gives it a distinct edge over its previous version and rear look is astonishing. Front grill has been changed from 3 segment grill to a broad single piece grill. Styling as well as finishing of front grill is not as good as it was in previous version. This is the area which i think have a great scope of improvement. (3 star for exterior is largely due to front look, else it could have been 4 or 5) 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Interior, as per me, is the USP of new honda City. Feather touch A/C control system, Wide screen music system, well mixed interior, Sunroof (feature only available in City, compared to its Peers in the class), dual colour LED light dial adds up to make its interior feel really rich. Honda has launched this car with More Man - Less machine concept and punch line is very appropriate. Interior as per me is 5/5.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Fuel Economy is good. Got mileage of 22 Km/l on highway,driving at a speed of 80-100 Kmph.To avoid knocking when accelerator pedal is released, Honda has set sort of cruise speed for each gear (this might be what they call i-dtec/i-vtec). for novice it could be a good option but for regular user this is bit annoying as speed dont reduce beyond certain limit on releasing accelerator pedal. Can feel engine noice inside the car but as I understand it is inherent property of diesel engine.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride quality is good. Suspension has been made stiffer compared to older version to avoid car hitting bumps on the road. this has reduced comfort little bit but still is very much acceptable. Steering wheel is bit more smooth to give feel of a sturdy car. I am not more of a cruiser so wont be able to write more about handling at higher speeds

Final Words

Overall a good deal and Value for Money

Areas of improvement  

 For version with Alloy wheels, spare wheel is without alloy wheels. This is ridiculous way of cost cutting.When a person is spending 12+ lacks he could not expect this kind of cost cutting. Car seems to be designed for class who want to get car drove by Schauffer. A remote control for the music system would be much appreciated in such cases. Projector head lamp can be added to make feature list complete.

 

Space, Interior, MileageCost cutting techniques implemented.